Zürcherstrasse 61 

Evangelical Reform Church, Uitikon
Basel, Switzerland

"Uitikon lies on the northern end of the Albis hills that include the Üetliberg mountain and form the western bound of the city of Zürich.... The municipality is some 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of, and 150 metres (490 ft) higher than, Zürich city centre, and straddles the main road west from Zürich toBirmensdorf. The village of Uitikon lies to the north of the road, 

"Uitikon has an area of 4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi)...Uitikon has a population (as of 31 December 2012) of 3,944."  As of 2008 there were 1055 Catholics and 1607 Protestants in Uitikon." (Link 1.)

                                                       1874  (Link 2.)

"The Swiss Reformed Church  refers to the Reformed branch of Protestantism in Switzerland started in Zürich... by Huldrych Zwingli and spread within a few years to Basel,...  Bern... Haller and Niklaus , St. Gallen,... to cities in southern Germany and via.... to France.

"Since 1920, the Swiss Reformed Churches have been organized in 26 member churches of the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches. According to a 2012 Swiss census, 26.9% of Swiss population were reported as registered members of a Reformed cantonal church.

"The Reformation spread primarily in the cities of Switzerland, which was then composed of loosely connected cantons. 

"A distinctive feature of the Swiss Reformed churches in the Zwinglian tradition is their historically almost symbiotic link to the state..." (Link 3.)

                                                Rebuilding Steeple 1961 (Link 2.)

                                                         Sanctuary 1961 (Link 2.)

Pulpit (Link 2.)

Top Photo: Taken by RW with i Phone while living and working in Basel, 

               Switzerland.

Link 1: http://www.gutenberg.us/article/WHEBN0006860870/Uitikon

Link 2:

 http://www.refkirche-uitikon.ch/content/index_ger.html
Link 3: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Reformed_Church

Prayer

God, be with persecuted Christians throughout the world. Amen (SW.)

4132 MuttenZ Dorfkirche St., Arbogast

Fortified Church of St. Arborgast

Muttenz, Switzerland

"Muttenz (Swiss German: Muttez) is a municipality with a population of approximately 17,000 in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. It is located in the district of Arlesheim and next to the city of Basle." (Link 1.)

"The Fortified Church of St. Arbogast (German: Wehrkirche St. Arbogast) in the municipality of Muttenz in the Swiss canton of Basel-Land is the only church in Switzerland that is surrounded by a defensive wall. It is an example of the fortified church type of construction, and is a Swiss heritage site of national significance^[1]

"The fortified church of St. Arbogast, serving the local evangelical community, was built in the late Middle Ages. Its surrounding seven metre tall ramparts built in the 15th century are still intact. A charnal house was built adjoining the church in the 15th century. Wall paintings made in 1513 were painted over following the Protestant Reformation, but were restored during a complete renovation in the 1970s.^[2][3]Today's congregation forms part of the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton Basel-Landschaft. (Link 2.)

Clock Steeple

"The fortified church of St. Arbogast, serving the local evangelical community, was built in the late Middle Ages. Its surrounding seven metre tall ramparts built in the 15th century are still intact. A charnal house was built adjoining the church in the 15th century. Wall paintings made in 1513 were painted over following the Protestant Reformation, but were restored during a complete renovation in the 1970s.^[15][16] Muttenz was awarded the Wakker Prize for architectural preservation by theSwiss Heritage Society in 1983.

"The church is listed as a heritage site of national significance, as is the medieval village core." (Link 1.)

Charnel House

"St. Arbogast is the last completely intact fortified church in Switzerland. The church is still in active use and serves as Evangelical-Reformed parish church of Muttenz

"The history of this church dates back to the 5th century when a wooden church was built, maybe on the foundation wall of a abandoned Roman building. A first stone church of the 8th or 9th century was replaced by a newer building around 1000, and in the 12th century a church in Romanesque style was built but stayed unfinished. Finally the earthquake of 1356 demolished substantial parts of the church.

"After 1359 the church was repaired and completed. In 1420 it was enclosed with a seven meters high curtain wall with battlements and two gate towers to serve the residents of the village as a refuge in times of danger, since the old castles on the nearby Wartenberg were also partially destroyed in the earthquake.

"The charnel chapel was built in the 2nd half of the 15th century at the inside of the southern wall. It is a two storey building with a lateral external staircase to the upper floor. In 1513 the building was provided with paintings on the facade and the interior; they were painted over after the Reformation and were rediscovered during renovation work in the 20th century. (Link 3.)

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Photos: Taken by RW with his i Phone while living in Basel Switzerland.

Link 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muttenz
Link 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortified_Church_of_St._Arbogast
Link 3:   http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMJH9Y_Beinhaus_at_St_Arbogast_Muttenz_BL_Switzerland

Prayer

God, be with persecuted Christians throughout the world. Amen (SW.)

Kirche Neumunster

Kirche Neumunster
Zurich, Switzerland

"The Neumünster is an Evangelical Reformed Church building in Zurich city distric tRiesbach. The church is located on the Neumünster Neumünster Road 10 southwest of Hegibachplatzes.

Kirsche Neumunster

(Link 1.)

The Neumünster is a longitudinal rectangular, five-axis hall building, which is located on the Zelglihügel, a small hill that was once free is now but surrounded by mansions from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Three flights of stairs lead from the road to Neumünster Church, the main access is determined by a monumental staircase. The church is surrounded by parkland, with cypresses and lime trees planted. East of the church was once the Neumünster Neumünster cemetery, which is now converted into a park.

Entrance

(Link 1.)

"On the narrow sides of the church corner buildings are prefixed. The late classical main façade has three portals and is by columns and pilasters rhythm. About the middle, slightly protruding portal rises the bell tower, located in a cube-shaped mezzanine, a sleek bullet with clock tower and an octagonal divided top floor. The side fronts are divided by high, narrow rectangular windows.

Base of Front Pillar

(Link 1.)

"With its striking front tower the Neumünster is inspired by English classicism, particularly of the Church of St. Pancras inLondon and St. Peter's Church in Regent. From Neumünster Zurich in turn are likely Reformed Church Gentiles and theReformed Church Wattwil have been affected, both by Felix Wilhelm Kubly were built a few years after the Neumünster Zurich. 

"With its striking front tower the Neumünster is inspired by English classicism, particularly of the Church of St. Pancras inLondon and St. Peter's Church in Regent. From Neumünster Zurich in turn are likely Reformed Church Gentiles and theReformed Church Wattwil have been affected, both by Felix Wilhelm Kubly were built a few years after the Neumünster Zurich. 

"A coffered ceiling completes the interior. In the stairways to the tower gallery there are two paintings that the Transfiguration on Tabor as well as Jesus' prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane broach.

Top Photo: Taken with his iPhone in May 2014 by Richard Wilson while living
                 and working in Basel, Switzerland. (Happy 2nd Birthday to Richard's 
                 son Sano, from Nana and Papa.)

Link 1: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neum%C3%BCnster_(Z%C3%BCrich)