Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement of Sélestat-Erstein
Sélestat

Humanist Library

The Humanist Library in is one of the most important cultural treasures of Alsace, France. There are two Renaissance humanist libraries involved, the library of the Humanist School and the private library of the scholar, Beatus Rhenanus.
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  • Opening hours:
    May—September and December: Tuesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—12:30 PM and 1:30 PM—6:00 PM
    February—April and October—November: Tuesday—Sunday 1:30 PM—5:30 PM
  • Type: Library
  • Description: library
  • Also known as: “Halle aux Blés”, “Humanist Library of Selestat”, and “Humanist Library of Sélestat”
  • Address: 1 Place Dr Maurice Kubler, Sélestat, 67600
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Town hall of Sélestat and St. Faith’s Church, Sélestat.

Town hall
Photo: Ralph Hammann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 140 metres southwest of Humanist Library.

Church
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The Church of Saint Faith of Sélestat is a major Romanesque architecture landmark in along the Route Romane d'Alsace in eastern . The church having been built over a very short time span, it appears strikingly homogenous in style and… is situated 140 metres southeast of Humanist Library.

Church
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St. George's Church, Sélestat, is a Gothic church in , , Alsace, . The church, of exceptional size and quality, is near the Humanist Library, which was founded in 1452 by Jean de Westhuss, priest at the church of St. is situated 130 metres east of Humanist Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scherwiller and Châtenois.

Village
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is a commune in the department in Alsace in northeastern . is situated 4 km northwest of Humanist Library.

Village
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is a commune in the department in Alsace in north-eastern . The small town is notable for its architectural heritage, among which the church , the medieval, timber-framed "witch tower", the ancient town hall, etc. is situated 4 km west of Humanist Library.

Village
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is a commune in the department in Alsace in north-eastern . The Château de is a well-known landmark in the commune. is situated 4½ km west of Humanist Library.

Humanist Library

Latitude
48.26033° or 48° 15′ 37″ north
Longitude
7.45502° or 7° 27′ 18″ east
Open location code
8FW97F64+42
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29505365
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­civic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q1636682
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Humanist Library” goes by many names.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Humanist Library”. Photo: Morio60, CC BY-SA 2.0.