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List of twisted spires

A crooked spire (also known as a twisted spire) is a tower that, through accident or design, contains a twist or does not point perfectly straight upwards. There are about a hundred bell towers of this type in Europe.

Austria

  1. Alpbach, Tyrol – Saint Oswald
  2. Bad Ischl, Upper Austria – Saint Nicholas
  3. Mayrhofen, Tyrol – church
  4. Oetz, Imst – Saints George & Nicholas
  5. Virgen, Lienz – church
  6. Wagrain, St. Johann im Pongau District – Saint Rupert
  7. Zell am Ziller, Schwaz – Saint Guy

Belgium

  1. Baelen, Liège – Saint Paul
  2. Herve, Liège Province – Saint John the Baptist
  3. Jalhay, Liège Province – Saint Michael
  4. Jodoigne, Walloon Brabant – Chapel of Notre Dame du Marche
  5. Lierneux, Liège Province – church
  6. Limbourg, Liège Province – Saint Lambert
  7. Leernes, Hainaut Province – Saint Martin
  8. Marchin, Liège Province – parish church
  9. Polleur, Theux – Saint Jacques
  10. Roosdaal, Flemish Brabant – 13th century
  11. Sart-lez-Spa, Jalhay – Saint Lambert
  12. Verlaine, Liège Province – Saint Remy

Canada

  1. Clarke's Head, Newfoundland and Labrador – Christ Church

Denmark

  1. Copenhagen – Stock Exchange
  2. Copenhagen – Church of Our Saviour

England

  1. Barnstaple, Devon – St. Peter's church
  2. Chesterfield, Derbyshire – Church of St Mary and All Saints
  3. Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire – St Mary's Church
  4. Clitheroe, Lancashire – Church of St Mary Magdalene
  5. Ermington, Devon – Church of St Peter and St Paul
  6. Ewhurst Green, East Sussex – St James's Church
  7. Hadleigh, Suffolk – Church of St Mary
  8. Wolstanton, Staffordshire – St Margaret's Church

France

  1. Aignay-le-Duc, Côte-d'Or – Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul
  2. Angiens, Seine-Maritime – church
  3. Attignat, Ain – Saint Loup
  4. Aubigny-sur-Nère, Cher – tower
  5. Auppegard, Seine-Maritime – Church of St. Pierre
  6. Auxonne, Côte-d'Or – Notre Dame
  7. Barran, Gers – College of St Jean Baptiste
  8. Boësses, Loiret – church
  9. Boulancourt, Seine-et-Marne – Saint Denis
  10. Bourges, Cher – Bell tower
  11. Breuvannes-en-Bassigny, Haute-Marne – Saint George
  12. Bures-en-Bray, Seine-Maritime – Saint Aignan
  13. Ceyzériat, Ain – Saint Laurent
  14. Châteauroux, Indre – Lucarne
  15. Cheffes, Maine-et-Loire – church
  16. Chemiré-sur-Sarthe, Maine-et-Loire – Church of Saint Jacques
  17. Courcelles-Chaussy, Lorraine – Tower
  18. Coussay-les-Bois, Vienne – Saint Martin
  19. Dinéault, Finistère – Arrow tower
  20. Distré, Maine-et-Loire – Church of Saint Julien
  21. Dohis, Aisne – church of the Nativité-de-la-Sainte-Vierge
  22. Drancy, Seine-Saint-Denis – tower
  23. Échirolles, Isère – construction on a building
  24. Étréaupont, Aisne – Saint Martin
  25. Étoges, Marne – church
  26. Fontaine-Guérin, Maine-et-Loire – Church of St Martin
  27. Fougere, Maine-et-Loire – Saint Etienne
  28. Gigny, Yonne – Saint Leger
  29. Hectomare, Eure – Saint Taurin
  30. Houville-la-Branche, Eure-et-Loir – church
  31. Jarzé, Maine-et-Loire – Saint Cyr et Sainte Julitte
  32. Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert, Dordogne – Saint Etienne
  33. Labergement-lès-Seurre, Côte-d'Or – church
  34. La Tour-d'Auvergne, Auvergne – Saint Pardoux
  35. Le Vieil-Baugé, Maine-et-Loire – Saint-Symphorien church
  36. Les Grands-Chézeaux, Haute-Vienne – Lantern on a roof of a house
  37. Malville, Loire-Atlantique – tower
  38. Marçon, Pays de la Loire – Church of Notre Dame
  39. Mervans, Saône-et-Loire – Saint-Maurice
  40. Meslay-du-Maine, Mayenne – Saint Pierre
  41. Mouliherne, Maine-et-Loire – Saint Germaine
  42. Naillat, Limousin – Saint Medard
  43. Niedermorschwihr, Haut-Rhin – Saint Gall and Saint Weldelin
  44. Nogent-sur-Vernisson, Loiret – construction on a house
  45. Nohant-en-Graçay, Cher – Saint Martin
  46. Offranville, Seine-Maritime – Church of St.Ouen
  47. Orléans, Loiret – Lantern roof on a house
  48. Payzac, Dordogne – Church of the Transfigeration
  49. Plougrescant, Brittany – Saint Gonery
  50. Pontigné, Maine-et-Loire – St Denis
  51. Puiseaux, Loiret – Notre Dame
  52. Québriac, Ille-et-Vilaine – Saint Pierre
  53. Reugny, Indre-et-Loire – Saint Medard
  54. Rochechouart, Haute-Vienne – Saint Saviours
  55. Rodelle, Aveyron – Church of Lagnac
  56. Saint-Aubin-sur-Gaillon, Eure – Saint Germain
  57. Saint-Bonnet-de-Four, l'Allier – Saint Bonnet
  58. Saint-Côme-d'Olt, Aveyron – Saint Come
  59. Saint-Outrille, Cher – College of Saint-Austrégésile de Saint-Outrille
  60. Saint-Côme-d'Olt, Aveyron – Church of Saint-Côme-d'Olt
  61. Saint-Pierre-des-Échaubrognes, Deux-Sèvres – church
  62. Saint-Viâtre, Loir-et-Cher – Saint Viatre
  63. Saumur, Maine-et-Loire – Saint Pierre
  64. Sérignac-sur-Garonne, Lot-et-Garonne – Notre Dame
  65. Treignac, Corrèze – Chapel of Notre Dame de la Paix
  66. Troyes, Aube – Saint Remy
  67. Verchin, Pas-de-Calais – St Omer church
  68. Vézelise, Meurthe-et-Moselle – Saint Côme et Damien
  69. Vieil-Baugé, Maine-et-Loire – church
  70. Vitteaux, Côte-d'Or – Saint Germain

Germany

  1. Ballstädt, Gotha (district) – church
  2. Barntrup, North Rhine-Westphalia – church
  3. Breidenbach, Hesse –
  4. Burgwedel, Lower Saxony – Saint Pierre
  5. Delbrück, North Rhine-Westphalia – Saint-Jean-Baptiste
  6. Duderstadt, Lower Saxony – Town gatehouse
  7. Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia – St Lambertus
  8. Grötzingen, Karlsruhe – Evangelical church
  9. Hardthausen am Kocher, Baden-Wuerttemberg – Protestant Church Gochsen
  10. Hattingen, North Rhine-Westphalia – Saint-Georges
  11. Kaisersesch, Rhineland-Palatinate – Saint Pancrase
  12. Lage, Lippe – Saint Peter & Saint Paul
  13. Lemgo, Lippe – Saint Nicholas
  14. Lüneburg, Lower Saxony – St John's Church
  15. Mayen, Rhineland-Palatinate – Church of St Clemens
  16. Mülheim, North Rhine-Westphalia – Saint Pierre
  17. Münzenberg, Hesse – church
  18. Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate – Sainte Marguerite
  19. Northeim, Lower Saxony – Saint Sixt
  20. Oberwesel, Rhineland-Palatinate – Notre Dame
  21. Ochsenfurt, Lower Franconia – Maria Schnee
  22. Porta Westfalica, Minden-Lübbecke – church
  23. Sandstedt, Lower Saxony – Saint Jean
  24. Stolzenau, Lower Saxony – Saint Jacques
  25. Uslar, Lower Saxony – Saint Jean

Italy

  1. Rome – Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza

Scotland

  1. Cupar, Fife – Church of Cupar Old and St Michael of Tarvit
  2. Inverness, – Town Steeple

Switzerland

  1. Davos, Canton of Grisons – Saint Johann
  2. Muttenz, Basel-Landschaft – Fortified Church of St. Arbogast
  3. Payerne, Canton of Vaud – Payerne Priory
  4. Stein am Rhein, Canton of Schaffhausen – St. George

United States of America

Other crooked or twisted spires

  • Hobsons Brewery, Shropshire, produces a beer named "Twisted Spire".
  • Spire Brewery is named for Chesterfield's landmark twisted spire.
  • "Crooked Spire" Pubs exist at Chesterfield and Ermington
  • Architects have been inspired to create twisted buildings such as the Turning Torso

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