Thus tisheim was a vacuum, and it attracted the persecuted Waldenser sect and others. Johannes seems to have been part of the migration into the area. The town was rebuilt during the early 1700's with a strong fortification that had a moat, embankments and thick walls, the remains of which can be seen today. These photographs comes from a pamphlet on the Evangelical Lutheran churches in the tisheim area. St. Michael's predates 1500, and has undergone a series of expansions and restorations over the years.
Old frescoes adorn the area around the altar.
The church records from tisheim do not actually name the church, but it is almost certain they are from St. Michael's. We can assume it is here that the christenings of the children took place. Early History Evidence exists for a settlement of some kind during Frankish times, and later during Roman times. Like other towns, it was 'owned' by a variety of local nobles, each of whom had a share, but by the year 1150 it had been brought into the possession of the monastery in nearby Maulbronn. In 1504 the town, which had been Palatine, came under W rttemberg dominion.