City gate, ramparts and city walls in Alsace

Fortified enclosure
68340 Zellenberg

The fortified enclosure of Zellenberg, built in the 14th century in the Upper Rhine, is a medieval vestige of village protection, with two preserved towers and partial ramparts still visible today.

Medieval heritage
67430 Diemeringen

The medieval enclosure of Diemeringen, a fortified vestige of the 13th and 14th centuries, is located in the Lower Rhine, in the Great East. It consisted of thirteen towers and three gates, now partially destroyed.

Medieval heritage
67120 Molsheim

The medieval enclosure of Molsheim, built between 1250 and 1320 in sandstone, protected this Alsatian city. Its 2,200 metres of partially preserved ramparts testify to its strategic importance in the Middle Ages.

Pregnant
67000 Strasbourg

The German compound of Strasbourg, built between 1872 and 1884, is a modern defensive system designed by the Prussian authorities after the annexation of Alsace in 1871. This 11 km rampart, punctuated by strongholds and ditches, surrounded the enlarged city, triplanting its area to make it a fortified regional capital of the Reichsland Elsass-Lothringen.

Medieval heritage
67000 Strasbourg

The medieval enclosure of Strasbourg, built between the 13th and 16th centuries, is a complex defensive system of walls, towers and bastions protecting the Alsatian city. Its remains, such as the Ponts-Coutures and the Vauban dam, symbolize its military and urban evolution throughout the ages.

Medieval heritage
67000 Strasbourg

The medieval compound of Strasbourg, built in the 14th century, is a complex defensive system including walls, ditches and towers, protecting the Alsatian city. A symbol of its urban and military evolution, it underwent many transformations until the 19th century.

Medieval heritage
68000 Colmar

The medieval enclosures of Colmar, built at the beginning of the thirteenth century, are fortified remains of 100 m along the Lauch, in the Upper Rhine. They bear witness to Alsatian defensive architecture with their brick towers and walls.

City gate
67600 Sélestat

The Strasbourg Gate is a 17th century fortified gate in Séletat, in the Great East, part of the ramparts designed by Vauban.