Forts, fortifications, arsenals in the East

Arsenal
67600 Sélestat

The Saint-Hilaire arsenal, built in the 16th century in Séletat (Great East), is a military building emblematic of the Alsatian heritage, mixing Renaissance architecture and Rhine defensive history. Now rehabilitated, it combines accommodation and culture.

Fortification
68970 Guémar

The fortifications of Guémar, built in the 14th and 18th centuries, are a medieval defensive complex located in Guémar in the Upper Rhine, including a enclosure, towers and the High Gate, classified as a historical monument since 1932.

Fortification
68700 Cernay

The Cernay fortifications, built in the 14th and 16th centuries, are a defensive complex located in the Haut-Rhin, marked by an artillery tower and vestiges of quadrangular enclosure adapted to the reborn artillery.

Forteresse
88330 Châtel-sur-Moselle

The fortress of Châtel-sur-Moselle, built from the 11th century and rebuilt until the 16th century, is a vast castle of 5 hectares located in the Vosges, in the Great East. Classified as a historical monument, it illustrates the evolution of medieval military techniques.

Porte-de-ville
57430 Sarralbe

The fortifications of Sarralbe, built between the 15th and 16th centuries, protect the town of Sarralbe in Moselle. Classified as a historical monument, they bear witness to medieval and reborn defensive architecture.

Fortification
57630 Marsal

The fortifications of Marsal, built in the 17th century in the marshy plain of La Seille en Moselle, are a bastioned ensemble designed by Vauban to protect this ancient Lorraine salt town. Integrated into the Lorraine Regional Nature Park, they reflect a strategic and industrial past marked by the exploitation of salt since ancient times.

Fortification
68230 Turckheim

Turckheim Guard, a 4th quarter building of the 16th and 18th centuries, is a historic monument located in Wickran Square in Turckheim, Upper Rhine, having served as a meeting place and prison.

Arsenal
68600 Neuf-Brisach

The arsenal of Neuf-Brisach, built in the early eighteenth century in the Upper Rhine, is a former military warehouse classified as a historical monument. Located in Place de l'Arsenal, it illustrates the defensive architecture of the region.