Castles in the Upper Rhine

Château fort
68920 Wintzenheim

Hohlandsbourg Castle, a 13th–XVIth century castle, dominates Wintzenheim in the Upper Rhine. Former imperial garrison, it was modernized for artillery before being dismantled in 1637.

Château fort
68150 Ribeauvillé

The castle of Saint Ulrich, also called Grand-Ribeupierre, is a medieval castle of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries dominant Ribeauvillé in Alsace, classified as a historical monument since 1841.

Château fort
68240 Kaysersberg Vignoble

The Schlossberg castle, a 13th century medieval ruin, dominates Kaysersberg Vineyard (High Rhine). This imperial castle, with its circular dungeon and triangular enclosure, illustrates Alsatian defensive architecture.

Château fort
68340 Riquewihr

Bilstein Castle, a castle of the twelfth and fourteenth centuries, dominates Riquewihr in the Upper Rhine at an altitude of 757 m. Ranked a historic monument in 1898, its ruins bear witness to a turbulent medieval history between Lorraine and Württemberg.

Château de plaisance
68630 Mittelwihr

The Bouxhof estate in Mittelwihr is an architectural complex of the 12th, 15th and 18th centuries, a former Cistercian wine estate linked to the Pairis Abbey, the only medieval building preserved after 1944.

68700 Wattwiller

Hirtzenstein Castle, located in Wattwiller in the East, is an iconic monument whose exact period remains undetermined. It embodies the local historical heritage.

Château fort
68420 Eguisheim

The ruins of Dagsburg Castle, dating from the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, dominate Eguisheim in the Upper Rhine. This medieval castle, classified as a historical monument since 1840, bears witness to Alsatian defensive architecture.

Château de style éclectique et baroque
68160 Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines

The Burrus Castle, built at the beginning of the 20th century in Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines (Haut-Rhin), is an iconic neo-baroque monument, a former residence of the Burrus industrial family, classified in 1993.