Castles in the Upper Rhine

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68420 Eguisheim

The castle of Saint-Léon-Pfalz, located in Eguisheim (Haut-Rhin), is a 13th century medieval building, rebuilt in the 19th and 20th centuries, incorporating a neo-Roman chapel dedicated to Saint Leo IX.

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
68500 Guebwiller

The ruins of Hugstein Castle, built in 1227, dominate the towns of Buhl and Guebwiller (High Rhine). This Alsatian castle, classified as a historic monument, was used to defend Murbach Abbey and the Florival Valley.

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68150 Ribeauvillé

The castle of Upper Ribeaupierre, medieval ruin from the 13th to the 17th century, dominates Ribeauvillé (High Rhine). Ranked a historical monument, it was a seigneurial residence and then a prison, with an iconic circular dungeon.

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.

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68240 Kientzheim

The castle of Lupfen-Schwendi, located in Kientzheim in the Upper Rhine, is a 13th century historical monument, transformed into a Renaissance residence and then into a cultural and wine-growing place.

Château
68570 Soultzmatt

Wagenbourg Castle, a 15th and 18th century building, is a historic monument located in Soultzmatt, Upper Rhine, in the East.

Château fort
68480 Oberlarg

The castle of Morimont, the ruin of a 12th century castle renovated in the 15th and 16th centuries, dominates Oberlarg (High Rhine) in the Grand East, 1 km from the Swiss border.