Castles in the Upper Rhine

Château
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
68340 Riquewihr

The castle of the Counts of Montbéliard-Württemberg, built in the 16th century in Riquewihr (High Rhine), is a listed Renaissance monument, combining seigneurial architecture and Alsatian history. It now houses a museum.

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
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
68220 Leymen

The castle of the Landskron, a medieval fortress of the 13th, 16th and 18th centuries, dominates the Sundgau in Leimen (High Rhine). Its ruins, classified as historical monument, offer a Franco-Swiss panorama from its preserved dungeon.

Château de style Renaissance
68500 Orschwihr

Orschwihr Castle, an Alsatian wine estate from the 13th to the 20th century located in Orschwihr (High Rhine), combines medieval remains and famous wine tradition in the Great East.

Château
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 fort
68420 Husseren-les-Châteaux

The ruins of the castles of Weckmund and Wahlenbourg, dated from the 13th century, dominate Husseren-les-Châteaux in the Upper Rhine. These dungeons in pink sandstone, classified in 1840, bear witness to a medieval fortress fragmented and restored.