Forts, fortifications, arsenals in the Lower Rhine

67280 Oberhaslach

The Gallo-Roman fortifications of the Ringelsberg, located in Oberhaslach (Bas-Rhin), are the remains of an oval-planed dry stone enclosure dating from the Gallo-Roman period and classified as a historical monument since 1898.

67520 Wangen

The old Wangen fortifications, built between the 13th and 15th century in the Lower Rhine, form a 1100-metre urban wall, partially preserved with its historical towers and gates.

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.

Fonderie de canons
67000 Strasbourg

The Strasbourg cannon foundry, built in the 17th century, is a historic monument located in Place Broglie. Former royal arsenal, this building illustrates Alsatian military and artisanal heritage in the Great East.

Fortification
67310 Westhoffen

The fortifications of Westhoffen, built in the 14th century in the Lower Rhine, form a remarkable medieval complex with towers, courtines and ditches partially preserved in the Alsatian Great East.

Fortification
67160 Wissembourg

The fortifications of Wissembourg, built from the 13th century and rebuilt in the 18th century, are a medieval complex partially preserved in the Lower Rhine, including a rounded enclosure and the Schartenturm tower, symbol of Alsatian defensive history.

67207 Niederhausbergen

The Saint-Sava Chapel, located in the former Fort Foch (ex-Kronprinz) in Niederhausbergen (Great East), is a 19th-century building decorated with frescoes by Yugoslav prisoners in 1944, now integrated into a faculty of primatology.

67340 Ingwiller

The fortified enclosure of Ingwiller, built between the 14th and 17th century in the Lower Rhine, is a medieval polygonal vestige with a wall, a falsification and partially preserved ditches today.