Castles in Alsace

Château fort
67110 Dambach

The ruins of Schoeneck Castle, a medieval castle of the 13th and 16th centuries, dominate Dambach in the Lower Rhine, in the Grand East. Impressive vestiges and artillery bastions testify to its turbulent history.

Château fort
67280 Oberhaslach

The ruins of the Nideck Castle, built in the 12th century, dominate Oberhaslach in the Great East. This castle, classified as a historical monument, overlooks the Nideck waterfall and contains an iconic Alsatian legend.

Château fort
67530 Ottrott

Dreistein Castle, built in the 13th century in Ottrott (Bas-Rhin), is a set of three castles in ruins, built on rocky promontories and controlling the Ehn valley.

Château fort
67510 Obersteinbach

The castle of Lutzelhardt, a semi-troglodytic castle of the thirteenth century, dominates Obersteinbach in the Lower Rhine. Ranked a historic monument in 1898, it protected the Bitche seigneury and still houses the remains of a dungeon and a seigneurial house.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
67360 Woerth

Woerth Castle, built in the 14th century in Woerth (Great East), combines medieval architecture and Renaissance. It now houses a museum dedicated to the Battle of 1870.

Château
67360 Froeschwiller

Froeschwiller Castle, built in the last quarter of the 19th century in Froeschwiller (Bas-Rhin), is a listed historical monument, combining neoclassical architecture and picturesque elements such as an octagonal tower and wrought iron gates.

Château fort
67220 Urbeis

Bilstein Castle, a castle of the 12th–13th centuries, dominates Urbeis in Alsace. Built on a rocky spur, it controlled the Alsace-Lorraine axis and protected the local mines before becoming classified ruin.

Château de style Classique
67520 Odratzheim

Odratzheim Castle, built in 1765 in Odratzheim (Bas-Rhin), is a classical historical monument marked by a fire in 1940 and rebuilt in 1945 in the Alsatian style.