Castles in Alsace

Château fort
67510 Lembach

The Frensburg Castle, also known as Frundsberg, is a 13th century semi-troglodytic castle located in Lembach, Lower Rhine. Ranked a historic monument in 1898, it dominates the Vosges du Nord.

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 fort
67700 Haegen

The ruins of the Grand-Geroldseck Castle, a medieval castle of the 12th century, dominate the town of Haegen in the Lower Rhine. Ranked a historic monument in 1898, it illustrates Alsatian defensive architecture with its square dungeon and seigneurial remains.

Château fort
67310 Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett

Scharrachbergheim Castle, built between the 15th and 19th centuries, is an Alsatian historic monument located in Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett, surrounded by a ditch and marked by major architectural changes.

Château
67210 Obernai

Leonardsau Castle, built between the 19th and 20th centuries in Obernai (Great East), is a historic monument combining Renaissance architecture and eclectic gardens, surrounded by a park of nine hectares.

Château fort
67130 La Broque

The ruins of the castle Salm, built in the early 13th century, dominate the valley of the Bruche in La Broque (Bas-Rhin). This Comtal castle, symbol of the power of Salm in Lorraine, offers remarkable medieval remains between Alsace and Vosges.

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 fort
67530 Ottrott

Rathsamhausen Castle, the ruin of an 11th century castle, dominates Ottrott in the Lower Rhine. Ranked historic monument, its rectangular dungeon and medieval remains bear witness to a turbulent history between fires and restorations until the 19th century.