Castles in Alsace

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67600 Orschwiller

The castle of the Haut-Koenigsburg, built in the 12th century in Orschwiller (Great East), is an Alsatian castle that was profoundly renovated in the 15th and 20th centuries, emblematic of medieval architecture and historical restorations.

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67110 Dambach

Wineck Castle, built in the early 14th century in Dambach (Bas-Rhin), is an Alsatian castle in ruins, a former observation post linked to the local defensive system. Its remains include a polygonal dungeon and troglodytic elements.

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67440 Birkenwald

Birkenwald Castle, built in the 16th century in Birkenwald (Bas-Rhin), is a Renaissance building combining perigordine and Alsatian architecture, classified as a historical monument since 1930.

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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.

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67700 Haegen

The ruins of the castle of Petit-Geroldseck, dated from the 13th century, dominate Haegen in the Lower Rhine. This castle offers views of the Alsatian hills.

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67220 Thanvillé

Thanvillé Castle, built between the 16th and 18th centuries, is an Alsatian historical monument located in Thanvillé (Bas-Rhin), combining Renaissance defensive architecture and classical transformations, in the heart of the valley of Villé.

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67190 Mollkirch

The castle of Guirbaden, the largest medieval castle in Alsace in ruins, has dominated Mollkirch (Bas-Rhin) since the 11th century. Its remains, classified in 1898, blended dungeon, Romanesque palace and Valentine's Chapel on a steep site at an altitude of 565 m.

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67510 Wingen

Loewenstein Castle, built in the 12th century in Wingen in Lower Rhine, is a semi-troglodytic castle today in ruins, classified as a historical monument since 1898.