Castles in Alsace

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68920 Wintzenheim

The ruins of Pflixbourg Castle, a 13th century medieval fortress, dominate Wintzenheim in Alsace. Built by Frédéric II to protect Colmar, this garrison castle, abandoned in the 15th century, illustrates Hohenstaufen military architecture with its cylindrical dungeon and monumental cistern.

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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.

Eclectic and Baroque style castle
68160 Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines

The Burrus Castle, built at the beginning of the 20th century in Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines (Haut-Rhin), is an iconic neo-baroque monument, a former residence of the Burrus industrial family, classified in 1993.

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68340 Riquewihr

Bilstein Castle, a castle of the twelfth and fourteenth centuries, dominates Riquewihr in the Upper Rhine at an altitude of 757 m. Ranked a historic monument in 1898, its ruins bear witness to a turbulent medieval history between Lorraine and Württemberg.

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68420 Eguisheim

The ruins of Dagsburg Castle, dating from the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, dominate Eguisheim in the Upper Rhine. This medieval castle, classified as a historical monument since 1840, bears witness to Alsatian defensive architecture.

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68220 Hégenheim

Hegenheim Castle, built in the 18th century in Hegenheim (Haut-Rhin), is a historic mansion registered with national monuments since 1990, combining Baroque architecture and disused private chapel.

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68220 Hagenthal-le-Bas

The Castle of the Eplingen family, built in the 16th and 17th centuries in Hagenthal-le-Bas (Great East), is a noble house in pavilion with square tower, classified as a historical monument since 2010.

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68480 Oberlarg

The castle of Morimont, the ruin of a 12th century castle renovated in the 15th and 16th centuries, dominates Oberlarg (High Rhine) in the Grand East, 1 km from the Swiss border.