Forts, fortifications, arsenals in Alsace

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
68600 Neuf-Brisach

The arsenal of Neuf-Brisach, built in the early eighteenth century in the Upper Rhine, is a former military warehouse classified as a historical monument. Located in Place de l'Arsenal, it illustrates the defensive architecture of the region.

Patrimoine défensif
67190 Dinsheim-sur-Bruche

Mutzig Fort, located in Dinsheim-sur-Bruche in the East, is an emblematic historical monument of the region, whose exact period remains undetermined.

Fortification
67650 Dambach-la-ville

The fortifications of Dambach-la-Ville, built between the 14th and 18th centuries, surround this Alsatian town of Bas-Rhin. They have three medieval gates and partially preserved walls, witness to its status as a fortified city.

Fortification
68750 Bergheim

The fortifications of Bergheim, built in the 14th century, form an exceptionally preserved medieval double wall in the Upper Rhine, with towers and historic gates still visible today.

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.

Fortification
68000 Colmar

Colmar's guard corps, a 16th century Renaissance Rhine building, stands in the Cathedral Square. Former town hall transformed into a municipal building, it houses a medieval ossuary crypt and a historic loggia.

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.