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Former urban fortified system à Ensisheim dans le Haut-Rhin

Former urban fortified system

    12 Rue de la Bonbonnière
    68190 Ensisheim
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Timeline

Moyen Âge central
Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1200
1300
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1224
First indication of the system
1282 et 1338
Door layout
1370–1420
Defensive reorganization
1525
Reconstruction of the Ill Gate
1581–1583
Construction of the second enclosure
1685 et 1691
Post-war rehabilitation
1753
Wall reduction
1803–1806
Partial dismantling
1996
Registration for Historic Monuments
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Heritage classified

Former fortified system on its entire route, including ditches, uplifts and the castral cad. 2 1 (rue du Rempart), 2 (26 rue du Rempart), 3 (24 rue du Rempart), 4 (22 rue du Rempart), 5 (rue du Rempart), 6 (20 rue du Rempart), 62, 63 (rue du Rempart), 7 (18 rue du Rempart), 8 (rue du Rempart), 9 (14 rue du Rempart), 10 (12 rue du Rempart), 11 (2 rue de la Première-Armée-Française), 13 (10 rue du Rempart), 14 (8 rue du Rempart), 15 (6 rue du Rempart), 16 (2, 4 rue du Rempart); 3 1 (2 rue de la Bonbonnière), 4 (4 rue de la Bonbonnière), 5 (6 rue de la Bonbonnière), 6 (8, 11a rue de la Bonbonnière), 7 (10 rue de la Bonbonnière), 8 (12 rue de la Bonbonnière), 23 (23 rue de la Première-Armée-Française), 24 (7 rue de la Première-Armée-Française), 25 (rue du Rempart); 4 38-40 (rue de la Monnaie) , 41 (1 rue de la Monnaie) , 42 (3 rue de la Monnaie) , 43 (5 rue de la Monnaie) , 76 (rue de la Monnaie) , 46 (13 rue de la Monnaie) , 47 (15 rue de la Monnaie) , 48, 49 (17 rue de la Monnaie) , 50 (19 rue de la Monnaie) , 51 (21 rue de la Monnaie) , 52 (23 rue de la Monnaie) , 77 (9 rue de la Monnaie) , 81 (rue de la Monnaie) , 79, 80 (rue de la Monnaie); 5 27 (25 rue de la Monnaie) , 28 (27 rue de la Monnaie) , 29 (29 rue de la Monnaie) , 30 (31 rue de la Monnaie) , 31 (33 rue de la Monnaie) , 32 (35 rue de la Monnaie) , 33 (37 rue de la Monnaie) , 36, 37, 49, 51 (rue de la Monnaie) , 48 (39 rue de la Monnaie) , 50 (rue de la Monnaie); 6 1, 2 (rue de la Première-Armée-Française); 7 9 (48 rue de la Première-Armée-Française) , 15 (1 rue Xavier-Mosmann) , 135, 136 (rue Colbert) , 20 (1a rue Jean-Rasser) , 21, 92 (rue Jean-Rasser) , 91, 22, 23, 70, 24, 25 (rue du Rempart) , 32 (2 rue Jean-Rasser) , 26 (30, 31 rue du Rempart) , 28 (32 rue du Rempart) , 29 (34 rue du Rempart) , 40, 43 (23 rue du Moulin) , 41 (rue du Moulin) , 42 (19B rue du Moulin) , 46 (21 rue du Moulin) , 48 (rue du Moulin) , 96 (lieud Schlossgarten) , 119 (rue de la Première-Armée-Française) , 49, 50 (rue du Moulin) , 51 (13 rue du Moulin) , 52 (11 rue du Moulin) , 53 (9 rue du Moulin) , 54 (7 rue du Moulin) , 55 (5 rue du Moulin) , 56 (3 rue du Moulin-Mout 8 39 (1 place Clemenceau), 124 (6 rue Jean-Rasser), 128 (rue de Reguisheim); 12 2 (1 Place Clemenceau), 11, 12, 43/1 (Promenade du Rempart), 23 (Faubourg Saint-Martin), 34 (2 Faubourg Saint-Martin), 42/1 (3 rue de la Première-Armée-Française); 13 1, 36, 37, 38 (Promenade du Rempart): entry by order of 25 July 1996, as amended by order of 3 August 1999

Key figures

Daniel Specklin - Military architect Manufacturer of the second enclosure (1581–1583).

Origin and history

The fortified urban system of Ensisheim, located in the Upper Rhine in the Greater East region, is a historical monument whose origins date back to at least the thirteenth century. Its remains reveal a primitive construction partly in stoneware and blocks of sandstone, topped later by brick seats. This system, mentioned in 1224, was strengthened in the late 12th and 13th centuries, with doors arranged in 1282 and 1338. Its evolution reflects the increasing defensive needs of the city, with major reorganizations between 1370 and 1420, including the construction of towers and transformations in the 15th century.

In the 16th century, the system was radically changed: the Ill Gate was rebuilt in 1525, and a second enclosure was erected between 1581 and 1583 under the direction of architect Daniel Specklin, and then completed around 1580. The fortifications underwent repairs in the 17th century, after the Thirty Years' War, before being reduced to height in 1753 as part of a project of fortified fortifications. Medieval gates and drawbridges were abolished in the early 19th century (1803 and 1806), followed by partial dismantling of towers and walls.

The materials used, such as rustic stoneware and rubble, as well as construction techniques, show the successive adaptations to artillery progress and regional conflicts. The monument, registered since 1996, includes ditches, land risers and a castral motte. Its property is now shared between private actors, the municipality and the state, reflecting its heritage importance and its integration into the current urban fabric.

Architect Daniel Specklin, key figure of the Alsatian Renaissance, played a key role in the design of the second enclosure, illustrating the influence of military innovations of the time. The preserved remains, although partially dismantled, offer an overview of medieval and modern defensive strategies, as well as the urban development of Ensisheim, a city marked by its past as a regional stronghold.

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