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 Reichenberg Castle à Bergheim dans le Haut-Rhin

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château
Haut-Rhin

Reichenberg Castle

    4 Route de Thannenkirch
    68750 Bergheim
Château de Reichenberg
Château de Reichenberg
Château de Reichenberg
Château de Reichenberg
Château de Reichenberg
Crédit photo : Psu973 - Sous licence Creative Commons

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
1236
Initial Foundation
1264
Division into two fiefs
1525
War damage
1797
Sale and dismantling
1875-1925
Neo-medieval restoration
1995
Partial classification
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Fronts and roofs of the castle; traces of the lower enclosures comprising the lower courtyard with its entrance body, ditches, walls of faux-braies and the house in pan-de-bois adjoining the castle (cad. 27 83): inscription by order of 1 December 1995

Key figures

Philippe de Lorraine - Duke and founder Commander of the castle in 1236.
Antoine Birr - Owner in 1797 Dismantled the castle as a career.
Docteur Ehret - Physician and restorer The works were launched in 1875.
François de Pange - Count and patron The restoration continued in 1918.
Edmond Bapst - Ambassador and Owner Redesigned the interior in 1920.
Patrick Cognacq - Winery owner Acquire the estate in the 1950s.

Origin and history

Reichenberg Castle, mentioned in 1236, was built by Duke Philippe of Lorraine and given in fief to the Reichenberg family. In 1264 it was divided into two fiefs: the upper castle (infused with the Hattstatt in 1331) and the lower castle (damaged in 1374). Damaged during the Peasant War in 1525, it fell into ruins and was partially dismantled in 1797 by Antoine Birr, who used it as a career.

From 1875 Dr. Ehret, a Strasbourgeois doctor, bought parcels around the ruins and undertook restoration work, particularly on the southern house and the northern dungeon. In 1918, Count François de Pange continued this work, raising the dungeon and adding a central house to make it a residence. Purchased in 1920 by Edmond Bapst, Ambassador of France, the castle was renovated with an honour staircase and a service staircase, before being abandoned during the Second World War.

The present castle, rebuilt between 1890 and 1925 in a neo-medieval style, is inspired by the ruins of the thirteenth century and reflects the romantic craze for the Middle Ages. It consists of a main building with three adjoining bodies, a restored dungeon, and a courtyard framed by two entrance buildings. Partially classified as historical monuments in 1995, it is considered an architectural precursor to the castle of Haut-Koenigsburg, with which it shares an idealised reconstructive approach.

The property was acquired in the 1950s by Patrick Cognacq, who developed a wine estate there while restoring the castle. The Bapst weapons, carved on the outer door, were replaced by an imperial shield during World War II. Today, the site combines historical heritage and wine-growing, perpetuating an Alsatian tradition combining architecture and land.

External links

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