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Origin and history

The former glass factory of the Hochberg, located at Wingen-sur-Moder in Lower Rhine, was founded in 1715 by Jean-Adam Stenger, a glassmaker from a specialized line, under the impulse of the Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg. Originally named Hanauer-Glashütte, it produced flat glass and coloured glass. The site was attached to the town of Wingen after the French Revolution.

In 1816, glassware passed by marriage to the Teutsch family, which modernized production until 1868. The workshops and a working town (built before 1834) bear witness to its apogee. In 1860, a limited partnership was established under the name Chrétien Teutsch et Compagnie, but difficulties related to logging (essential resource for furnaces) caused its closure in 1879. The site then included a castle, master houses, workshops and workers' houses.

Classified as a historical monument in 1996 for its facades and roofs, the glass factory was bought by the municipality to install a glass museum in connection with the nearby Lalique museum. The Wilmotte agency has redesigned the premises, integrating a modern building. The Bas-Rhin departmental archives retain funds (E 2092-2096) on its industrial and social history.

Today, the site mixes 18th and 19th century remains (partly ruined workshops, workers' city) and museum spaces. It illustrates the Alsatian glass heritage, marked by families such as the Stenger and the Teutsch, and its adaptation to technical and economic developments. Hochberg Castle (formerly Teutsch Castle), built on the site, recalls the influence of the owners on the local landscape.

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