List of castles in Alsace
Appearance
This list of castles in Alsace is a list of medieval castles or château forts in the region in northern France.
Alsace comprises two departments, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin, by the order of which this list is organised.
Bas-Rhin
[edit]Name |
Date |
Condition |
Image | Ownership / Access |
Notes |
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Château d'Andlau | 1246-1264 | Ruins | |||
Château du Bernstein | 11-15th century | Ruins | |||
Château du Birkenfels | c.1260 | Ruins | |||
Château de Dreistein | 13-14th century | Ruins | Comprises 3 separate castles. | ||
Château du Fleckenstein | 13-16th century | Ruins | |||
Château du Frankenbourg | 12th century | Ruins | Original building attributed to Clovis I. | ||
Château du Freudeneck | c.1300 | Ruins | |||
Château de Frœnsbourg | 13-14th century | Ruins | Destroyed by the French in 1677, probably already abandoned at that time. | ||
Château du Grand-Geroldseck | 12-15th century | Ruins | |||
Château de Greifenstein | 12-14th century | Ruins | Comprises 2 castles, separated by a ditch. | ||
Château de Guirbaden | 11th century | Ruins | |||
Château du Hagelschloss | 13th century | Ruins | Also known as Château de Waldsberg. | ||
Château de Hohbarr | c.1100 | Ruins | |||
Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg | 12-15th century | Reconstructed | Abandoned after Thirty Years' War, restored after 1900 under the direction of Wilhelm II of Germany.[1] | ||
Château de Herrenstein | 11-16th century | Ruins | |||
Château de Hohenbourg | 12-16th century | Ruins | Destroyed by Joseph de Montclar in 1680. | ||
Château de Hohenfels | 13th century | Ruins | |||
Château de Hohenstein | 13th century | Ruins | |||
Château de Kagenfels | 13-16th century | Ruins | Ruined by 1664. | ||
Château de Kintzheim | 13-15th century | Ruins | |||
Château du Landsberg | 13th century | Ruins | |||
Château de Lichtenberg | 13-16th century | Ruins | Reduced to ruins through artillery fire in 1870. | ||
Château de Lœwenstein | 13th century | Fragmentary ruins | |||
Château de Lutzelbourg | 13th century | Ruins | |||
Château de Lutzelhardt | 13th century | Ruins | Ruined by 1538. | ||
Château du Nideck | 13th century | Ruins | Destroyed by fire 1636. | ||
Château d'Ochsenstein | 12th century | Ruins | Comprises 3 separate castles. | ||
Château d'Osthoffen | 13th century | Reconstructed | Converted to Renaissance château. | ||
Château de l'Ortenbourg | 13th century | Ruins | |||
Château du Petit-Arnsberg | 14th century | Ruins | |||
Château de La Petite-Pierre | 12th century | Rebuilt | Developed as residence, keep destroyed 19th century. | ||
Château du Petit-Geroldseck | 13th century | Ruins | |||
Château de Ramstein (Bas-Rhin) | 13-14th century | Ruins | Several hundred metres from Château de l'Ortenbourg. | ||
Château du Grand Ringelstein | 13th century | Ruins | |||
Château du Petit-Ringelstein | Unknown | Fragmentary remains | |||
Château de la Roche | 13th century | Ruins | |||
Château de Salm | 13-14th century | Ruins | |||
Château de Schœneck | 13-16th century | Ruins | Destroyed in 1680 by French troops. | ||
Château de Spesbourg | 1246-1250 | Ruins | |||
Château du Vieux-Windstein | 12-14th century | Ruins | |||
Château de Wangenbourg | 13th century | Ruins | |||
Château du Wasenbourg | c.1275 | Ruins | |||
Château du Wasigenstein | 13th century | Ruins | Associated with the German legend of Waltharius. | ||
Château de Wineck | c.1300 | Ruins | |||
Château de Wittschloessel | 13th century | Fragmentary remains |
Haut-Rhin
[edit]Castles of which only vestiges or nothing remains include Château d'Altkirch, Château de Meywihr and Château de Wildenstein.
Name |
Date |
Condition |
Image | Ownership / Access |
Notes |
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Château de Buchenek | 13-16th century | Restored | Owned by commune | Houses municipal museum | |
Château d'Échéry | 13th century | Ruins | |||
Châteaux d'Eguisheim (fr) | 11-13th century | Ruins | Comprises the three castles of Dagsbourg, Weckmund and Wahlenbourg, shared with Husseren-les-Châteaux | ||
Château de Ferrette | c.1100 | Ruins | |||
Château du Girsberg | 13th century | Ruins | |||
Château du Haut-Ribeaupierre | 11th century | Ruins | |||
Château de Hohenack | Ruins | ||||
Château du Hohlandsbourg | 1279 | Ruins | Destroyed 1637. | ||
Château du Hugstein | 13-15th century | Ruins | |||
Château de Kaysersberg | 13-15th century | Ruins | |||
Château de Landskron | 13-17th century | Ruins | Rebuilt by Vauban after 1665. | ||
Château de Morimont | 13-16th century | Ruins | |||
Château de Pflixbourg | 1212-9 | Ruins | |||
Château de Reichenstein (Kientzheim) | |||||
Château de Reichenstein (Riquewihr) | Ruins | ||||
Château de Saint-Ulrich | 12-15th century | Ruins | One of three castles (with the Girsberg and the Haut-Ribeaupierre) which dominate the commune of Ribeauvillé. | ||
Château du Wineck | 11-13th century | Ruins |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Base Mérimée: Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)