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Castle Attractions In Haut-Rhin

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Haut-Rhin is a department in the Grand Est region of France, named after the river Rhine. Its name means Upper Rhine. Haut-Rhin is the smaller and less populated of the two departments of the former administrative Alsace region, especially after the 1871 cession of the southern territory known since 1922 as Territoire de Belfort, although it is still densely populated compared to the rest of metropolitan France.
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Castle Attractions In Haut-Rhin

  • 1. Chateau de Kaysersberg Kaysersberg
    The Château de Kaysersberg is a ruined castle in the commune of Kaysersberg in the Haut-Rhin département of France.
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  • 2. Chateau Girsberg Ribeauville
    The Château du Girsberg is one of three castles which overlook the commune of Ribeauvillé in the Haut-Rhin département of France. It stands at an altitude of 528 m. The Lords of Ribeaupierre built the castle, then named Stein , in the 13th century. They rebuilt it after a fire caused by lightning in 1288. In 1304, they gave it to their vassals, the knights of Guirsberg, from whom the castle took its name. The Guirsbergs kept it until they died out in the 15th century. It was abandoned in the 17th century. The remains currently visible date from several epochs: 13th century : pentagonal keep 14th century : inner court 15th century : corps de logisIt has been listed since 1841 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.
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  • 3. Chateau Saint Leon Eguisheim
    The Château Saint-Léon is a former castle in the commune of Eguisheim in the Haut-Rhin département of France.
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  • 5. Saint-Ulrich Castle Ribeauville
    The Château de Saint-Ulrich is one of three castles which overlooks the commune of Ribeauvillé in the Haut-Rhin département of France. It is situated at an altitude of 528 m. The present name of the site is from the chapel dedicated to Saint Ulrich of Augsburg which is found in the castle. Medieval texts never gave the present name - the castle had the name of the Rappolstein dynasty .
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  • 7. Chateau de Saint-Ulrich Ribeauville
    The Château de Saint-Ulrich is one of three castles which overlooks the commune of Ribeauvillé in the Haut-Rhin département of France. It is situated at an altitude of 528 m. The present name of the site is from the chapel dedicated to Saint Ulrich of Augsburg which is found in the castle. Medieval texts never gave the present name - the castle had the name of the Rappolstein dynasty .
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  • 9. Chateau de Ferrette Ferrette
    The Château de Ferrette is a ruined castle in the commune of Ferrette in the Haut-Rhin département of France. It is a recognized historical monument since 1930.
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  • 10. Chateau du Wineck Katzenthal
    The Château du Wineck is a ruined castle in the commune of Katzenthal in the Haut-Rhin département of France. It was constructed during the 13th and 14th centuries.
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  • 11. Chateau de Landskron Leymen
    The Château de Landskron is situated in the southern part of Alsace, in the east of France, mere footsteps away from Switzerland, in the commune of Leymen. The village situated at the north of the ruin, Leymen, in the département of Haut-Rhin, lies in France while Flüh, at the south east foot of the ruin, is in Switzerland. The castle was built before 1297. It had a very important strategic position in that it allowed the control of the Eastern Sundgau, the elbow of the Rhine and the city of Basel. Several disputes concerning the ownership have been reported. Like the Château de Ferrette and Château de Morimont, the Château de Landskron was owned by Habsburg for a time. In 1462, the castle was given to the Lord of the Bailiwick of Lupfen, Sébastien de Reichenstein, who later enlarge...
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  • 12. Chateau du Morimont Oberlarg
    The Château de Morimont is a ruined castle in the Alsace region of France, situated in the commune of Oberlarg in the Haut-Rhin département. It is 40 km south-west of Mulhouse and 45 km west of the Swiss city Basel.
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  • 13. Chateau du Hohnack Labaroche
    The Château de Hohenack is a ruined castle in the commune of Labaroche in the Haut-Rhin département of France. Significant building periods were the last quarter of the 12th century, the 13th, 15th and 16th centuries. In plan view, the edifice is typical of the 12th century, constituting a polygonal curtain wall and a square keep. The castle served both military and administrative functions before being destroyed in 1655 on the orders of the King of France. During the French Revolution, the ruin was sold as national property and, until 1898, it was treated as a quarry. The castle has suffered war damage. The property of the state, it has been listed since 1905 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.
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