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Loewenstein |
Castle
ruin, 13th century, located above the community of Wingen on the
550-meter-high Schlossberg. Built on two sandstone cliffs separated
by a gorge. Destroyed in 14th century while being used as a hideout
for robber barons.
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Hohenbourg |
Above
the Fleckenstein castle ruin on the 553-meter-high Schlossberg mountain.
Built at the beginning of the 13th century by the old Alsatian house
of the Pullers; varions occupants. Destroyed
in 1680. Worth seeing : Castle remains and sculptures from 13th
and 16th centuries.
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Wegelnburg |
Castle
ruin near Nothweiler, 572 meters high, located on a mountain crest,
highest elevation ofa fortification in the Palatinate. Holding of
Imperial court in 12th and 13th centuries. Interesting remnants
of gates, buildings and ramparts. Large rock-hewn chambers; panorama
view.
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Froensbourg |
13th
century, former robber baron hideout; cliff castle with a beautiful
view over the Steinbach valley; destroyed during the 14th century;
rebuilt in the 15th century by the Lords von Fleckenstein; destroyed
in 1677. Only a few pieces of the walls remain.
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Wasigenstein |
Castle
ruins from the middle of the 13th century, situated on a rock outcropping
split by a deep gorge. Located even higher is the "old castle",
and to the west the "new castle". Partially destroyed
during the Thirty Year's War. Still remaining : steps carved out
of the rock face, apartments and the curtain wall. Made famous by
the Waltharilied saga (Walther's battle against Gunther and Hagen).
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Petit
Arnsberg |
Castle
built in the 14th century against steep cliffs above Obersteinbach;
a typical small feudal castle in Alsace. Stairways and corridors
have been preserved as well as remnants of a small house and a high
tower. For further information : Obersteinbach castle museum.
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Lutzelhardt |
A
typical cliff castle, located near Obersteinbach. Presumably built
durinq the 12th century. Destroyed during the Thirty Year's Vvar.
Parts of the curtain wall, the lower level of the castle, the keep
and the house remain.
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Castle
Museum |
In
Obersteinbach, a small museum of regional importance in the centre
of the beautiful half-timbered village in the Steinbachtal. Informative
slide show on castle construction, interesting exhibits and information
on the construction of castles and other fortifications. Opening
hours furnished upon request.
Opening
Hours :
- From
March 1st till April 30 : On Sunday and holidays from 14.00 till
17.00
- From
May 1st till June 30 : Saturday and Sunday and holidays from 15.00
till 18.00
- From
July 1-st till October 31 : On Wednesday from 14.00 till 17.00
- Saturday
and Sunday and holidays from 15.00 till 18.00
- All
year : booking for groups.
- Paying
entrance.
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Stèles
Gallo-romaines de Langensoultzbach |
Situated
on a rise in the centre of the village, the Neo-Romon church of
Langensoultzbach dominates the valley. At the rear of the building,
an ancient chapel houses the exhibition "Gods, goddesses and
sanctuaries of the Northern Vosges". It presents the period
of when Gaul was independent, its mythology and the era when the
Northern Vosges were integrated into the Roman Empire.
Opening
Hours :
-
From June 1st till September 30 : on Sunday and holidays from 14.30
till 17.30
- All
year : booking for groups.
- Free
entrance.
Demonstrations
- 22th September : "journée du patrimoine"
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Stèles
Gallo-romaines de la mairie de Wingen |
The
gallo-Roman votive memorial
Dating back into the 2nd century, the relievo portrays a female
sculpure floating in front of a male character.
The Roman divinity is shown with carved sceptre and eagle, and a
sword suggesting its warrior call.
The laurel or oak and rubban ornamented crown is very likely the
Roman schaped figurine of a native god.
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The
chapel of Climbach |
The
history of this chapel is not well known; this chistian sanctuary
is supposed to be built on a pagan sanctuary and the first pagan
chapel was edified by an hermitd named Richard at the end of the
12th or beginning of the 13th century. A second chapel made out
of sandstone, was errected by the cisteriens of Pfaffenbronn. The
chapel was probably destroyed during the 30 year war.
The only things wich subsist today are the ogival arch separated
the old nave from the chancel and a part of the walls in the chancel
itself. Some of the scrulptured and engraved stones are exposed
at the Westercamp Museum in Wissembourg.
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