> 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.

> 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.

> 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.

> 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.

> 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).

> 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.

> 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.

> 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 :
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From March 1st till April 30 : On Sunday and holidays from 14.00 till 17.00
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From May 1st till June 30 : Saturday and Sunday and holidays from 15.00 till 18.00
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From July 1-st till October 31 : On Wednesday from 14.00 till 17.00
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Saturday and Sunday and holidays from 15.00 till 18.00
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All year : booking for groups.
- Paying entrance.

> 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
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All year : booking for groups.
- Free entrance.

Demonstrations
- 22th September : "journée du patrimoine"

> 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.

> 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.