Heritage sites in Alsace bossue

Alsace Heritage Trail

This heritage trail through Alsace Bossue explores a diverse landscape of medieval ruins, Renaissance châteaux, and industrial landmarks. The route features significant sites like the 14th-century Heidenkirche ruins, the Gallo-Roman baths of Mackwiller, and the fortified Château de la Petite-Pierre. It also highlights the region's glassmaking history at the Hochberg site and preserves unique Napoleonic-era road infrastructure, including historic stone benches designed for weary travelers in the early 19th century.

Alsace Heritage Trail — Map

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Château de Diedendorf

The Château de Diedendorf is a Renaissance style château situated in the commune of Diedendorf in the département of Bas-Rhin, Grand Est,…

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Château de Geroldseck

The ruins of a medieval castle located near Niederstinzel, representing the defensive architecture of the region.

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Château de Bonnefontaine

Château de Bonnefontaine is a château in Altwiller in the department of Bas-Rhin, France. It was completed between 1818 and 1822.

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Banc reposoir

A Napoleonic stone bench dating from 1811, part of a network of rest stops built across Alsace to commemorate the birth of the King of Rome.

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Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption

An 18th-century Catholic church in Eschwiller, designated as a French monument historique for its architectural significance.

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Heidenkirche

The ruins of a 14th-century Gothic church, once the religious center for the now-abandoned village of Birsbach.

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Banc-reposoir napoléonien

A historic stone rest bench in Struth, erected in 1811 to provide rest for travelers and market-goers.

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Verrerie du Hochberg

A former 18th-century glass factory in Wingen-sur-Moder, serving as a key monument to the region's glassmaking heritage.

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Site du Hochberg ou ancien château Teutsch

A 19th-century industrial heritage site featuring the Teutsch family manor, historically linked to the management of local glassworks.

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Maison du Maître-Verrier Martin Walter

A historic master glassmaker's residence in Meisenthal, reflecting the social and industrial hierarchy of the local glass industry.

Didivo67 / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Château de La Petite-Pierre

The Château de la Petite-Pierre, Burg Lützelstein is a castle in the commune of La Petite-Pierre in the Bas-Rhin département of France, in…

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Château de Rahling

A 14th-century castle in the Moselle department, significantly remodeled during the 16th and 18th centuries.

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Château de Lorentzen

Château de Lorentzen is a castle in the commune of Lorentzen, in the department of Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France, which dates from the Middle…

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Thermes gallo-romains (également sur commune de Waldhambach)

Ruins of a 1st-century Roman thermal complex featuring a hypocaust heating system, located on the border of Mackwiller and Waldhambach.

Peter 111 / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Pierre des 12 Apôtres

A prehistoric menhir, also known as the Breitenstein, which was later carved with figures of the twelve apostles.

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Le donjon

A medieval defensive tower in Oermingen, remaining as a vestige of the town's former fortifications.

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Château de Lorentzen

A 14th-century water castle featuring a circular moat, which later served as a farm and an agricultural school.

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