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
Name |
Date |
Condition |
Image | Ownership / Access |
Notes |
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Château d'Andlau | 1246-1264 | Ruins | ![]() |
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Château du Bernstein | 11-15th century | Ruins | ![]() |
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Château du Birkenfels | c.1260 | Ruins | ![]() |
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Château de Dreistein | 13-14th century | Ruins | ![]() |
Comprises 3 separate castles. | |
Château du Fleckenstein | 13-16th century | Ruins | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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Château de Greifenstein | 12-14th century | Ruins | ![]() |
Comprises 2 castles, separated by a ditch. | |
Château de Guirbaden | 11th century | Ruins | ![]() |
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Château du Hagelschloss | 13th century | Ruins | ![]() |
Also known as Château de Waldsberg. | |
Château de Hohbarr | c.1100 | Ruins | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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Château de Kagenfels | 13-16th century | Ruins | ![]() |
Ruined by 1664. | |
Château de Kintzheim | 13-15th century | Ruins | ![]() |
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Château du Landsberg | 13th century | Ruins | ![]() |
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Château de Lichtenberg | 13-16th century | Ruins | ![]() |
Reduced to ruins through artillery fire in 1870. | |
Château de Lœwenstein | 13th century | Fragmentary ruins | ![]() |
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Château de Lutzelbourg | 13th century | Ruins | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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Château de Ramstein (Bas-Rhin) | 13-14th century | Ruins | ![]() |
Several hundred metres from Château de l'Ortenbourg. | |
Château du Grand Ringelstein | 13th century | Ruins | ![]() |
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Château du Petit-Ringelstein | Unknown | Fragmentary remains | ![]() |
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Château de la Roche | 13th century | Ruins | |||
Château de Salm | 13-14th century | Ruins | ![]() |
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Château de Schœneck | 13-16th century | Ruins | ![]() |
Destroyed in 1680 by French troops. | |
Château de Spesbourg | 1246-1250 | Ruins | ![]() |
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Château du Vieux-Windstein | 12-14th century | Ruins | |||
Château de Wangenbourg | 13th century | Ruins | ![]() |
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Château du Wasenbourg | c.1275 | Ruins | ![]() |
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Château du Wasigenstein | 13th century | Ruins | ![]() |
Associated with the German legend of Waltharius. | |
Château de Wineck | c.1300 | Ruins | ![]() |
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Château de Wittschloessel | 13th century | Fragmentary remains |
Haut-Rhin
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 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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Château du Girsberg | 13th century | Ruins | ![]() |
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Château du Haut-Ribeaupierre | 11th century | Ruins | ![]() |
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Château de Hohenack | Ruins | ![]() |
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Château du Hohlandsbourg | 1279 | Ruins | ![]() |
Destroyed 1637. | |
Château du Hugstein | 13-15th century | Ruins | ![]() |
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Château de Kaysersberg | 13-15th century | Ruins | ![]() |
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Château de Landskron | 13-17th century | Ruins | ![]() |
Rebuilt by Vauban after 1665. | |
Château de Morimont | 13-16th century | Ruins | ![]() |
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Château de Pflixbourg | 1212-9 | Ruins | ![]() |
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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
References
- ↑ Base Mérimée: Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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