Château de Dreistein, Ottrott

Name: Château de Dreistein
Address: Ottrott, France

#2 among attractions in Ottrott

Forts and castles, Romanesque architecture

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The Château de Dreistein is a ruined castle in the commune of Ottrott in the Bas-Rhin département of France. It is, in fact, three separate castles built on rocky promontories, hence the name drei Stein, "three stones" in medieval German. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 48°26'24"N, 7°23'29"E

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Ottrott France

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Château de Dreistein – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mont Sainte-Odile Abbey, Château du Birkenfels, Château du Kagenfels, Château du Hagelschloss.

0.6 miE
Sacred and religious sites, Historical place, Monastery
Mont Sainte-Odile Abbey, Ottrott
16 min walk • Mont Sainte-Odile Abbey, also known as Hohenburg Abbey, is a nunnery, situated on Mont Sainte-Odile, one of the most famous peaks of the Vosges mountain range in the French region of Alsace.
0.8 miS
Forts and castles, Romanesque architecture
Château du Birkenfels, Ottrott
22 min walk • The Château du Birkenfels is a ruined castle in the commune of Ottrott in the French département of Bas-Rhin. Originally constructed in the 13th century, it was burned down in the 14th century and restored in the 15th. It is surrounded by the Obernai Forest.
1.2 miW
Forts and castles
Château du Kagenfels
31 min walk • The Château du Kagenfels is a ruined castle situated in the Forest of Obernai, in the commune of Ottrott in the Bas-Rhin département of France. It was constructed in the 12th century.
0.6 miN
Forts and castles
Château du Hagelschloss, Ottrott
17 min walk • The Château du Hagelschloss is a ruined castle in the commune of Ottrott in the Bas-Rhin département of France. It was constructed in the 13th century. Hagelschloss is probably named because of its position dominating the Hagelthal valley.
0.6 miSE
Church
Mont Sainte-Odile
16 min walk • Mont Sainte-Odile is a 764-metre-high peak in the Vosges Mountains in Alsace in France, immediately west of Barr. The mountain is named after Saint Odile.
0.8 miSE
Monastery
Niedermunster Abbey
22 min walk • Niedermunster Abbey, situated at the foot of Mount Saint Odile at an altitude of 511 metres, was founded around 700 A.D. to cater for the overflow of pilgrims to the Saint Odile Abbey, formerly known as the Hohenbourg.
1.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Grotte des Druides
28 min walk • The cave of the Druids is a small natural cavity located in the commune of Barr, in the Vosges mountains, department of Bas-Rhin.
1.2 miSE
Memorial
Stèle Souvenir du Crash Air Inter le 20 janvier 1992
31 min walk • Air Inter Flight 148 was a scheduled passenger flight from Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport to Strasbourg Airport in France. On 20 January 1992, the Airbus A320 operating the flight crashed in the Vosges Mountains, France, near Mont Sainte-Odile, while circling to land at Strasbourg Airport.

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Which popular attractions are close to Château de Dreistein?

Nearby attractions include Mont Sainte-Odile Abbey, Ottrott (16 min walk), Château du Hagelschloss, Ottrott (17 min walk), Château du Birkenfels, Ottrott (22 min walk).