Château de l'Ortenbourg, Scherwiller

Name: Château de l'Ortenbourg
Address: Scherwiller, France

#1 among attractions in Scherwiller

Top attraction, View point, Historical place, Forts and castles

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Château de l'Ortenbourg or Ortenberg is a ruined castle situated in the commune of Scherwiller in the département of Bas-Rhin of France. It is dated to the 13th century. It is a listed historical monument since 1924. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 48°17'45"N, 7°23'32"E

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Château de l'Ortenbourg – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Château de Kintzheim, Château du Bernstein, Château du Frankenbourg, Église Saint-Georges de Châtenois.

2.7 miS
Romanesque architecture, Forts and castles
Château de Kintzheim, Sélestat
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1.8 miN
Forts and castles, Romanesque architecture
Château du Bernstein, Dambach-la-Ville
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3.1 miW
Forts and castles
Château du Frankenbourg
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1.9 miS
Church, Romanesque architecture, Baroque architecture
Église Saint-Georges de Châtenois
48 min walk • Église Saint-Georges de Châtenois is the Catholic parish church of Châtenois, in the Bas-Rhin department of France. The current church was built from 1759 until 1761 by the local architect Martin Dorgler, but retains a Romanesque steeple from the 12th century, crowned with a spire from 1525.
~1010 ftSW
Forts and castles
Château de Ramstein, Bas-Rhin
5 min walk • The Château de Ramstein is a ruined castle in the commune of Scherwiller, in the Bas-Rhin département of France. Its name is probably derived from the German Ram and Stein and signifies 'rock of the crow'.
3 miS
Forts and castles
Château Fabvier, Kintzheim
77 min walk • The Château Fabvier is a château situated in Kintzheim, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. The building with its grounds and park was registered as a monument historique in 1992. The château was built in the 13th century, but was entirely modernised and refurbished in Neo-Classical style in the early 19th century.
3.8 miSE
History museum, Museum, Library
Humanist Library of Sélestat, Sélestat
97 min walk • The Humanist Library in Sélestat is one of the most important cultural treasures of Alsace, France. According to a traditional saying, Alsace has three great treasures: Strasbourg Cathedral, the Isenheim Altarpiece in Colmar and the Humanist Library in Sélestat.
3.4 miN
Area
Blienschwiller, Nothalten
87 min walk • Blienschwiller is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in northeastern France.
3.8 miSE
48°15'36"N • 7°27'21"E
Maison du Pain d'Alsace, Sélestat
98 min walk • Specialty museum, Tea room, Museum
2.3 miS
48°15'51"N • 7°22'37"E
Montagne des Singes, Kintzheim
59 min walk • Aquarium, Zoo
1.8 miS
Forts and castles
Château et cimetière de Châtenois
47 min walk • The Château et cimetière de Châtenois is a ruined castle and a cemetery in the commune of Châtenois, in the department of Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. It is a listed historical monument since 1932.