Canal de Huningue

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The Canal de Huningue is a canal in eastern France connecting the Rhine at Huningue to Niffer. The locks are no longer operational, but the canal is navigable from Niffer until Kembs. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 47°42'16"N, 7°30'9"E

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Canal de Huningue – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Musée du papier peint, Château de Butenheim, Kembs-Niffer Branch Canal, Réserve naturelle de la petite Camargue alsacienne.

5.6 miNW
47°44'40"N • 7°23'50"E
Musée du papier peint, Rixheim
144 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
2.9 miN
Forts and castles
Château de Butenheim
75 min walk • Château de Butenheim is a 13th-century castle ruin in the commune of Petit-Landau, in the department of Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France. It is a listed historical monument since 1932.
~500 ftE
Canal
Kembs-Niffer Branch Canal
3 min walk • The Kembs-Niffer Branch Canal is a French canal connecting the Grand Canal d'Alsace at Kembs to the Canal du Rhône au Rhin.
4.8 miS
Park
Réserve naturelle de la petite Camargue alsacienne, Rosenau
124 min walk • The national nature reserve of the small Alsatian Camargue is a national nature reserve located in Alsace. Classified in 1982, it occupies an area of 904 hectares and protects a mosaic of environments in the former major bed of the Rhine.
4.8 miW
Church
Église Saint-Pierre et Paul
124 min walk • The Saints-Pierre-et-Paul church is a building located in Eschentzwiller, in the French department of Haut-Rhin, whose bell tower and porch are registered as historical monuments. There is a Jean-André Silberman organ.
1.2 miS
Locality
Kembs
32 min walk • One of the main attractions in Kembs is the Rhine River itself, where visitors can take leisurely boat rides or scenic walks along the riverbanks. The area is also popular for fishing and birdwatching, with a variety of species to be spotted in the wetlands and marshes...
5.3 miSW
Historical place, Military museum, Museum
Ligne Maginot Casemate n°86 de l'Aschenbach
135 min walk • The casemate of Aschenbach is an interval infantry casemate of the Maginot Line with two firing chambers. The casemate is located in the commune of Uffheim. It has by firing chamber: two crenellations in refused steps, one for anti-tank gun and one...
5.5 miW
Locality
Zimmersheim
141 min walk • Zimmersheim is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of Alsace in eastern France. It forms part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, the inter-communal local government body for the Mulhouse conurbation.
4.3 miNW
Locality
Habsheim
110 min walk • Habsheim is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It forms part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, the inter-communal local government body for the Mulhouse conurbation.
4.6 miW
Memorial
War Memorial, Schlierbach
119 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.
5.6 miNW
Memorial
War Memorial, Rixheim
142 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.