Heiligenstein
Heiligenstein is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. Its name means holy rock. It lies some 15 kilometres to the north of Sélestat.Places of Interest
Highlights include Château du Landsberg and Barr station.
Château du Landsberg
Castle
The Château du Landsberg is a castle in the commune of Heiligenstein in the Bas-Rhin département in Alsace, France. The castle includes a Zwinger with two sets of defensive walls.
Barr station
Railway station
Barr station is a railway station serving the commune of Barr, Bas-Rhin department, France. It is located on the Sélestat to Saverne railway. The station is owned and operated by SNCF, in the TER Grand Est regional rail network and is served by TER trains.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barr and Obernai.
Barr
Village
Barr is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in the Alsace region of north-eastern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as Barrois or Barroises.
Obernai
Town
Obernai is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It lies on the eastern slopes of the Vosges mountains. Obernai is a rapidly growing city, its number of inhabitants having gone up from 6,304 in 1968 to 12,587 in 2023. Obernai is situated 5 km northeast of Heiligenstein.
Gertwiller
Village
Gertwiller is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. Positioned in the heart of the Alsace wine growing region, Gertwiller specialises in the manufacture of pain d'épices, a traditional sweet spicy confection not dissimilar from ginger bread.
Heiligenstein
- Type: Locality with 957 residents
- Also known as: “67189”
- Location: Arrondissement of Sélestat-Erstein, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.4224° or 48° 25′ 21″ north
Longitude
7.4494° or 7° 26′ 58″ east
Population
957
Elevation
277 metres (909 feet)
Open location code
8FW9CCCX+XQ
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