Château du Birkenfels
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: ruined castle in Ottrott in the French département of Bas-Rhin
- Also known as: “Birkenfels” and “Chateau du Birkenfels”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mont Sainte-Odile and Château de Dreistein.
Mont Sainte-Odile
Peak
Photo: Woehrling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Château de Dreistein
Castle
Photo: Pethrus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Château de Dreistein is situated 1¼ km northeast of Château du Birkenfels.
Grotte des Druides
Cave
Photo: Vassil, Public domain.
Grotte des Druides is a cave, which is situated 1¼ km east of Château du Birkenfels.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Nabor and Ottrott.
Saint-Nabor
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint-Nabor is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Saint-Nabor is situated 3½ km northeast of Château du Birkenfels.
Ottrott
Village
Photo: Woehrling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ottrott is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It lies southwest of Strasbourg. The vineyards in and around Ottrott produce the red Rouge d'Ottrott, a geographical denomination within the registered designation of origin Alsace AOC. Ottrott is situated 4 km northeast of Château du Birkenfels.
Heiligenstein
Village
Photo: Ralph Hammann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Heiligenstein is situated 5 km east of Château du Birkenfels.
Château du Birkenfels
- Categories: castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Ottrott, Arrondissement of Molsheim, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.42954° or 48° 25′ 46″ northLongitude
7.38414° or 7° 23′ 3″ eastElevation
668 metres (2,192 feet)Open location code
8FW9C9HM+RMOpenStreetMap ID
way 246481863OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
11837709Wikidata ID
Q2971610
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Western Panjabi—“Château du Birkenfels” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Château du Birkenfels”
- French: “chateau du Birkenfels”
- French: “château du Birkenfels”
- French: “Château du Birkenfels”
- German: “Bergfeldschloss”
- German: “Bergfels”
- German: “Birkwaldschloss”
- German: “Burg Birkenfels”
- German: “Château du Birkenfels”
- Western Panjabi: “شتو برکنفلز”
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Nearby Places
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