Observatoire d’Artillerie n°1

Observatoire d’Artillerie n°1 is a castle in Dangolsheim, Arrondissement of Molsheim, Grand Est. Observatoire d’Artillerie n°1 is situated near the castle Abri J16, as well as near Observatoire d’Artillerie n°2.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Fort de Mutzig and Église Saint-Pancrace de Dangolsheim.

Fort de Mutzig

Museum

Photo: ComputerHotline, CC BY 3.0.

The Fort de Mutzig, also known as Feste Kaiser Wilhelm II, is located near the town of Mutzig, in the Bas-Rhin department of France. It is one of the fortifications built by Germany at the end of the 19th century to defend Strasbourg. Fort de Mutzig is situated 220 metres northwest of Observatoire d’Artillerie n°1.

Église Saint-Pancrace de Dangolsheim

Church

Photo: Ralph Hammann, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Église Saint-Pancrace de Dangolsheim is a church, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Observatoire d’Artillerie n°1.

Église Saint-Maurice de Mutzig

Church

Photo: Ralph Hammann, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Église Saint-Maurice de Mutzig is a church, which is situated 2 km south of Observatoire d’Artillerie n°1.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Molsheim and Dorlisheim.

Molsheim

Town

Photo: Ralph Hammann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Molsheim is a commune and a subprefecture in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The total population in 2023 was 9,318. Molsheim had been a very fast-growing city between the French censuses of 1968 and 1999, passing from 5,739 to 9,335 inhabitants, but this increase came to a noticeable halt since. Molsheim is situated 3 km southeast of Observatoire d’Artillerie n°1.

Dorlisheim

Village

Photo: Ralph Hammann, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dorlisheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Dorlisheim is situated 4 km southeast of Observatoire d’Artillerie n°1.

Rosenwiller

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rosenwiller is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Rosenwiller is situated 6 km south of Observatoire d’Artillerie n°1.

Observatoire d’Artillerie n°1

Type: Castle
Also known as: “OA 1”
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Dangolsheim, Arrondissement of Molsheim, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude

48.55777° or 48° 33′ 28″ north

Longitude

7.45981° or 7° 27′ 35″ east

Open location code

8FW9HF55+4W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7706770698

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Abri J16 and Observatoire d’Artillerie n°2.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Abri J1 and Fort de Mutzig.

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