Château de Dreistein
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Pethrus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in France
- Also known as: “Chateau de Dreistein” and “Château de Dreistein occidental”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mont Sainte-Odile and Château du Hagelschloss.
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 du Hagelschloss
Castle
Photo: Magutasermit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Château du Hagelschloss is a ruined castle in the commune of Ottrott in the Bas-Rhin département of France. It was constructed in the 13th century. Château du Hagelschloss is situated 1 km north of Château de Dreistein.
Mont Sainte-Odile Abbey
Monastery
Photo: Ian Coates, CC0.
Mont Sainte-Odile Abbey, also known as Hohenburg Abbey, is a nunnery, situated on Mont Sainte-Odile, one of the most famous peaks of the Vosges mountain range in the French region of Alsace. Mont Sainte-Odile Abbey is situated 1 km east of Château de Dreistein.
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 2½ km east of Château de Dreistein.
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 3 km northeast of Château de Dreistein.
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 de Dreistein.
Château de Dreistein
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ottrott, Arrondissement of Molsheim, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.43994° or 48° 26′ 24″ northLongitude
7.3909° or 7° 23′ 27″ eastOpen location code
8FW9C9QR+X9OpenStreetMap ID
node 8955879259OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q2226645
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Western Panjabi—“Château de Dreistein” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kasteel Dreistein”
- Dutch: “Kasteel van Dreistein”
- French: “château de Dreistein”
- French: “Château de Dreistein”
- German: “Burg Dreistein”
- German: “Burg Dreystein”
- German: “Château de Dreistein”
- Western Panjabi: “شتو ڈرائیسٹائن”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Porte Koeberle and Grotte d’Etichon.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Château de Dreistein”. Photo: Pethrus, CC BY-SA 4.0.