Château du Kagenfels
The Château du Kagenfels is a ruined castle situated in the Forest of Obernai, in the commune of Ottrott in the Bas-Rhin département of France. It was constructed in the 12th century.Photo: Eric.soeder, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: ruined castle in the Forest of Obernai in France
- Also known as: “Chateau de Kagenfels” and “Château de Kagenfels”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Château du Hagelschloss and Mont Sainte-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 2 km east of Château du Kagenfels.
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. Mont Sainte-Odile is situated 3 km east of Château du Kagenfels.
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 2 km east of Château du Kagenfels.
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 4½ km east of Château du Kagenfels.
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 4½ km east of Château du Kagenfels.
Grendelbruch
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grendelbruch is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Grendelbruch is situated 6 km northwest of Château du Kagenfels.
Château du Kagenfels
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bœrsch, Arrondissement of Molsheim, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.44489° or 48° 26′ 42″ northLongitude
7.3663° or 7° 21′ 59″ eastOpen location code
8FW9C9V8+XGOpenStreetMap ID
way 306387388OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q2971722
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In Other Languages
From French to Western Panjabi—“Château du Kagenfels” goes by many names.
- French: “château de Kagenfels”
- French: “château du Kagenfels”
- French: “Château du Kagenfels”
- German: “Burg Kagenfels”
- German: “Château du Kagenfels”
- German: “Hanfmatter-Schloss”
- German: “Hoburgweiler”
- Turkish: “Kagenfels Kalesi”
- Western Panjabi: “شتو کاگنفلز”
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Highlights include Schwarzenberg and Porte Koeberle.
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