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Château-fort du Warthenberg (Daubenschlagfelsen)

Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel

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Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel

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Château-fort du Warthenberg (Daubenschlagfelsen) stands in Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel (Bas-Rhin), in the Grand Est region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 12th century). Admission is free. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Perched on a rocky spur above Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel, the ruins of Warthenberg castle, also known as Daubenschlagfelsen, sit within a wooded area of the Bas-Rhin region. Built in the 12th century, this ruined stronghold is reached via a hiking trail from the nearby village of Ernolsheim-lès-Saverne. Archaeological excavations uncovered the foundations of the structure, which remain the only visible trace of this medieval fortification today.

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Free
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Parking
Parking on Impasse de l'Eglise (near the church) in Ernolsheim-lès-Saverne; access to the castle via a path of about 1.3 km (marked with a solid red circle)

Where this château is

Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel · Bas-Rhin · Grand Est

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Address

67330 Ernolsheim-lès-Saverne

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Heritage status
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Mérimée record PA00085306
Period of construction
12th century

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The most visited in this department — Bas-Rhin

From the same period — 12e siècle

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