List of castles in Alsace explained

This list of castles in Alsace is a list of medieval castles or château forts in the region in northern France.

Alsace comprises two departments, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin, by the order of which this list is organised.

Bas-Rhin

Name	Date	Condition	Image	Ownership / Access	Notes
Château d'Andlau	12461246-1264	Ruins
Château du Bernstein	100111-15th century	Ruins
Château du Birkenfels	1260c.1260	Ruins
Château de Dreistein	120113-14th century	Ruins			Comprises 3 separate castles.
Château du Fleckenstein	120113-16th century	Ruins
Château du Frankenbourg	110112th century	Ruins			Original building attributed to Clovis I.
Château du Freudeneck	1300c.1300	Ruins
Château de Frœnsbourg	120113-14th century	Ruins			Destroyed by the French in 1677, probably already abandoned at that time.
Château du Grand-Geroldseck	110112-15th century	Ruins
Château de Greifenstein	110112-14th century	Ruins			Comprises 2 castles, separated by a ditch.
Château de Guirbaden	100111th century	Ruins
Château du Hagelschloss	120113th century	Ruins			Also known as Château de Waldsberg.
Château de Hohbarr	1100c.1100	Ruins
Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg	110112-15th century	Reconstructed			Abandoned after Thirty Years' War, restored after 1900 under the direction of Wilhelm II of Germany.
Château de Herrenstein	100111-16th century	Ruins
Château de Hohenbourg	110112-16th century	Ruins			Destroyed by Joseph de Montclar in 1680.
Château de Hohenfels	120113th century	Ruins
Château de Hohenstein	120113th century	Ruins
Château de Kagenfels	120113-16th century	Ruins			Ruined by 1664.
Château de Kintzheim	120113-15th century	Ruins
Château du Landsberg	120113th century	Ruins
Château de Lichtenberg	120113-16th century	Ruins			Reduced to ruins through artillery fire in 1870.
Château de Lœwenstein	120113th century	Fragmentary ruins
Château de Lutzelbourg	120113th century	Ruins
Château de Lutzelhardt	120113th century	Ruins			Ruined by 1538.
Château du Nideck	120113th century	Ruins			Destroyed by fire 1636.
Château d'Ochsenstein	110112th century	Ruins			Comprises 3 separate castles.
Château d'Osthoffen	120113th century	Reconstructed			Converted to Renaissance château.
Château de l'Ortenbourg	120113th century	Ruins
Château du Petit-Arnsberg	130114th century	Ruins
Château de La Petite-Pierre	110112th century	Rebuilt			Developed as residence, keep destroyed 19th century.
Château du Petit-Geroldseck	120113th century	Ruins
Château de Ramstein (Bas-Rhin)	120113-14th century	Ruins			Several hundred metres from Château de l'Ortenbourg.
Château du Grand Ringelstein	120113th century	Ruins
Château du Petit-Ringelstein	0001Unknown	Fragmentary remains
Château de la Roche	120113th century	Ruins
Château de Salm	120113-14th century	Ruins
Château de Schœneck	120113-16th century	Ruins			Destroyed in 1680 by French troops.
Château de Spesbourg	12461246-1250	Ruins
Château du Vieux-Windstein	110112-14th century	Ruins
Château de Wangenbourg	120113th century	Ruins
Château du Wasenbourg	1275c.1275	Ruins
Château du Wasigenstein	120113th century	Ruins			Associated with the German legend of Waltharius.
Château de Wineck	1300c.1300	Ruins
Château de Wittschloessel	120113th century	Fragmentary remains

Haut-Rhin

Castles of which only vestiges or nothing remains include Château d'Altkirch, Château de Meywihr and Château de Wildenstein.

Name	Date	Condition	Image	Ownership / Access	Notes
Château de Buchenek	13-16th century	Restored		Owned by commune	Houses municipal museum
Château d'Échéry	120113th century	Ruins
Châteaux d'Eguisheim (fr)	100111-13th century	Ruins			Comprises the three castles of Dagsbourg, Weckmund and Wahlenbourg, shared with Husseren-les-Châteaux
Château de Ferrette	1100c.1100	Ruins
Château du Girsberg	120113th century	Ruins
Château du Haut-Ribeaupierre	100111th century	Ruins
		Ruins
Château du Hohlandsbourg	12791279	Ruins			Destroyed 1637.
Château du Hugstein	120113-15th century	Ruins
Château de Kaysersberg	120113-15th century	Ruins
Château de Landskron	120113-17th century	Ruins			Rebuilt by Vauban after 1665.
Château de Morimont	120113-16th century	Ruins
Château de Pflixbourg	12121212-9	Ruins
Château de Reichenstein (Kientzheim)
Château de Reichenstein (Riquewihr)		Ruins
Château de Saint-Ulrich	110112-15th century	Ruins			One of three castles (with the Girsberg and the Haut-Ribeaupierre) which dominate the commune of Ribeauvillé.
	100111-13th century	Ruins

See also

• List of castles in France
• List of châteaux in France