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Carlos, Christoph

Carlos, Christoph

Lembach

Lembach is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. Etymology The toponym Lembach is of Germanic origin, cognate to modern German , denoting clay. The Germanic hydronym entered the French language via High German, and took on two forms: the Germanic form -bach and Romantic -bais. Geography Lembach lies in the Sauer valley, surrounded by the woods and sandstone cliffs of the Palatinate Forest-North Vosges Biosphere Reserve. It is located on Departmental …

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Carlos, Christoph
Carlos, Christoph
5 mi. NW Lembach
The Château du Vieux Windstein is a ruined castle in the commune of Windstein, in the Bas-Rhin département of France. History The first documented mention of the Château de Windstein is dated 1205. It was built at the end of the 12th century by the Hohenstaufens to protect their imperial palace at Haguenau. The castle was a fief of the Empire, in the possession of the Windstein family, and was built in two periods, though dates are not known. Later, the castle was split in two with the lords of …
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Sur le Château du Petit Arnsbourg #Obersteinbach #VisitAlsace
Sur le Château du Petit …
5 mi. NW Lembach
The Château du Nouveau-Windstein (German: Burg Neuwindstein) is a ruined castle located on a hill west of the commune of Windstein in the Bas-Rhin département of France. History Previously it was assumed that the castle had been built after 1332, probably in 1339, by William of Windstein as a fief of the bishops of Speyer after the destruction of Château du Vieux-Windstein. This record of the construction of a castle, however, probably refers to one on the northern site of Vieux-Windstein. The …
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Fleckenstein
Fleckenstein
3 mi. NW Lembach
Château de Fleckenstein is a ruined castle in the commune of Lembach, in the Bas-Rhin département of France. This fortress, built in the shape of 52 m long boat, has a long history. The castle was built on a sandstone summit in the Middle Ages. An ingenious system for collecting rainwater fed a cistern and a hoist allowed water and other loads to be moved to the upper floors. History A castle is known to have existed on the site in 1165. It is named after the Fleckenstein family, owners until 17…
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Fleckenstein
Fleckenstein
3 mi. NW Lembach
The Château de Hohenbourg is a ruined castle in the commune of Wingen, in the Bas-Rhin département of France. It has been listed since 1898 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture. History The castle is partly built within the rock and dates to the mid-13th century. Its origins remain obscure; the first known occupants were the Pullers, known as the Hohenbourgs. Some of their seigneuries were common to the Fleckensteins, a cause of frequent rivalries. The castle was restored a…
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Ouvrage Schoenenbourg
Ouvrage Schoenenbourg
Schœnenbourg
Ouvrage Schoenenbourg is a Maginot Line fortification. It is located on the territory of the communes of Hunspach, Schœnenbourg and Ingolsheim, in the French département of Bas-Rhin, forming part of the Fortified Sector of Haguenau, facing Germany. At the east end of the Alsace portion of the Maginot Line, its neighbour is the gros ouvrage Hochwald. It is the largest such fortification open to the public in Alsace. Officially recorded as an historical monument, it retains all its original struct…
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Zwischenstopp im Wald
Zwischenstopp im Wald
9 mi. NW Lembach
The Château de Schœneck is a ruined castle situated in the commune of Dambach, in the French département of Bas-Rhin. History The castle, probably built at the end of the 13th century, is on a rocky crest at an altitude of 380 m. It was certainly built at the instigation of the Hohenstaufens for hunting brigands taking refuge in the area. Destroyed around 1280, it was rebuilt in 1286 and is mentioned in 1287 as the property of the Bishop of Strasbourg, ally of the Habsburgs. He entrusted the upk…
wikipedia/Château_de_Schœneck
Fleckenstein
Fleckenstein
Lembach
Ouvrage Lembach is a petit ouvrage of the Maginot Line. Lembach is adjoined by petit ouvrage Grand Hohekirkel at some distance to its west and gros ouvrage Four-à-Chaux immediately to its east. It faces the German frontier, and was part of the Fortified Sector of the Vosges. During the Battle of France in 1940, the German 215th Infantry Division broke through the line of smaller fortifications to the west of Lembach, but did not directly attack. After aerial bombardments, Lembach surrendered wi…
wikipedia/Ouvrage_Lembach
Fleckenstein: misty mountains
Fleckenstein: misty moun…
Lembach
Ouvrage Hochwald is a gros ouvrage of the Maginot Line, one of the largest fortifications in the Line. Located on the Hochwald ridge in the Fortified Sector of Haguenau in the community of Drachenbronn-Birlenbach in the Bas-Rhin department of northeastern France, it was designed to protect the northern Vosges region of France. Ouvrage Hochwald is sometimes considered as two ouvrages because of its separation of the western and the eastern portions of the ouvrage. Uniquely, the original plans for…
wikipedia/Ouvrage_Hochwald
Ouvrage Schoenenbourg
Ouvrage Schoenenbourg
Schœnenbourg
PfalzMosel46
PfalzMosel46
3 mi. NW Lembach
PfalzMosel63
PfalzMosel63
3 mi. NW Lembach
Fleckenstein
Fleckenstein
3 mi. NW Lembach
PfalzMosel8
PfalzMosel8
3 mi. NW Lembach
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