Palace & château
Château d'Osthoffen
🇫🇷 France · 12th century
The Château d'Osthoffen is a château developed from an older castle situated in the commune of Osthoffen in the département of Bas-Rhin of France, located about 15 kilometres from Strasbourg. It is dated to the 12th or 13th century.
It has been listed since 1963 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.
Text adapted from “Château d'Osthoffen” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château d'Osthoffen ranks #4,246 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #327 of the 524 mapped in France. Founded c. 1200, it is older than 77% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 563 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. 20 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Strasbourg, 15 km away. It is one of the 57 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Alsace. It is stop 10 of 32 on the Alsace castle route, Wissembourg to Mulhouse. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Château d'Osthoffen?
Château d'Osthoffen stands in France, at 48.58417°, 7.55333°.
When was Château d'Osthoffen built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1200. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Château d'Osthoffen?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,246 of 8,133 worldwide, and #327 in France. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Château d'Osthoffen?
Fort de Mutzig, about 8 km away.
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