France · 13th century
The Château de Buchenek is a castle in the commune of Soultz-Haut-Rhin in the Haut-Rhin département of France. Dating from the second half of the 13th century, it was altered, possibly in the 14th century, and in the 16th century.
The castle was first recorded in 1251. The logis, of a rectangular plan, possibly still dates from this period at the lower level; it was altered in the 14th century (there is evidence of building work) as well as in the second half of the 16th century (staircase tower). Restored after the Thirty Years' War, the castle was sold as national property. In the 19th century it was used as a factory. Bought by the town in 1976, the castle has had a significant restoration and, since 1990, has housed the municipal museum.
It has been listed since 1984 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.
Text adapted from “Château de Buchenek” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château de Bucheneck ranks #7,747 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #738 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded 1254, it is older than 67% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 1080 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 9 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Mulhouse, 17 km away. It is one of the 63 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Alsace. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →