Château de Guirbaden

The Château de Guirbaden (or Girbaden) is a ruined castle in the commune of Mollkirch in the Bas-Rhin département of France.

It is situated in the Guirbaden forest, near the village of Mollkirch on the left bank of the Magel River, at an altitude of 565 m. The castle covers a larger area than any other in Alsace. Dating from the 11th century, over more than 500 years it suffered several attacks, destructions and reconstructions.

Privately owned, it has been listed since 1898 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.

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Château de Guirbaden ranks #4,039 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #306 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. 18 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Strasbourg, 29 km away. It is one of the 57 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Alsace. It is stop 14 of 32 on the Alsace castle route, Wissembourg to Mulhouse. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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