Castle
Château de La Petite-Pierre
🇫🇷 France · 12th century
The Château de la Petite-Pierre, Burg Lützelstein (German) is a castle in the commune of La Petite-Pierre (German: Lützelstein) in the Bas-Rhin département of France, in Alsace (German: Elsass). All the names of the place are related to "small stone" (Latin: parva petra), and come from Old Franconian Lítzelstäin, with the French name as a translation.
It is the headquarters of the Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord. It has been listed as monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since April 1922.
Text adapted from “Château de La Petite-Pierre” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château de La Petite-Pierre ranks #5,176 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #404 of the 456 mapped in France. Founded 1200, it is older than 77% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 510 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Château de La Petite-Pierre?
Château de La Petite-Pierre stands in France, at 48.85722°, 7.31472°.
When was Château de La Petite-Pierre built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1200. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Château de La Petite-Pierre?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,176 of 7,044 worldwide, and #404 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 de La Petite-Pierre?
Château de Hunebourg, about 4 km away.
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