Castle
Château du Bernstein
🇫🇷 France · 11th century
The Château du Bernstein (French pronunciation: [ʃato dy bɛʁnʃtain]) is a ruined castle in the commune of Dambach-la-Ville, in the Bas-Rhin département of France. It is situated at an altitude of 557 metres (1,827 ft).
Originally, the castle belonged to the Counts of Eguisheim Dabo. After the siege of 1227, it became the property of the bishop of Strasbourg and seat of the episcopal bailiffs until 1580. Abandoned from this date, the buildings fell into ruin.
Text adapted from “Château du Bernstein” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château du Bernstein ranks #3,646 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #282 of the 351 mapped in France. Founded 1100, it is older than 89% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 171 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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