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Château du Landsberg

🇫🇷 France · 12th century

Château du Landsberg in France
Photo: Christina · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The Château du Landsberg is a castle in the commune of Heiligenstein in the Bas-Rhin département in Alsace, France.

The castle includes a Zwinger with two sets of defensive walls. Construction dates from the 12th, 13th and 15th centuries. The land belonged to the Abbey of Niedersmunster.

The castle is privately owned. It has been listed since 1965 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.

Text adapted from “Château du Landsberg” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Château du Landsberg ranks #4,786 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #377 of the 524 mapped in France. Founded 1197, it is older than 79% 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, 30 km away. It is one of the 57 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Alsace. It is stop 16 of 32 on the Alsace castle route, Wissembourg to Mulhouse. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Château du Landsberg?

Château du Landsberg stands in France, at 48.42056°, 7.4225°.

When was Château du Landsberg built?

The atlas dates its founding to 1197. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Château du Landsberg?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,786 of 8,133 worldwide, and #377 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 du Landsberg?

Château d'Andlau, about 2 km away.

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