Neuf-Brisach

Neuf-Brisach (French pronunciation: [nœfbrizak] or [nøbrizak], lit. 'New Brisach'; German: Neubreisach, lit. 'New Breisach', in contrast to "Old Breisach"; Alsatian: Nei-Brisach) is a fortified town and commune of the department of Haut-Rhin in Alsace in north-eastern France. The fortified town was intended to guard the border between France and the Holy Roman Empire and, subsequently, the German states. It was built after the Treaty of Ryswick in 1697 that resulted in France losing the town of Breisach, on the opposite bank of the Rhine. The town's name means New Breisach.

The town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of quintessential military fortifications and its testimony to the influence of Vauban on military architecture during the 17–19th centuries.

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Neuf-Brisach ranks #122 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #17 of the 469 mapped in France. Founded 1697, it is older than 23% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 580 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 17,505 times in the last 60 days, more than 96% of the atlas. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Colmar, 15 km away. It is one of the 57 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Alsace. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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