Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg
The Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg, sometimes also Haut-Kœnigsbourg, is a medieval castle located in the commune of Orschwiller in the Bas-Rhin département of Alsace, France. Located in the Vosges mountains just west of Sélestat, situated in a strategic area on a rocky spur overlooking the Upper Rhine Plain, it was used by successive powers from the Middle Ages until the Thirty Years' War when it was abandoned. From 1900 to 1908 it was rebuilt at the behest of the German kaiser Wilhelm II. Today it is a major tourist site, attracting more than 500,000 visitors a year.
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Key facts
- Created
- 1114
- Listed as
- classified historical monument (1862), monument historique inscrit (10/9/1991)
- Location
- Orschwiller
- Official website
- www.haut-koenigsbourg.fr
On your route
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Nearby
- château du Haut-Koenigsbourg, 0.0 km away
- château de Guirbaden, 27.2 km away
- château de Saint-Ulrich, 5.9 km away
- abbaye de Hohenbourg, 21.4 km away
- château de Bilstein, 8.1 km away
- château du Frankenbourg, 5.3 km away
- château du Landsberg, 19.9 km away
- Hohlandsbourg, 21.8 km away
Frequently asked questions
- What is there to see near Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg?
- Nearby: château du Haut-Koenigsbourg (0.0 km), château de Guirbaden (27.2 km), château de Saint-Ulrich (5.9 km), abbaye de Hohenbourg (21.4 km). Each one can become a detour on your route.
- How do I buy tickets for Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg?
- Tickets for Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg are sold online (Tiqets ticketing, instant confirmation, tickets on your phone). The booking link is on this page.
- When was Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg created?
- Wikidata gives 1114 as its date of creation or foundation.
- Is Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg a protected monument?
- Yes: classified historical monument (1862), monument historique inscrit (10/9/1991) (source: Wikidata).
Facts and key figures: the Wikipedia article “Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg” (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0), retrieved on 2026-08-05. Opening hours and prices are deliberately left out: they change too fast to be reliable anywhere but the official website.