Château du Landsberg

Château du Landsberg

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.[1]

The castle is privately owned. It has been listed since 1965 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.[1]

History

The central part of the castle was built in the late 12th century, and the newer outer castle added onto at the start of the 13th century[2] by Conrad de Landsberg to provide defence for the abbeys of Mont Sainte-Odile, Niedermunster, Truttenhausen and Andlau. More recent additions were made in the 15th century.[2] Herrad of Landsberg was born here around 1130.

Images

  • Interior
    Interior
  • The square keep
    The square keep
  • Oriel
    Oriel
  • The castle as it appeared in the 16th and 17th centuries
    The castle as it appeared in the 16th and 17th centuries

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Base Mérimée: Vestiges du château de Landsberg, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  2. ^ a b Bronner, Guy; Metz, Bernhard: Schnitzler; Bernadette (1981). "Un château double au XIIIe siècle: Le Landsberg à la lumière des travaux récents". Cahiers alsaciens d'archéologie, d'art et d'historie (in French). 24: 71–94.

48°25′14″N 7°25′21″E / 48.42056°N 7.42250°E / 48.42056; 7.42250


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