Mairie
1 Grande rue, 68230 Soultzbach-les-Bains
Built in 1211 and surrounded by ramparts and ditches in 1275, the village has retained its medieval aspect, the charm of its narrow streets and old houses. In 1289, the first mention appears of the castle, occupied by the family of Hattstatt, then, after its extinction by that of the Schauenbourg. The village was the former seat of the seigneury of Hattstatt-Schauenbourg.
Legend has it that Blaeschen, the young Frantz’s heifer, discovered the main hot spring in 1603\. The lords of Soultzbach developed thermal activity by building baths and housing the curists in the castle. It was appreciated by illustrious visitors: Archduke Leopold of Austria, Count Eberhard of Ribeaupierre, the revolutionary public prosecutor Euloge Schneider (in 1792) and the famous Italian seducer Casanova (in 1782). In 1844, half the village was destroyed by fire.
During the First World War, the commune served as a rear base for German troops and became the starting point for a cable car. At the end of the confli
Tags
Monument historique, Édifice religieux, Château, hôtel urbain, palais, manoir
Ralph Hammann
