Discover the Castle of the new Windstein

Name: Descubra el castillo del nuevo Windstein
Start: 2020-09-19T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2020-09-20T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Château fort du Nouveau-Windstein

Guided or free tours

19 i 20 septiembre 2020Passed

Association les Veilleurs du Nouveau Windstein

The association offers you to visit the site freely. We will be on site to answer any questions. We will also provide hourly guided tours to introduce you to the historic site, our maintenance work, our archaeological work and the tourist facilities. We will set up a small restaurant (drinks, cakes...). We will also present a small stand on which you can buy our various books and other objects with our effigy.

About the location

Château fort du Nouveau-Windstein

8 rue du Schlossberg, 67110 Windstein

Bas-Rhin
Grand Est

The New Windstein is a castle ruin, located on the commune of Windstein at the confluence of the Wineckerthal valley and the Schwartzbach, on the summit of the Schlossberg at 360m altitude. It was erected in the 13th century. It has an impressive shield wall with a height of 22m, made up of boulders. Two large palaces remain: the lower palace is high on 2 levels and overlooks a cellar; the upper palace of pentagonal plan is leaned against the north side of the shield wall: it has 3 levels. During the sixteenth century were added protective devices: a curtain with shooting slots, a bretèche and a barbacane in front of the primitive entrance door.
The association has been maintaining the site for about 20 years by ensuring brushing, weeding... We also undertook archaeological work around the Barbacane, work to secure the northern bastion and participated in the establishment of new tourist facilities.