Discovery of the remains of a 13th century castle

Name: Descubrimiento de los restos de un castillo del siglo XIII
Start: 2022-09-17T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Château fort du Nouveau-Windstein

Venture into the castle and discover its history.

17 i 18 septiembre 2022Passed

©Association les Veilleurs du Nouveau-Windstein

Venture into the castle and discover its history.

Members of the «Veilleurs du Nouveau-Windstein» association are present to tell you new anecdotes around the site.
The association also offers a small restaurant.
Guided tours are free and open to all.
The visit can also be done in German - Deutsche Fuhrung möglich.

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.