Look up at the hidden heritage!

Name: Levez les yeux vers le patrimoine caché !
Start: 2024-09-20T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2024-09-20T16:00:00+02:00
Location: Mairie

Go on an adventure in the smallest fortified village in Alsace! An event specially designed for the little ones, where they can walk the streets and discover a fascinating heritage. The program is ope

Vendredi 20 septembre, 14h00Passat

Vallée du Munster

Go on an adventure in the smallest fortified village in Alsace! An event specially designed for children, where they can walk the streets and discover a fascinating heritage. On the program: an old press, majestic stone sinks, amazing sculptures and much more. A fun and enriching experience not to be missed!

À propos du lieu

Mairie

1 Grande rue, 68230 Soultzbach-les-Bains

Haut-Rhin
Grand Est

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

Etiquetas

Monument historique, Édifice religieux, Château, hôtel urbain, palais, manoir

Accès

Free parking

Ralph Hammann

03 89 86 00 76