In 2026, the Château de Birkenwald was open for free visits to the gardens, the guardroom and the spiral staircase made of Vosges sandstone.
Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Birkenwald can rely on this location when planning their trip.
Culture and History
The Château de Birkenwald is a Renaissance manor house built in 1562 on the site of a former fortified house. The nave of the Saint-Louis parish church was rebuilt in 1704; only the choir of the parish church remains. The Calvaire de Birkenwald was built at the end of the 18th century.
Landscape
The Calvaire de Birkenwald is located in a bucolic landscape with permanent grassland and old orchards. Rautenburgerkopf, Spillberg, Hirschberg and Schlossberg are mountains in the vicinity of Birkenwald.
Hiking
The Circuit de la Sommerau – Marche nordique is a hiking route rated as easy and passes Le Gros Chêne, which is a classified site.
Surroundings
Château des Rohan is a palace in the vicinity of Birkenwald. Maursmünster Abbey is an abbey near Birkenwald. Château de Hohenstein and Château du Grand Ringelstein are ruins in the vicinity of Birkenwald.
More local pages: Hoenheim, Rosheim, Benfeld, La Petite-Pierre, Triembach-au-Val, Ergersheim, Artolsheim, Oberbronn
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