Bergheim: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Maison des Sorcières is a permanent exhibition that is continuously being developed, focusing on the witch trials held in Bergheim between 1582 and 1683. Using the town’s archives, it presents the historical context of the 40 witch trials conducted in Bergheim.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Bergheim can combine their own travel plans with this destination.

Culture

Bergheim’s present-day synagogue was rebuilt between 1860 and 1863 on the site of its predecessor. The western tower portal of the Église catholique de l'Assomption de la Bienheureuse Vierge Marie in Bergheim preserves a Gothic relief depicting the Adoration of the Magi. Murals from the 15th century were discovered in this church in 1957.

Bergheim’s painted sundial dates from 1711 and shows the hours, the changing seasons, and the position of the sun in the zodiac.

Landscape

The German military cemetery of Bergheim is located on the Grasberg and contains the graves of 5,308 German soldiers who died in the Second World War. The cemetery extends over four hectares on a hill 337 metres high.

A well-maintained road leads uphill from Bergheim to the German military cemetery on the Grasberg. The thousand-year-old lime tree in the Herrengarten is considered the oldest tree in the surrounding region and was designated an Arbre Remarquable in 2017.

Local Life

Bergheim’s weekly market offers fruit, vegetables and meat from producers in the Pays de Ribeauvillé et Riquewihr.

Walks

The Circuit de découverte de Bergheim is a one-hour walk open to the general public. The Sentier viticole de Bergheim is a very easy 4.1-kilometre walk equipped with information boards about wine and Alsatian viticulture.

More local pages: Berrwiller, Luttenbach-près-Munster, Buhl, Altkirch, Wasserbourg, Gueberschwihr, Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines, Soppe-le-Bas

To the overarching travel overview: Haut-Rhin.