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Château de Guirbaden - ©C.Hamm
Canopée autour du Guirbaden©C.Hamm
Château de Guirbaden - ©C.Hamm
The Guirbaden Castle
Cultural and leisure facilities
- 67190 Mollkirch
06 85 98 31 64 - contact@sauver-le-guirbaden.fr
www.sauver-le-guirbaden.fr/
Guirbaden dates back to the time when Alsace was part of the Holy Roman Empire and was built between the 10th and 13th centuries. Surrounded by the Vosges forest, Guirbaden is located 1 km from the village of Mollkirch, on the hills overlooking the Bruche Valley. It is the largest castle in Alsace (2 hectares) and certainly one of the oldest.
All that remains of the walls and buildings are the main building, the keep, the hunger tower, sections of the surrounding walls and the Saint-Valentin chapel. It offers a magnificent view over the Alsace plain and the Bruche Valley.
Situation and access: From Grendelbruch on foot via the GR 531, 45 minutes, 3 km path, signposted red-white-red rectangle: from Fischhutte: path (steep climb over 3 km), signposted red cross or via the "Sentier des Demoiselles de Pierre".
The “Sauver le Guirbaden” association was founded in April 2015 with one great mission, to save and restore the ruins of the castle. This work of course takes place under the benevolent eyes of its private owner and the municipality of Mollkirch, on whose land the castle stands. Workdays are organised throughout the year according to a monthly pre-set schedule : After a personal tour of the site with the volunteers, you will then be shown the different activities available (rebuilding a sandstone wall and the subsequent filling of masonry joints, the sorting and identification of shards of pottery discovered, an introduction to archaeological excavation, the reconstitution of elements of the castle, the clearing of undergrowth, to mention but a few). At the end of the day, you can say you have “added your own stone to the edifice”, as the French would say. No special skills or knowledge required. The only thing to bring is your good will!
Workdays and tours may be cancelled in the event of bad weather. Please check with the association (see above).
Package visits offered : Free visit, Guided tour for individuals with reservation, Guided tour for groups with reservation
Best weather conditions :
- Cloudy
- Sunny/cloudless
Audience concerned :
- Families
Type of site to visit : Castles in ruins
Equipment required : Walking shoes
Equipment required :
- Walking shoes
Altitude (m) :
565Location :
- Mountain
Audience concerned :
- Families
Type of site to visit :
- Castles in ruins
Package visits offered :
- Free visit
- Guided tour for individuals with reservation
- Guided tour for groups with reservation
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The “Sauver le Guirbaden” association was founded in April 2015 with one great mission, to save and restore the ruins of the castle. This work of course takes place under the benevolent eyes of its private owner and the municipality of Mollkirch, on whose land the castle stands. Workdays are organised throughout the year according to a monthly pre-set schedule : After a personal tour of the site with the volunteers, you will then be shown the different activities available (rebuilding a sandstone wall and the subsequent filling of masonry joints, the sorting and identification of shards of pottery discovered, an introduction to archaeological excavation, the reconstitution of elements of the castle, the clearing of undergrowth, to mention but a few). At the end of the day, you can say you have “added your own stone to the edifice”, as the French would say. No special skills or knowledge required. The only thing to bring is your good will!
<br><br>Workdays and tours may be cancelled in the event of bad weather. Please check with the association (see above).
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[valeur] => The vast ruin of the castle stretches over 250 m in length — to the east, with the keep of Old Guirbaden and, to the west, the fort-garrison, the former prison of Tour de la Faim (Hunger Tower) and the Chapel of Saint Valentin.
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[nom] => Accroche - résumé
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[valeur] => Culminating at an altitude of 565 m, at the intersection of the Bruche and Magel valleys, what was once the largest fortified castle in Alsace (2 ha) protected the former Abbey of Altorf.
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[valeur] => The first castle built around the year 1000 is noted under the name of ‘Guirbadum’ in 1137. Destroyed by Frédéric Barberousse and rebuilt by the Dabo-Eguisheims, it was later owned by the Duke of Lorraine, who modernised it in the 13th century. An episcopal fortress, Guirbaden was controlled by different Alsatian families: the Balbronns, the Andlaus, the Müllenheims, the Hohensteins, and it ended up being burnt down during the Thirty Years’ War.
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[nom] => It is said that…
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[valeur] => An old almanac tells how the soldiers from Lorraine were able to take the castle by treachery and murder its occupants by surprise: “What force could not achieve, a servant of the house accomplished. By nocturnal treachery, the vile mercenary showed the Lorrain soldiers in the woods a path; there it is, the underground door through which they all entered.”
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[valeur] => The less steep and more pleasant access to the site is from Grendelbruch. At the cemetery, take the path leading up towards the forest.
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[valeur] => Association "Sauver le Guirbaden" contact@sauver-le-guirbaden.fr - 06 85 98 31 64 www.sauver-le-guirbaden.fr
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[nom] => Nearest tourist office
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[valeur] => Mont Sainte-Odile Tourisme 94, rue du Général de Gaulle - 67560 Rosheim 03 88 50 75 38 - contact@mso-tourisme.com www.paysdumontsainteodile.com
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