Château du Frankenbourg, Neubois, France

Château de Frankenbourg is a ruined 12th century castle in Neubois. There may have been a fort already in the 6th century, created by Clovis, the king of Franks. The first document mentions Frankenburg in 1123. The castle was destroyed by fire in 1582. Today impressive ruins remain surrounded by forest.

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Bernard Koenig (7 months ago)
Tradition says that this castle was built by Clovis and Frankenbourg would mean the fortress of the Franks. The castle changed owners often and became a ruin after a fire ? in 1582. It still looks great and allows you to see the entire landscape in 360 degrees.

Maurice Wendling (8 months ago)
A beautiful ruin and a magnificent view of the Sainte Marie aux Mines valley and the Villé valley.

Cyrille Schmidlin (10 months ago)
Also worth seeing is the pagan wall, just a few steps from the castle. Castle in ruins, no renovation. Very beautiful view

Danny Soeters (15 months ago)
Beautiful ruin where you have to make some effort to get there, but once you are at the top you have a great view

Christophe Meresse (17 months ago)
Nice walk in the shade in the forest on a forest path that climbs all the way. Once at the top, you have a nice view of the valley

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