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| Schirmeck | ||
| department | Bas-Rhin | |
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| Residents | 2.167 (2018) | |
| height | 317 | |
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| Tourist info web | http://www.ville-schirmeck.fr/ | |
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Schirmeck is a french City in the department Bas-Rhin, in the Alsace.
background
Politically, the town belongs to the arrondissement of Molsheim and is the administrative capital of the canton Schirmeck.
The town is the tourist and economic center of the Bruche (Breusch) valley. It is located at the foot of the Col du Donon, which rises northwest of the village.
getting there
By plane
By train
By bus
In the street
mobility
Map of Schirmeck
Tourist Attractions
To the east of the village rises the ruins of the old one, renovated in 1969 Castle (Châteuax). From the car park behind the church, it is a 10-minute walk to the castle, where a museum with a folklore collection has been set up in a preserved tower.
- museum. Open: July August Tue, Thu, Sun 2.30 p.m. - 6.30 p.m.
- Le Mémorial de l'Alsace-Moselle. It is reminiscent of the last wars for Alsace.Open: Tue - Sun May - September 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.; February - December 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., closed on Mondays in January. Ticket office closes 1 hour before closing.
Outside:
- Le Struthof. The concentration camp memorial at the location of the Natzweiler-Struthof concentration and security camp. From Schirmeck on the road towards Barr, the former Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp is around 5 kilometers to the left of the road. In 2005 a new museum was built here, the European center of deported resistance fighters (Center Européen du Resistant Deporté).Open: March - August 10 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. 2 p.m. - 4.30 p.m. September - December 10 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
activities
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
security
health
Practical advice
trips
literature
Web links
- http://www.ville-schirmeck.fr - Official website of Schirmeck
