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| Turckheim | ||
| region | Grand Est | |
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| Residents | 3.814 (2018) | |
| height | 219 m - 840 m | |
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| Tourist info | 33 3 89 27 38 44 http://www.turckheim.com/de/ | |
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Turckheim is a city on the river Fecht im Alsace, Region Grand Est, France.
background
getting there
By plane
By train
There is one near downtown 1 railway station, it is on the railway line Colmar-Metzeral
By bus
In the street
By boat
mobility
Tourist Attractions
The three gates
As a fortified city, three city gates can be visited in Turckheim:
- 1 Main gate / La Porte de France
- 2 Munster Gate
- The 3 Brandner Gate
The 4 Watch
The tourist office is in the house of the watch.
The 5 town hall
Various art exhibitions take place in the town hall from time to time. The area around the town hall is used for city festivals.
activities
shop
bakeries
There are two bakeries in Turckheim. One is in the immediate vicinity of the main gate on Place Turenne, the other is on Grand Rue and Rue des Écoles.
Supermarket
The Casino supermarket is opposite the Tourist Office on Grand Rue and Place Turenne
Wine
The Cave Turckheim on Gross Annatalweg is a local winegrowers' association and sells wines from different Turckheim winemakers there.
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
Cheap
- 1 Le Médiéval campsite The campsite "Le Médiéval" is located on the north side of the Fecht on a former mill stream and offers year-round parking spaces for tents and caravans. There are also small bungalows for 2-6 people. Bicycles can be rented on site.
health
Practical advice
trips
Walks and circular routes
Three short walks in and around Turckheim are signposted [1]. A small city map can be obtained from the tourist office. A guided, historical tour with the night watchman is possible every day between May and October at 10 p.m. [2]; the starting point is at the tourist office.
| title | Length | Duration | Brief description | Waymarks |
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| Above the roofs [3] | 1.4 km | 1 h | The walk begins at the Münstertor at the western end of the city and leads along the city wall along the chapel ditch to the east to the fire gate. From there you climb a bit up the vineyards and walk back to the Münstertor. Here you have a beautiful view over the roofs of Turckheim. | City gate |
| St. Anna way | 2 km | 1 h 15 | The walk begins at the Turenne monument west of the Münster gate. From there the path leads towards the Cave Turckheim; the local winegrowers' association. We continue in a northerly direction at the foot of the vineyards to a small spring. The path now goes through the vineyards back towards Turckheim. | Dolphin |
| Drachenweg [4] | 3.5 | 2 h | This path begins at the tourist office and leads through the various layers of the adjacent vineyards. Display boards in exclusively French provide information about the geological features and their influence on the wine. However, the sad story of the little dragon can be found in the brochure of the wine trail [5]which contains information about the cultivation area in German. | Dragon |
literature
Web links
http://www.turckheim.fr/ - Turckheim official website
