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![]() 47 ° 58 ′ 40 ″ N 7 ° 11 ′ 43 ″ E | |
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Wintzfelden is a village Alsatian located in the Noble Valley, in lush greenery at the foot of the Petit Ballon.
Understand
Wintzfelden is located in the heart of nature, on the municipal district of Soultzmatt and takes its name from the monk Wingolt, of the monastery of Lautenbach, who cleared the place.
To go
By car: RD 83, Soultzmatt exit or A 35 exit 28 Guebwiller.
By train: line Strasbourg-Basel, train station of Rouffach.
By plane: EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg to 60 km.
Circulate
To see
- THE'Sainte-Odile church: it has retained a tower from the second half of the XIIe century and its old choir (current side chapel), which had been remodeled in XIVe century.
- The Lapidarium: The lapidarium is located next to the church in Wintzfelden. There is a sarcophagus and funerary slabs that were found in 1969 in the ruins of the Schwartzenthann convent.
- The Schwartzenthann Convent: the convent of canons regular of Saint-Augustin, founded around 1089 in Marbach, also included a convent of women. In 1117, the canonesses received land at the bottom of the valley of Wintzfelden and left Marbach, in order to build an oratory dedicated to the Virgin in 1124, as well as a small conventual building. The ruins of this convent can be seen in the forest near Wintzfelden.
Do
Several events for young and old take place in Wintzfelden:
- The Gourmet walk (end of June): gourmet walk of 7 km around Wintzfelden and Osenbach. Each part of the meal will be served in different stages interspersed with steps, with wine tasting at each stage.
Wintzfelden offers you the possibility of practicing numerous sports and relaxation activities within a radius of 10 km: tennis, golf, swimming, climbing, hiking, walks in the vineyard, cycle tourism, mountain biking, horse riding, fishing, motor sports, pétanque, fitness trail, media library, ...
Eat
To amaze your taste buds, several restaurants are located near Wintzfelden: from refined to gourmet with a Michelin guide macaroon, from traditional winstub to Alsatian cellar, there is something for all tastes and for all budgets! [1]
Housing
Wintzfelden has a family hotel.
Around
- 1 Eguisheim –
- 2 Gundolsheim – houses in cogs.
- 3 Osenbach – commune of the Ballons des Vosges regional natural park.
- 4 Pfaffenheim – commune of the Ballons des Vosges regional natural park.
- 5 Soultzmatt – commune of the Ballons des Vosges regional natural park.
- 6 Westhalten – Westhalten fountain and well
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