 Wissembourg | ||
| Wissembourg | ||
| province | Bas-Rhin | |
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| Residents | 7.519 (2018) | |
| height | 160 m | |
| Tourist info web | http://www.cc-pays-wissembourg.fr, http://www.ot-wissembourg.fr/index/ | |
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Wissembourg(German: Weißenburg) is a typical Alsatian town in Lower Alsace (Bas-Rhin department), in Of France northeast region Alsace(Alsace), right on the border too Rhineland-Palatinate.
background
location
Neighboring communities
- In the department Bas-Rhin
- In the north Vosges: Climbach
- On the North Alsace Wine Route: Cleebourg, Rott, Oberhoffen les Wissembourg
- In the Alsatian part of the Upper Rhine Plain: Steinseltz, Riedseltz, Seebach, Schleithal, Salmbach
- In the Palatinate
- in the Palatinate Forest: Bobenthal
- At the German Wine Route: Schweigen-Rechtenbach with the German Wine Gate, Schweighofen
- In the Front Palatinate: Steinfeld, Cape Pond
The closest major city is Karlsruhe.
Wissembourg was the capital of the arrondissement of Wissembourg until 2014 (since then with Haguenau united) and the administrative seat of a canton.
The city is located on the banks of the Lauter River at the foot of the Vosges, right on the border with the Palatinate. It is the northernmost city of the Alsace. For the majority of Germans, it is the closest French city.
history
Its origins go back to a Benedictine monastery, which was founded here around 660, in whose office in the 9th century the first poetry was written in German, and not in the Latin language that was customary up to that time. It was a retelling of the Gospels by the monk Otfried von Weißenburg. A settlement was built in the vicinity of the abbey, which was declared a free imperial city in 1306. It carried this title until 1697. It was also one of the ten Alsatian imperial cities. In 1469 the city was besieged by the Palatinate and in 1525 subjugated by the Electoral Palatinate and Electoral Trier.
In the Peace of Westphalia of 1648 Weißenburg was annexed by France together with Alsace. As a result of the various wars between Germany and France, the city changed citizenship several times. In the Battle of Weissenburg on August 4, 1870, Prussian troops defeated the French troops, as there are still several monuments in the area on the Geisberg and on the Weißenburg-Riedseltz road. Despite the damage in the various wars, the medieval townscape was preserved.
After the Second World War, the cooperation with the surrounding Palatinate communities was intensified. Today, neighborhood help in the event of a fire and cooperation with the emergency medical service is a matter of course. Today, thanks to the EU and the Schengen Agreement, the border is almost only recognizable by the different street signs.
Due to its location, the border town was repeatedly destroyed. However, some old buildings have been preserved, such as the former salt storage Maison du Sel from the 15th century.
getting there
By plane
- Closest airport is Baden Airpark: 50 km, travel time by bus and train is over 2 hours, over Rastatt, Karlsruhe and winches.
- Strasbourg: 60 km, direct train connection from Strasbourg, travel time by train 1 1/4 hour
- Frankfurt am Main: 145 km, 2½ hours about Mannheim and Neustadt
- Saarbrücken: 90 km, travel time over 3 hours via Sankt Ingbert and Neustadt
- Stuttgart: 115 km, travel time over 3 hours via Karlsruhe and Winden
By train
Deutsche Bahn offers
In 1997 the Maximiliansbahn between the 1 Weissenburg railway station
and winds in the Palatinate reopened. A regional train leaves every hour Neustadt above Landau in the Palatinate. In Winden there is a connection to the regional express from Karlsruhe to Neustadt. Karlsruhe is the closest ICE stop. DB, VRN and KVV tickets are valid as far as Wissembourg, including that Rhineland-Palatinate ticket.
The excursion train leaves Mainz Hbf on Sundays and public holidays "Alsace Express" (seasonal), from Koblenz Hbf via Bingen der "Wine Route Express" (seasonal) and on Saturdays and Sundays from Neustadt / Weinstraße Hbf to Strasbourg the Strasbourg Express.
Offers from the SNCF
- The direct connection from the SNCF Strasbourg takes about an hour. From southern Baden and Switzerland, you may be faster in Wissembourg via this route than via Karlsruhe.
- Connections from northern France including Paris lead partly also over Haguenau or Neustadt an der Weinstrasse (DB)
buses
Bus connections exist among other things after Dahn, Landau in the Palatinate, Haguenau.
In the street
By bicycle
- Franco-German Pamina cycle route - from the Rhine cycle path
- German Wine Route cycle route out Bockenheim on the Wine Route, ends in Wissembourg.
Tourist Attractions
The old town has a closed cityscape with a medieval core and many town houses that are well worth seeing.
- Quartier de Bruch. Fractional quarter (s'Bruch = swamp). From the bridge of the Lauter in the west of the city there is a picturesque view of the old suburban quarter of the shepherds and winemakers. Right in front is a beautiful corner house with a bay window from 1550 and a little further on the other side a picturesque half-timbered house with an open gallery and carved posts from 1484. That Maison de l'Ami Fritz served in 1932 as the setting for the film adaptation of the novel L'Ami Fritz by the author duo Erckmann-Chatrian.
- 1 Canal de la Lauter, rue du Faubourg-de-Bitche.
- 2 Église Saint-Pierre-et-Paul, avenue de la Sous-Prefecture.Church of St. Pierre and St. Paul. The former collegiate church of the Benedictine monastery founded in the 7th century. After the Strasbourg Cathedral, it is the largest Gothic building in the Bas-Rhin. Its construction began under Abbot Edelin (1262-1293) and was completed in the 14th century. The four-sided west tower from the 11th century is still preserved from the Romanesque predecessor building. The unfinished cloister, the only remaining part of the monastery, runs along the north aisle. · Inside are worth seeing: the ten-meter-high fresco of St. Christoferus, which is located in the right aisle, as well as the magnificent glass windows in the choir and transept, which date from the 13th-15th centuries. Century.
- 3 Église Saint-Jean, place Saint-Jean.The Protestant St. John's Church dates from the 15th and 16th centuries. Century. Remains of wall paintings from the 15th century can also be seen here.
- 4 Église Saint-Ulrich, rue Principale.Romanesque church Église Saint-Ulrich in the Altenstadt district.
- 5 Hotel de Ville, 11, place de la République; 67160 Wissembourg.The town hall is located on the Place de la République and is the center of the old town. It was built between 1741 and 1752 under the direction of Joseph Massol. The building was made of red Vosges sandstone with a triangular gable and clock tower.
- woodapple. The Gothic Haus Holzapfel with its corner turrets served as a guild house and was a post office for 60 years.
- 6 Maison de l'Ami Fritz, 63, rue du Faubourg-de-Bitche..House of Ami Fritz from 1550 with a beautiful bay window, which is a symbol of the tanners and builders.
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- 1 Hotel Stanislaus, 7, rue Stanislas.The Polish King Stanislaus Leszczynski lived in the former Old Hospital during his exile.
- 7 Maison du Sel, 2 2a rue du Marché-aux-Poissons.The salt house with a high four-sided roof. It was built as a hospital in 1450 and served as a salt store and military hospital.
- Granges Dîmière. The tithe barn from 1584.
- 8 Westercamp Museum, 3, rue du Musée. Tel.: 33 388 5428.A former guild house of Pfeiffer and winemakers from 1599, half-timbered building with elaborate carvings on the windows. Objects of everyday life are exhibited, as well as prehistoric and Roman finds and weapons from the battle of 1870.Open: Apr - Dec Mon, Wed, Thu 2.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m., Fri, Sat 9.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. 2.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m., Sun public holidays 10.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. 2.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m.
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- 9 Promenade des Remparts.City wall. A beautiful promenade leads along the embankment of the northern city fortifications from the 18th century. It offers a beautiful view of the roofs of the old town, the majestic towers of St-Pierre-et-St-Paul and the undulating heights of the Vosges in the distance.
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- 10 Maison Vogelsberger, 2, quai Anselmann.
activities
By bicycle
Franco-German Pamina Cycle Route Lautertal (Hinterweidenthal - Dahn - Wissembourg - Lauterbourg - Neuburg), total length approx. 60 km, follows the Lauter river, partly on a disused former railway line. Alternative routes can be used for round trips.
- 35 km to the headwaters near Hinterweidenthal
- 30 km to the mouth of the Lauter in Neuburg am Rhein
- Connection in Lauterbourg or Neuburg sn die Véloroute Rhin / Rhine cycle route (behind each of these places)
shop
There are many small shops in the main street, including bakeries with delicious sweet dishes. You can get the pâté from the butcher and the French red wine from the wine merchant. There are a few supermarkets, including discount stores, with a French range.
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
- Hotel directory on tourism page
- Possibly there are accommodations in the neighboring Schweigen-Rechtenbach cheaper.
health
Practical advice
- Office de Tourisme de Wissembourg, Place de la République 9, B.P. 80120, F - 67163 Wissembourg Cedex. Tel.: 33 (0)3 88 94 10 11, Fax: 33 (0)3 88 94 18 82, Email: [email protected]. The tourist information is located in the old town hall.Open: daily 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
language
The official language has been French since 1918. The older generation, however, continues to speak in their Alsatian dialect, which emerged from German (South Rhine-Franconian dialect, not always easy to understand). German is also understood and spoken in the hospitality and retail trade, and the menus are always bilingual.
trips
- Altenstadt. Village with the Romanesque church from the 11th and 12th centuries, 2 km to the east.
- Hunspach. Small half-timbered village south of Weißenburg.
- Fortress (Ouvrage) Schoenenbourg. Defense works of the Maginot Line, 12 km south.
- Regional Natural Park of the Vosges du Nord. Northern Vosges Natural Park.
By bicycle
- In the department Bas-Rhin:
- Haguenau. 30 km, largely flat.
- Woerth (Bas Rhin). 15 km, moderate inclines.
- North Alsace Wine Route. E.g. to Drachenbronn-Birlenbach, 9 km, moderate inclines, especially in the direction of Drachenbronn.
- Fleckenstein castle ruins, Lembach. 20 km with moderate inclines.
- In the Palatinate
- Bad Bergzabern. 10 km, moderate inclines in both directions.
By bus and train
- Bad Bergzabern. Direct bus connection, 1/2 hour journey time; Train with a change in Winden.
- Landau in the Palatinate. Direct train connection, 1/2 hour journey time.
- Haguenau. Direct train connection, 1/2 hour journey time.
- Strasbourg. Direct train connection, approx. 1 hour journey time.
- Karlsruhe. With a change in Winden, about 1 hour's journey time.
