 The Château Rohan | ||
| Saverne | ||
| department | Bas-Rhin | |
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| Residents | 11.289 (2018) | |
| height | 200 m | |
| Tourist info web | www | |
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Babble (French: Saverne) is a city in Alsace in the region Bas-Rhin, northwest of Strasbourg located.
background
Zabern is the capital of the Arrondissement of Saverne and the administrative seat of the Canton of Saverne.
The city lies at the foot of the Zaberner Steige (Col de Saverne), a 6 kilometer wide Vosges ridgewhich is relatively flat at 410 meters. It connects the High Rhine Plain with the Lorraine highlands. Both the railroad, the motorway and the Rhine-Marne Canal cross the Vosges here. It was already in Roman times Tres TaberbaeAs the military station was called at this point at that time, it was an important traffic junction. The base was on the Roman road Strasbourg - Metz.
getting there
From Strasbourg the A4 heading west or the N4 heading Ittenheim / Marlenheim.
By boat
Location can be reached via the Rhine-Marne Canal.
By bicycle
Zabern is located on the Rhine-Marne Canal and therefore also on the accompanying cycle path. The journey from Strasbourg can be done in 1 1/2 hours.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Château Rohan, place du Général-de-Gaulle.
With its gardens, located directly on the Rhine-Marne Canal.
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- 2 Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité, place de l'Église.
- 3 Maison Katz: a residential and commercial building located in the pedestrian zone, built in 1605 and decorated with elaborate carvings.
- 4 Roseraie de Saverne: a rosarium
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- Lock in the Rhine-Marne Canal. A lock system in the middle of the city. It is particularly impressive to watch how the ships, which are often precisely adapted to the dimensions of the locks, pass through the facility (see also photo).
Goals in the area
- Jardin Botanique. Botanical garden at the Zaberner Steige (Col de Saverne) and Karlssprung (Saut you Prince-Charles).
- St-Jean-Saverne. St. Johann near Zabern.
- Valley of Anger. Recommended for long hikes to the castles.
- Chateau du Haut-Barr. Hohbarr Castle. Already in the Middle Ages the castle with its unique location on the sandstone rock was called "Eye of Alsace". The view extends from Saverne, over the heights of the Kochersberg and the Rhine plain to the Black Forest.
- Abbaye de Marmoutier. Maursmünster Monastery Church. Externally a Romanesque church from the 11th century, inside surprisingly with Gothic furnishings. The western front with the vestibule, the two outer octagonal towers and the 36 m high central tower are still Staufer architecture 1140/50). The nave behind the westwork was rebuilt in Gothic style between 1225 and 1301.
- Telegraph Aérien. This optical telegraph station from the Napoleonic era is located very close to Hohbarr.
- Château du Griffon. Greiffenstein Castle.
- Castles Groß- and Kleingeroldseck
- 5 Saint-Louis / Arzviller boat lift.Ship lift Saint-Louis / Arzviller (Plan incliné de Saint-Louis / Arzviller) of the Rhine-Marne Canal (Canal de la Marne au Rhin) east of Zabern - inclined lift for ships that lifts the boats by 44.55 m by means of a transverse conveyor basin draws up. This replaced a 4 km long stretch of canal with 17 locks, which the barges needed a whole day to pass through.
activities
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
Practical advice
- Office de Tourisme de Saverne et sa Region, 37, Grand’Rue - Zone piétonne, F-67700 SAVERNE. Tel.: (0)3 88 91 80 47, Fax: (0)3 88 71 02 90.
literature
Web links
- http://www.saverne.fr - Saverne official website
- Tourist office site
