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Wissembourg Old Town and Canals

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Wissembourg Old Town and Canals

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    October 8, 2018

    Hiking

    One of the most worth seeing buildings in Wissembourg is the salt house from the 15th century with its striking roof. The Salt Road also ran through Wissembourg early on.
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    May 24, 2023

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    Today we "slipped over" the German/French border to Wissembourg, one of the most beautiful towns in Alsace.

    Wissembourg, also known in German as Weissenburg, is located directly on the German-French border in Alsace.

    Directly on the banks of the Lauter River is the historic old town with its many half-timbered houses, which still characterize Wissembourg today. Some of them date back to the late Middle Ages. But the small town in Alsace looks back on a longer history. Above all, the monastery founded in the 7th century, which soon became an abbey,
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    November 6, 2022

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    Historical Middle Ages in the picturesque old town.
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    1. Old lock (Pfisterturm) – View of the Lauter loop from Wissembourg

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    Elevation 160 m

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    Location: Weißenburg, Hagenau-Weißenburg, Alsace, France

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