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Château de Rothenbourg Ruins

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Château de Rothenbourg Ruins

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Please check local regulations for: Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord

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Location: Philippsburg, Sarreguemines, Great East, France

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Pmbvw

July 7, 2020

I visited Rothenburg (north of Philippsbourg) as a pure castle tour in one day together with the castle ruins Wasigenstein, Luetzelhardt and Waldeck.

There are not many remains of a castle to see and it is only worthwhile for hikers who, like me, want to visit all the castles and castle ruins in the Northern Vosges. The upper castle is not accessible,

But here I found a drone image:

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Nicolet

February 28, 2022

The Rothenburg (also Rotes Schlössel, French Château de Rothenbourg) is the ruin of a medieval rock castle near the municipality of Philippsbourg in the Moselle department. It has been in ruins since it was destroyed in the 14th century. The castle is located on a sandstone cliff at a height of 400 meters on a foothill of the Rothenberg. Only small remains of the walls, chambers and terrain, such as the cistern and moat, remain of the castle.

The castle was supposedly built in the 10th century by the bishop of Strasbourg. However, it was first mentioned in a document in the 12th century, when it was named as a fief of the Bishop of Strasbourg. At this point it was handed over to Lorraine and Zweibrücken-Bitsch. Since the lord of the castle, Harnach von Weißkirchen, was guilty of mugging, the castle was destroyed by Strasbourg troops in 1309, 1360 or 1369 and was never rebuilt. (Source: Wikipedia)

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Paul_C

July 27, 2023

The Rothenburg is a medieval castle built in the 10th century but destroyed in the 14th century.

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Location: Philippsburg, Sarreguemines, Great East, France

Château de Rothenbourg Ruins

1. The ponds and the castles — loop from Éguelshardt in the Parc Naturel Régional des Vosges du Nord

2. Étang de Hanau – Étang de Lieschbach loop from Philippsbourg

3. Étang de Lieschbach – Down in the tower loop from Sturzelbronn

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