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Obernai has very beautiful half-timbered houses

Obernai preserves impressive half-timbered houses, historic city walls, towers, and gates – a living example of Alsatian architecture. The pretty Place du Marché with its Chapel Tower (the only one in all of Alsace) and the Renaissance-style town hall are central landmarks.

The Place de l'Etoile (Star Square) takes its name from a former inn. The mill canal once flowed across the square, which was also used for calibrating barrels, hence the name "Sinnplatz" (meaning place). The number of mills powered by the Ehn or the canal varied over time. A flourishing viticulture industry and a diverse range of crafts promoted the town's development during the Renaissance. Obernai wine was sold primarily in northern Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the Vosges Mountains.

Bernardswiller lies on the Wine Route, and its vineyards are part of the village's history. As early as 1318, the vineyards surrounding the village were bequeathed to the Abbey of Niedermünster. Today, the vineyards cover 180 hectares. Because the area is relatively low in rainfall, the vines enjoy plenty of sunshine, which contributes to the excellent reputation of the local wines. A hike offers the full splendor of the landscape, with views of the surrounding castles, abbeys, villages, and towns.

The small, rather inconspicuous medieval village of Boersch, located on the Alsace Wine Route at the foot of Mont Sainte-Odile, is worth a visit. The village was first mentioned in 1109 as the property of the Abbey of Saint Leonard. In 1340, it was granted town charter and thus permission to build a city wall. The walls of the medieval town were repeatedly shaken by local uprisings and territorial disputes, but this did not prevent the town from flourishing in the 16th century before being devastated a century later in the Thirty Years' War.

The 1,400-meter-long inner wall of the old town was equipped with around twenty towers and four gates. The wide path along the fortifications is now used as a promenade. Here, you can take a peaceful stroll along the old city wall and sit on a bench in the shade of the large trees and enjoy the peace and quiet.

The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption is located in the heart of the town of Bernardswiller, in the Bas-Rhin department. The building was constructed between 1495 and 1497 in a neo-Gothic style on the site of an earlier monument. The place of worship is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and Saint Sebastian and was part of the parish of Obernai. The stained-glass windows in the nave, created by Maréchal, depict various scenes from the Passion of Christ.