Château du Petit-Ringelstein
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The Château du Petit-Ringelstein (or Château du Petit-Ringelsberg) is a ruined fortress in the commune
of Oberhaslach
in the Bas-Rhin
département of France. It is sited on a small summit that it surrounds with its enceinte
constructed of dry stone walls.
to the Château du Grand Ringelstein
.
There is a quarry nearby from which rocks were cut and dressed. They date, probably, from the first third of the 13th century and would have been used for the Château du Grand-Ringelstein or for the Château de Hohenstein
.
It has been listed since 1898 as a monument historique
by the French Ministry of Culture and is state property.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
of Oberhaslach
Oberhaslach
Oberhaslach is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...
in the Bas-Rhin
Bas-Rhin
Bas-Rhin is a department of France. The name means "Lower Rhine". It is the more populous and densely populated of the two departments of the Alsace region, with 1,079,013 inhabitants in 2006.- History :...
département of France. It is sited on a small summit that it surrounds with its enceinte
Enceinte
Enceinte , is a French term used technically in fortification for the inner ring of fortifications surrounding a town or a concentric castle....
constructed of dry stone walls.
Access
Access to the ruins is possible using the paths provided by the Club Vosgien. It is located on an extension of the path which leads from OberhaslachOberhaslach
Oberhaslach is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...
to the Château du Grand Ringelstein
Château du Grand Ringelstein
The Château du Grand Ringelstein is a ruined castle in the commune of Oberhaslach in the Bas-Rhin département of France....
.
Toponomy
The name is derived from the German words Ring (ring or circle) and Stein (stone).Ruins
A dry stone wall circles the hill top. It measures approximately 61m by 21m, with a height of one metre. It is bordered by a ditch.There is a quarry nearby from which rocks were cut and dressed. They date, probably, from the first third of the 13th century and would have been used for the Château du Grand-Ringelstein or for the Château de Hohenstein
Château de Hohenstein
The Château de Hohenstein is a ruined castle situated on the road between Oberhaslach and Wangenbourg, not far from the Château du Nideck, in the commune of Oberhaslach in the Bas-Rhin département of France....
.
History
Nothing is known of the history of the Petit-Ringelstein. It could have been a primitive form of castle. Its present aspect probably results from a later alteration, perhaps during a siege of the Château de Hohenstein.It has been listed since 1898 as a monument historique
Monument historique
A monument historique is a National Heritage Site of France. It also refers to a state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building or a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, or gardens, bridges, and other structures, because of their...
by the French Ministry of Culture and is state property.
See also
- Château du Grand RingelsteinChâteau du Grand RingelsteinThe Château du Grand Ringelstein is a ruined castle in the commune of Oberhaslach in the Bas-Rhin département of France....
, a neighbouring castle - List of castles in France