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The Château du Pflixbourg (from the German ''Blicksburg'' = “castle with a view”) is a 
The Château du Pflixbourg (from the German ''Blicksburg'' = “castle with a view”) is a castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...
in the ''commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
'' of Wintzenheim
Wintzenheim (; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin ''département'' in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Its inhabitants are called ''Wintzenheimois''.
Geography
Wintzenheim is a town of 7,853 inhabitants (2019)Haut-Rhin
Haut-Rhin (, ; Alsatian: ''Owerelsàss'' or '; german: Oberelsass, ) is a department in the Grand Est region of France, bordering both Germany and Switzerland. It is named after the river Rhine. Its name means ''Upper Rhine''. Haut-Rhin is the ...
''département
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities"), between the regions of France, admin ...
'' of France
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.
The castle has been listed as a ''Monument historique
''Monument historique'' () is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France. It may also refer to the state procedure in France by which National Heritage protection is extended to a building, a specific part of a building, a coll ...
'' since 1968 by the French Ministry of Culture
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. Château fort, Château de Pflixbourg
See also
*List of castles in France
This is a list of castles in France, arranged by Region and Department.
;Notes:
# The French word ''château'' has a wider meaning than the English ''castle'': it includes architectural entities that are properly called palaces, mansions or vine ...
References
Ruined castles in Haut-Rhin Imperial castles {{Alsace-castle-stub