The Château du Landsberg is a

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in the ''

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'' of

Heiligenstein Heiligenstein is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. Its name means ''holy rock''. It lies some to the north of Sélestat. See also * Klevener de Heiligenstein, a wine from Heiligenstein and surrounding vi ...

in the

Bas-Rhin Bas-Rhin (; Alsatian: ''Unterelsàss'', ' or '; traditional german: links=no, Niederrhein; en, Lower Rhine) is a department in Alsace which is a part of the Grand Est super-region of France. The name means 'Lower Rhine', referring to its low ...

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'' in

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. The castle includes a ''

Zwinger "" () is a German word for outer ward or bailey (castle), outer bailey. It represents an open kill zone area between two defensive walls that is used for defensive purposes. s were built in the Post-classical history, post-classical and early ...

'' with two sets of defensive walls. Construction dates from the 12th, 13th and 15th centuries. The land belonged to the Abbey of Niedersmunster. The castle is privately owned. It has been listed since 1965 as a ''

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'' by the

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History

The central part of the castle was built in the late 12th century, and the newer outer castle added onto at the start of the 13th century by Conrad de Landsberg to provide defence for the abbeys of

Mont Sainte-Odile , photo = Ottrott Mont Sainte-Odile.JPG , photo_caption = Mont Sainte-Odile and the Monastery , elevation_m = 764 , elevation_ref = Official maps of IGN available on the ''Géoportail''. , prominence_m = , prominence_ref= , range = Vos ...

, Niedermunster, Truttenhausen and

Andlau Andlau ( or ; Alsatian: ''Àndlöi'') is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace, Grand Est region of northeastern France. The village owes its origin to Andlau Abbey which was founded in 880 by Richardis, the empress of Charles the Fa ...

. More recent additions were made in the 15th century.

Herrad of Landsberg Herrad of Landsberg ( la, Herrada Landsbergensis; 1130 – July 25, 1195) was a 12th-century Alsace, Alsatian nun and abbess of Hohenburg Abbey in the Vosges mountains. She was known as the author of the pictorial encyclopedia ''Hortus deliciaru ...

was born here around 1130.

Images

File:Landsberg Palace interior1.jpg, Interior File:Landsberg bergfried.jpg, The square

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File:Landsberg kapellenerker.jpg, Oriel File:Chateau de Landsberg au 16e et 17e siecle Friess.jpg, The castle as it appeared in the 16th and 17th centuries

References

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* Buildings and structures completed in the 12th century Buildings and structures completed in the 13th century Buildings and structures completed in the 15th century Ruined castles in Bas-Rhin Monuments historiques of Bas-Rhin {{France-castle-stub