Ottrott () is a commune 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 ...

department in

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in north-eastern

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/ref> It lies southwest of Strasbourg. The vineyards in and around Ottrott produce the red Rouge d'Ottrott, a geographical denomination within the registered designation of origin

Alsace AOC Alsace wine or Alsatian wine (french: Vin d'Alsace; german: Elsässer Wein; gsw, label= Haut Rhin Alsatian, d'r Wii vum Elsàss; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, de Win vum Elsàss) is produced in the Alsace region in France and is primarily wh ...

History

The village was first mentioned in 1059, in Latin in the ordnance survey of

Heinrich IV Henry IV may refer to: People * Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1050–1106), King of the Romans and Holy Roman Emperor * Henry IV, Duke of Limburg (1195–1247) * Henry IV, Duke of Brabant (1251/1252–1272) * Henryk IV Probus (c. 1258–1290), Du ...

. The area rose to prominence in the 13th century when a number of castles were built. Many such as Château du Birkenfels stand but are in ruins today. Château du Birkenfels was built by Burkhard Berger, a

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of the

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. The castle's position allowed surveillance of the old Roman road running from

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 = V ...

to and the valley of the Bruche. The castle belonged to the Berger family who ruled Ottrott until 1532, then power fell to the Mundolsheim family until the

French Revolution The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are conside ...

. The castle fell into ruins after the

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and was taken over by the town of Obernai, becoming part of the continuous forest between Obernai and Bernardswiller.

Demographic evolution

Geography

Neighboring communes

* Bœrsch *

Saint-Nabor Saint-Nabor (; german: Sankt Nabor) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (admi ...

* Neuviller-la-Roche *

Barr Barr may refer to: Places * Barr (placename element), element of place names meaning 'wooded hill', 'natural barrier' * Barr, Ayrshire, a village in Scotland * Barr Building (Washington, DC), listed on the US National Register of Historic Places ...

Le Hohwald Le Hohwald (german: Hohwald) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. Geography Climate Le Hohwald is a hill village, with altitude above sea level in the commune ranging from 450 meters to nearly 1100 meter ...

* Bernardswiller *

Obernai Obernai ( Alsatian: ''Owernah''; german: Oberehnheim) commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It lies on the eastern slopes of the Vosges mountains. Obernai is a rapidly growing city, its number of inhabitants hav ...

Landmarks

* Château du Birkenfels, (13th century) * Château de Dreistein, (13th century) * Château du Hagelschloss, (13th century) * Château de Kagenfels, (13th century) * Château de Koepfel *

Château de Lutzelbourg The château du Lutzelbourg is a château founded by Pierre de Lutzelbourg in the 11th century on a rocky promontory overlooking the Zorn valley in France at an altitude of 322m, in Lutzelbourg (Moselle). It has been classified as a Historic Monu ...

, (13th century) * Château de Rathsamhausen, (13th century - (15th century) * Château de Windeck, (13th century - (14th century) * Chapelle Saint Nicolas (17th century) * Église Saints Simon et Jude, Built 1771. *

History

Demographic evolution

Geography

Neighboring communes

Landmarks

See also