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Château De Wittschloessel
The Château de Wittschlœssel is a ruined castle situated in the ''Communes of France, commune'' of Dambach, Bas-Rhin, Dambach, in the French ''Departments of France, département'' of Bas-Rhin. Dambach: Château fort Wittschloessel The location, a place called Wittschlœssel, means ''small lock'' in German. History Built in the 13th century with the name ''"Schmalenstein"'', the castle is more of a guard tower, dominating the valley of Obersteinbach. It became a small fort, completing the security of the nearby Château de Schœneck. The only written record of the castle is from 1657 in a description of the limits of sovereignty, the castle being in the possession of the lords of Lichtenberg (Bas-Rhin), Lichtenberg and later the Eckbrechts of Dürckheim. Destroyed in 1677 along with the Château de Schœneck, little is known of the history of the castle. Ruins On a rocky crest (altitude 440 m), nothing remains of the castle apart from ruined sandstone walls. The ruin con ...
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