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The Château de Wangenbourg is a ruined 
In 1504, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilien I, having vanquished the
Image:Chateau Wangenbourg 1.JPG, General view
Image:Chateau Wangenbourg 3.JPG, Main entrance
Image:Chateau Wangenbourg 4.JPG, Georg de Wangen's residence
Image:Chateau Wangenbourg 5.JPG, Georg de Wangen's residence
Image:Chateau Wangenbourg 6.JPG, Renaissance chimney
Image:Chateau Wangenbourg 9.JPG, Kitchen oven
Image:Chateau Wangenbourg 10.JPG, Window
Image:Chateau Wangenbourg 12.JPG, View from keep
castle
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in the '' commune'' of Wangenbourg-Engenthal
Wangenbourg-Engenthal (; , Alsatian: ''Wàngeburi-Angedààl'') is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The commune was established in November 1974 from the former communes Engenthal and Wangenbourg.
The ...
in the Bas-Rhin
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''département
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'' of France.
In 1504, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilien I, having vanquished the Prince-elector
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, Philipp
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* Adolf Philipp (18 ...
, in the war of succession of Bavaria
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, confiscated the castle from the Lords of Wangen, cousins Hans and Stephan von Wangen, for the favor to count Tiestein, who himself gave it to the Archbishop of Strasbourg
Archbishops
*Charles Amarin Brand (16 July 1984 – 23 October 1997) (with rank of archbishop from 1988)
*Joseph Doré (23 October 1997 – 25 August 2006)
*Jean-Pierre Grallet (21 April 2007 – 18 February 2017)
*Luc Ravel (18 February 2017 ...
, Wilhelm III von Hohnstein, in 1516. Nevertheless, a branch of descendants of the von Wangens, Georg and Hartmann, continued to occupy the castle. Between 1535 and 1550, they reconstructed their ''logis'' in the Renaissance
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style (see photograph below).
From 1578, the Archbishop of Strasbourg and the lords of Wangen disputed property rights concerning the castle. The Wangens were expelled in 1578, but re-established their rights in 1595. In 1680, the castle was occupied by French troops. In 1702, it was in ruins.
Restoration of the castle started at the beginning of the 20th century, and again in 1931. The footbridge in the photograph was constructed in 1961 to replace the old drawbridge.
Plan
Remains
The vast polygonal ''enceinte
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'' is still visible, as well as the bases of the walls on the interior buildings. The castle ruins have been listed since 6 December 1898 as a ''monument historique
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'' by the French Ministry of Culture
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and is privately owned.
Gallery
See also
*List of castles in France
This is a list of castles in France, arranged by Regions of France, region and Departments of France, department.
;Notes:
# The French word ''château'' has a wider meaning than the English ''castle'': it includes architectural entities that are p ...
References
External links
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wangenbourg, Chateau De Ruined castles in Bas-Rhin Monuments historiques of Bas-Rhin