Things to do in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est: The Best Historic Sites

June 29, 2021 Rosalyn Ihle

Discover the best top things to do in Haut-Rhin, France including Sentier du Km 0, Memorial Maginot de Haute-Alsace, L'Aventure des Mines - ASEPAM, Vauban Fortifications, Halifax MZ-807 Memorial, Hartmannswillerkopf, Castle Landskron, Chapelle Saint-Leon IX, Musee Memorial du Vieil Armand, Carreau Rodolphe.
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1. Sentier du Km 0

68480 Pfetterhouse France +33 3 89 08 23 88 [email protected] https://www.lieux-insolites.fr/cicatrice/14-18/km0/km0.htm
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5.0 based on 2 reviews

Sentier du Km 0

2. Memorial Maginot de Haute-Alsace

23 rue du 20 Novembre, 68510 Uffheim France +33 6 45 58 77 18 [email protected] http://www.facebook.com/MMHA68/
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5.0 based on 11 reviews

Memorial Maginot de Haute-Alsace

Unique restored and visible witness of the Maginot Line in the area, the casemate Mémorial Maginot du Haut-Rhin is located in the south of Haut-Rhin, between Mulhouse (France) and Basel (Switzerland). After years of major works by a small groupe of passionated people, we are able to open this casemate, renovated and equiped like in 1940, the turret shelter and the museum of the second world war.

3. L'Aventure des Mines - ASEPAM

5 rue Kroeber Imlin, 68160 Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines France +33 3 89 58 62 11 [email protected] http://www.asepam.org
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5.0 based on 53 reviews

L'Aventure des Mines - ASEPAM

4. Vauban Fortifications

Neuf-Brisach France +33 3 89 72 56 66 http://www.neuf-brisach.fr/
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4.5 based on 8 reviews

Vauban Fortifications

5. Halifax MZ-807 Memorial

Route des Cretes, 68760 Willer-sur-Thur France http://www.thewhpfamily.com/lornemallory/page8.html
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4.5 based on 6 reviews

Halifax MZ-807 Memorial

6. Hartmannswillerkopf

20 Vieil Armand Lieu-dit Vieil Armand, 68700 Wattwiller France +33 9 71 00 88 77 [email protected] http://www.memorial-hwk.eu
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4.5 based on 236 reviews

Hartmannswillerkopf

Le massif du Hartmannswillerkopf est un éperon rocheux pyramidal surplombant la plaine d’Alsace. Culminant à 956 mètres, cette position stratégique est l’enjeu de furieuses batailles qui s’échelonnent entre décembre 1914 et janvier 1916. Le champ de bataille porte les traces des combats qui ont causé la perte de 30 000 soldats français et allemands. Fortifié tout au long de la Grande Guerre, on peut aujourd’hui encore y voir de nombreux abris et des kilomètres de tranchées dans un état de conservation remarquable.

Reviewed By Sc6874 - Tisbury, United Kingdom

Such is the nature of the terrain in the Vosges that the battlefields of over 100 years ago remain remarkably intact. This important national monument is clearly visible from the Route des Cretes and now has a modern museum opened in 2016 by the President of France as well as a moving memorial and cemetery. The museum tells the story of the battles of 1914 -15 well, but the essential is to walk to the Vieil Armand itself. Although this is quite strenuous, the experience of exploring the trench complexes which remain almost unchanged is both uncanny and deeply moving. There are stunning views of Mulhouse from the top which bring home the proximity of the fighting to the daily lives of those living in Alsace, (and the contrast between the British and French experience on the Home Front in the Great War). Some care is needed on the site: strong walking shoes are essential; and, it is very easy to become disoriented in the trench systems so close attention is needed when exploring. This is a most important site, that is complimentary to others, such as Le Ligne also on the Route Des Cretes. It should be on every serious military historian's "to do" list, but is strongly recommended for general visitors as an unusual opportunity to see at first hand what warfare is really like.

7. Castle Landskron

Rue du Landskron, 68220 Leymen France https://www.tourisme-alsace.com/en/252003360-Landskron-Castle.html
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4.5 based on 47 reviews

Castle Landskron

8. Chapelle Saint-Leon IX

4 Place du Chateau Saint-Leon, 68420 Eguisheim France +33 3 89 23 40 33
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4.5 based on 96 reviews

Chapelle Saint-Leon IX

9. Musee Memorial du Vieil Armand

431 route des Cretes, 68700 Wattwiller France +33 3 89 20 10 68 http://www.tourisme-alsace.com/fr/269000104-Musee-Memorial-du-Vieil-Armand.html
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4.5 based on 50 reviews

Musee Memorial du Vieil Armand

10. Carreau Rodolphe

Route de Guebwiller, 68840 Pulversheim France +33 6 27 70 63 43 [email protected] http://carreau-rodolphe.com
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4.5 based on 15 reviews

Carreau Rodolphe

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