#ortenbourg

[the-spirit-of-yore]

Château de l'Ortenbourg ou Ortenberg, Alsace, France

[jul-adjuvant]

En avant les histoires !

Analogique.

[collophora]

Still working on this book about medieval castle. Will this project have an end ?

[the-spirit-of-yore]

Château de l'Ortenbourg ou Ortenberg, Alsace, France

[the-spirit-of-yore]

Château de l'Ortenbourg ou Ortenberg, Alsace, France

[jul-adjuvant]

Architecture médiévale .

Analogique.

[merpmonde]

Scherwiller's castles

With colleagues, we took advantage of a not-so-hot day to enjoy a hike in the hills above Scherwiller. Like at Oberkirch a couple of weeks ago, the grapes seem to be coming along nicely, though, as we'll see later, other trees are not faring well in the current drought.

But first, the two castles in the hills. Both date back to the 13th century, with the larger Ortenbourg, above being built first by a Habsburg. The ruin is rather large, with a pentagonal dungeon preserved.

The other, below, is the smaller Ramstein (one m), placed a few hundred metres away and slightly lower. As it was attributed to the rival Ochsenstein family, it has long been believed that the Ramstein was built to lay siege to the Ortenbourg, but recent theories dispute this, as the location seems off for the purpose.

While the hike was appreciated and not too long or difficult, the state of the forest isn't pretty. The last photo looks like it could have been taken in autumn, but no, it was 1 August - that tree is drying out.

[aigle-suisse]

Un fabuleux vaisseau de pierre par Pierre Promeneur Photographe Via Flickr : Le château d'Ortenbourg Scherwiller (F-Alsace)