Ramstein circuit

When the peasant-workers who mowed the wetland meadows disappeared, the latter evolved into shrubby wasteland, or even forests, threatening the ecological balance of the area. Thus, in 1991, Highland cattle, adapted to wet soils, difficult to access and satisfied with grass of low palatability, were introduced in the Northern Vosges to maintain these wastelands. The first four cattle were introduced in Baerenthal.

This spring, which takes its name from Silberberg, the mountain from which it springs, is an ideal place to take a break thanks to the bench located nearby. A legend says there would be a chest containing silver coins hidden nearby.

Located in the North-East of the Moselle, it is the second lowest pass of the forest roads after its neighbor, the Grand Dunkelthal, with 299 meters of altitude. It offers nevertheless a very nice view.

Built at the end of the 13th century by the Lords of Winstein, Ramstein Castle was intended to control or prohibit access to the Zinsel Valley. But during the 14th century, the lords of Ramstein transformed their castle into a veritable den of brigands, pillaging and ransoming the entire region. Faced with this situation, the people of Strasbourg, with the help of their Bernese allies, organized a punitive expedition against the fortress and destroyed it in 1335.

These former military undergrounds served as a shelter for the inhabitants of Baerenthal during the fighting of the winter of 1944-45. Consisting of two parallel galleries connected by four shorter galleries, their entries have been closed since 1990 by special "bat" grids. Indeed, the temperature and the humidity during the winter are favorable to the hibernation of these animals. 11 different species were observed there.

Built in the 15th century by the Count of Bitche Deux-Ponts, it became Protestant in 1571 after the Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg became the owner of the village. Partly destroyed during the Thirty Years' War, it was rebuilt but damaged again in 1945. It was then restored. A choir was built and the gothic windows were brought to light.