Tour : The hills of Dietwiller

Bell tower of the former church of Dietwiller, dating from the 13th century. Two old locust trees ("false acacias") have grown on the site of the former nave which has disappeared. Next to the car park, you can admire a remarkable lime tree, the "freedom tree", dating from the period of the Revolution.

The highest point of the walk. To the north, the Vosges range with the Grand Ballon, to the east the beginning of the Black Forest range and to the south the beginning of the Swiss Jura range.

A witness to the viticulture that was once widespread in our region (Rixheim, Habsheim, Eschentzwiller, etc.), it was unfortunately destroyed in the 1970s. A small dry stone wall was built at this place as a reminder.

Dietwiller was once a "village-street". The historic houses of the village are therefore located directly along this axis.

Cereal crops. Water-demanding plants, such as maize, need to be irrigated to achieve a good yield in this permeable land near the Hardt.

This viewpoint offers a beautiful view of the Black Forest massif. The mountain with a large antenna at its summit is the Blauen. To the north you can see Habsheim and its church tower.

To the south, you can see the city of Basel. On a clear day you can see the snow-covered peaks of the Bernese Alps. In the surrounding area, the water retention capacity of the Sundgau hills allows the cultivation of water-intensive plants without irrigation.

Protected site managed by the Conservatoire des Sites Alsaciens. A landscape of reeds, old willows and alders. Comments appear on a notice board near the site.

The ponds on this route are managed by fishing associations and are only accessible to members of the associations.

This pontoon links the sports area, the nursery school and the car park in the centre of the village with the walking circuit.

This site was used in the past to store materials, in particular snow removal salt, hence its name. Fruit trees maintained by the association of arboriculturists recall the landscapes of the village belts made up of orchards and meadows.

Until the 1960s, a network of paths linked the main street to the river. The term "Schlupf" means "narrow passage" and is used for this kind of narrow passage between two buildings. The oldest house, No. 58, dates from the 16th century (renovated in the 18th century).

Several old houses line the rue du Général de Gaulle. Among the oldest, those at numbers 61b and 72, date from the second half of the 17th century. Some of these houses seem particularly low. It should be noted that the village street was one metre lower when these houses were built.

Although the church of St. Nicholas is not a very old monument (1881), it is worth noting that it houses a clock movement from the firm Ungerer Frères of Strasbourg in its bell tower. This clock was installed in the bell tower in 1893. It is still in working order. The presbytery next to the church dates from 1619: it was a former Renaissance-style farmhouse that was bequeathed to the bishopric to allow the construction of the new church.