Ochsenstein fortified Chateau

Fief of the Ochsenstein house, a powerful medieval Alsatian family, it is perched on three sandstone spurs, corresponding in reality to three castles: the great Ochsenstein, the largest and the only accessible, the small Ochsenstein and the castle of Wachelheim. Its construction would be prior to the 12th century. It was destroyed after its restoration in 1559 and then dismantled by the Swedish troops in 1632. One can still see the remains of a chapel.