Husseren-les-Châteaux is in the foothills of the Vosges mountains, 6 km south of Colmar in the heart of Alsace. It is the highest wine village on the Alsatian Vineyard Route.
Understand
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The village of Husseren les Châteaux counts a little more than 400 inhabitants of which more than twenty families are independent wine-growers. The small streets, the church (its statue of Saint Pancrace XIV and its Rinkenback org from 1890) and the typical half-timbered houses constitute a nice little walk ending in the vineyards or the forest, it all offering a splendid panoramic view on the Alsatian vineyard, open country and the Black Forest.
Husseren-les-Châteaux is named after the ruins of the castles on the top of the mountain. The village contains a hotel resort with an à la carte restaurant.
Get in
[edit]The town can be reached by taking the departmental road 83 at the western exit of Colmar.
Coming from Mulhouse from the A35 motorway, take exit 28 towards Niederhergheim, Herrlisheim, Munster, Gérardmer. Follow the D 1bis to the RN 83, then take the Eguisheim exit, then Husseren-les-Châteaux.
Coming from Strasbourg, take the A35 then the RN 83. Then take exit 23 towards Colmar, Houssen, Munster. Follow the RN 83 towards Belfort and take the Eguisheim exit, then Husseren-les-Châteaux.
Get around
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See
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- 1 Church of Saint-Pancrace (Église Saint-Pancrace). The parish church of Saint-Pancrace, built in 1884, was constructed in a neo-Gothic style. The chancel of the church has a pointed vault. The nave is flanked by side aisles and a porch tower. The central portal, decorated with twin columns, bears the date 1884. Painted decoration with interlacing patterns and stained glass windows enhance the interior ornamentation.
Do
[edit]Visit one of several wineries in or near the village:
- 1 Domaine Stintzi, 29 Rue principale, ☏ +33 3 89 49 30 10. M-Sa 10:00-12:00, 14:00-18:00.