GR® 53 : stage 4
Description
Along the way, follow the red rectangle markup.
- Departure : Rue du château, Lichtenberg
- Arrival : Tourist Office, La Petite-Pierre
- Towns crossed : Lichtenberg, Wimmenau, Erckartswiller, Sparsbach, and La Petite-Pierre
6 points of interest
- Refuge-shelters
Bragigand bus shelter
- Expertise
Wimmenau Oil Mill
- Museum
Maison de l'Histoire et des Traditions museum
One of the most beautiful houses in Wimmenau is the Swiss Scherer house, built by Bernese who came to repopulate Alsace after the Thirty Years' War (1618-48). Built in the Renaissance style of the Bernese Oberland in 1669, it was transformed in 1718 and 1800. The Association for the Protection of the Heritage maintains it for 20 years and collects the objects of the rural life of the Northern Vosges. The house has been restored strictly respecting archaeological discoveries. - Refuge-shelters
Wimmenau Hiker’s Refuge
- Geology
Rocher d'Ochsenstall
- Monuments and architecture
The House of the Pagans
Built in 1534 at the initiative of Palatine Count Louis V, its architecture, unique in Alsace, is as much civil as miliary. Built on a rocky promontory overlooking the forest, the site was occupied by a watchtower in the Gallo-Roman era, as evidenced by traces of foundations in the cellar. Considered a high vibratory place, it would mark the location of a Celtic place of worship.
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Information Office of Niederbronn-les-Bains - Head Office of Alsace Verte Tourist Office
6 place de l’Hôtel de Ville, 67110 Niederbronn-les-Bains
Tourist Office of Hanau - La Petite Pierre
2A rue du Château, 67290 La Petite-Pierre
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