4. GR®532 : étape 4 de l'Etang de Hanau à Lichtenberg

The castle dates back to the 9th century. It was part of the County of Bitche in 1353 before becoming a den for knight-robbers, which earned him to be ravaged by the Strasbourg militia. It is in ruins since the 16th century. In 1938, he was integrated into the passive defense system of the Maginot Line and was occupied by the troops until 1940, but did not know the fight.

Rock of the Abrahamfels

Rock Pilsfels

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.