Château du Girsberg

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Château du Girsberg is a ruined medieval castle in France’s Alsace region, overlooking the town of Ribeauvillé and forming part of its famous trio of hilltop fortresses.

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Label Occurrences
Château du Girsberg canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic monument ⓘ
medieval castle ⓘ
ruined castle ⓘ
access hiking trail from Ribeauvillé ⓘ
builtFor Lords of Ribeaupierre ⓘ
constructionStartCentury 13th century ⓘ
country France ⓘ
currentCondition ruin ⓘ
elevation approximately 528 metres ⓘ
function protection of Ribeauvillé ⓘ
surveillance of surrounding valleys ⓘ
hasPart courtyard ⓘ
curtain walls ⓘ
keep ⓘ
residential buildings ⓘ
heritageDesignation Monument historique ⓘ
heritageDesignationCountry France ⓘ
heritageDesignationStart 1841 ⓘ
locatedIn Alsace ⓘ
Haut-Rhin ⓘ
Ribeauvillé ⓘ
Vosges foothills ⓘ
locatedNear Alsace Wine Route ⓘ
locatedOn rocky spur ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
municipality Ribeauvillé ⓘ
namedAfter family of Girsberg ⓘ
neighboringCastle Château de Saint-Ulrich ⓘ
Château du Haut-Ribeaupierre ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
originalName Château de Stein ⓘ
overlooks Ribeauvillé ⓘ
ownershipHistory Knights of Girsberg ⓘ
Lords of Ribeaupierre ⓘ
panoramicViewOf Alsace plain ⓘ
Ribeauvillé ⓘ
vineyards of Ribeauvillé ⓘ
partOf Three Castles of Ribeauvillé ⓘ
trio of Ribeauvillé castles ⓘ
region Grand Est ⓘ
regionHistoric Alsace ⓘ
ruinedSinceCentury 17th century ⓘ
style medieval military architecture ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism site ⓘ
hiking destination ⓘ
usedAs defensive stronghold ⓘ
fortified residence ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ribeauvillé → hasNearbyLandmark → Château du Girsberg ⓘ
Château de Saint-Ulrich → neighboringSite → Château du Girsberg ⓘ
Château du Haut-Ribeaupierre → locatedNear → Château du Girsberg ⓘ