Château Saint-Sixte

Freistroff, France

The Château Saint-Sixte is a 12th-century castle in the commune of Freistroff. It stands on a small plain between Freistroff and Rémelfang. It was built in the 12th century by the seigneur Wirich de Valcourt.

During the Renaissance, it was transformed into a residence and was altered again in the 18th century. It was saved from ruin by the Gehl family in 1986. Separated from the village on the left bank of the Nied, it has a strange oval plan, surrounding by ancient moats. The six originally separate buildings are roofed with two slopes of tiles and arranged around an entirely enclosed courtyard. In each corner, a polygonal staircase tower gives access to the upper storeys.

On weekends and public holidays, the owners offer guided tours.

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Founded: 12th century
Category: Castles and fortifications in France
Historical period: Birth of Capetian dynasty (France)

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Meg's Mélynda (9 months ago)
Superb place with fun activities offered to children, great family outing ☺️
László Tihanyi (10 months ago)
The owner guided us around very nicely, informative and also in English.
Sandra Loup (11 months ago)
We are back today from a school outing. And frankly at the top. A beautiful and very well maintained place. A more than perfect chatelaine. Passionate and adorable with children. A great place to discover or re-discover the history of knights and castles. Thank you very much for this unforgettable day for the children but also for the adults. You are really a great host, keep it up
dubos xavier (2 years ago)
Very nice evening organized on the occasion of the Rommelbootzen party, lots of entertainment, games for children in a superb atmosphere, it's my second year that we come here and always with so much pleasure
Gilles Backes (2 years ago)
I have lived nearby for several years, but unfortunately I rarely had time to enjoy this monument, which is now classified as historic, and for a different event that did not highlight the castle as much. The castle has for some time been able to benefit from major renovations to give it back the cachet it deserves. In addition, events are multiplying there so that the family can enjoy this wonderful setting through fun activities, such as a treasure hunt, a barefoot course, a labyrinth and currently even an escape game. There is also the possibility of doing mini golf, pedal boating on the Nied in a rural and green setting, old-style wooden games, really fun, pedal karts... There are also during the year themed events, Easter egg hunts, Halloween for example. All this supervised in joy and good humor by a team of volunteers. This magnificent place also offers to celebrate a wedding and other events (seminar). In short, a place worth a visit. In May and June I was able to go there as part of a photo shoot for my daughter's communion and to celebrate my son's birthday there with his classmates, each time the time has passed too quickly, but the memories of these moments are very joyful and have greatly pleased our children and comrades too. And finally I would like to point out that it is possible to help volunteers to maintain this monument by visiting them to spend beautiful days, I leave it to you to visit their website, but also through donations, this which I did not hesitate to do, in addition very easy to execute (like a payment on a website) and also tax deductible, with a tax receipt obtained in stride. Really effective I must point out. I have a lot of photos of the 2 events but I put only those where we can possibly distinguish my wife and my children
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