Château du Warthenberg

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Château du Warthenberg was built around 1158 by Hugo, count of Dagsburg. The castle was already destroyed and abandoned before 1175 and despite of restoration attempts in 1260s it was left to decay. The ruins were excavated in the 1980s.

Chateaux of AlsaceChateaux of Grand EstCastles and fortifications in FranceAll sites in Ernolsheim-lès-SaverneBirth of Capetian dynasty

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Ernolsheim-lès-Saverne, France

Established
c. 1158

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