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Château d'Engelbourg

Château d'Engelbourg is a castle ruins. Its address is in Thann. Since 1898 it has been a classé historic monument.

Where

In Thann

inside the commune

Historic monument

1898

Classé historic monument

How well known

Top 9%

#3,165 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 20–26°C

In brief

Château in Thann

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#3,165 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Thann

Château d'Engelbourg is in the commune of Thann, with 11 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Classé historic monument

Protected as a historic monument since 1898; built in the 14th and 15th centuries (Mérimée record PA00085695). About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Weather, month by month

In Thann the warm season is May to September, with highs of 20–26°C.

Jan5° / -2°150 mm

Feb7° / -2°121 mm

Mar11° / 0°111 mm

Apr16° / 3°78 mm

May20° / 7°98 mm

Jun24° / 10°91 mm

Jul26° / 12°89 mm

Aug25° / 12°89 mm

Sep21° / 9°82 mm

Oct15° / 6°115 mm

Nov9° / 2°113 mm

Dec5° / -1°171 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Thann, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Bits.-Les-Thann station, 3.4 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Thann’s full climate →

About

Château d'Engelbourg

Wikipedia covers it in 3 languages. Add Borne Vauthier, 6.8 km away, to a visit; it leads 82 places within 15 km.

Château d'Engelbourg on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA00085695 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type: Château
Protection: Classé historic monument · 1898
Built: 14th and 15th centuries
Covered in: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Thann, Haut-Rhin

Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

The map

Locating Château d'Engelbourg

Orange: Château d'Engelbourg.

Towns near it

Towns close to Château d'Engelbourg

Largest of the 8 is Cernay, home to 12,057. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · It’s in this commune

Thann

7,762 people

2 · 2.3 km southeast of it

Vieux-Thann

2,866 people

3 · 5.8 km east of it

Cernay

12,057 people

4 · 9.3 km southwest of it

Masevaux-Niederbruck

3,594 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Château d'Engelbourg is	People
Thann	It’s in this commune	7,762
Vieux-Thann	2.3 km southeast of it	2,866
Cernay	5.8 km east of it	12,057
Masevaux-Niederbruck	9.3 km southwest of it	3,594
Wittelsheim	10 km east of it	10,645
Staffelfelden	12 km east of it	4,072
Soultz-Haut-Rhin	12 km northeast of it	7,012
Bollwiller	13 km northeast of it	4,184

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Within 15 km are 82 places, among them 3 museums, 2 abbeys and an attraction.

1AttractionAttractionBorne Vauthier6.8 km northeast, in Wattwiller 2AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame d'Oelenberg11 km southeast, in Reiningue 3FortFortEnceinte de Thann400 m southeast, in Thann 4ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Freundstein6.4 km north, in Goldbach-Altenbach 5

MuseumTrain Thur Doller Alsace4.8 km southeast, in Cernay 6

MuseumMusée de la Porte de Thann5.4 km east, in Cernay 7AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Leimbach2.3 km south, in Leimbach 8

MuseumChâteau de Bucheneck12 km northeast, in Soultz-Haut-Rhin

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Good to know about Château d'Engelbourg

Where is Château d'Engelbourg?

Château d'Engelbourg is in Thann, in Haut-Rhin (Grand Est).

What is Château d'Engelbourg?

Castle ruins in Alsace, France.

Is Château d'Engelbourg a historic monument?

Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1898, Mérimée record PA00085695.

How well known is Château d'Engelbourg?

Château d'Engelbourg has 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #3,165 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Château d'Engelbourg?

May to September are the warmest months in Thann, with afternoon highs of 20–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Château d'Engelbourg?

Within 15 km: Borne Vauthier (6.8 km), Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Oelenberg (11 km), Enceinte de Thann (400 m) and Château de Freundstein (6.4 km).

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (3)

Train Thur Doller Alsace: Fabrice.BAREUX, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée de la Porte de Thann: Ferlut, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Château de Bucheneck: Florival fr, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.