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Fortifications de Riquewihr

Set in Riquewihr is Fortifications de Riquewihr. Its neighbours on our list number 41 within 5 km. It was listed in 1900 as a classé historic monument (in part).

Where
In Riquewihr
inside the commune
Historic monument
1900
Classé historic monument (in part)
How well known
Top 15%
#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
May–Sep
highs of 20–25°C
In brief

Fort in Riquewihr

In Riquewihr

Fortifications de Riquewihr is in the commune of Riquewihr, with 41 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Classé historic monument (in part)

Protected as a historic monument since 1900; built in the 13th and 16th centuries (Mérimée record PA00085603). About ↓

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

When to go

Seasons and weather

The warmest afternoons in Riquewihr run May to September, at 20–25°C.

Jan5° / 0°48 mm
Feb7° / 0°43 mm
Mar11° / 4°41 mm
Apr16° / 7°44 mm
May20° / 11°71 mm
Jun24° / 14°69 mm
Jul25° / 15°68 mm
Aug25° / 15°63 mm
Sep21° / 12°50 mm
Oct15° / 8°63 mm
Nov9° / 3°52 mm
Dec6° / 1°54 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Riquewihr, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Bergheim-Inrae station, 6.6 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Riquewihr’s full climate →
About

Fortifications de Riquewihr

Articles on it exist in 2 languages. Our list goes on with Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg, 9.7 km away.

Fortifications de Riquewihr on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA00085603 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Fort
Protection
Classé historic monument (in part) · 1900
Built
13th and 16th centuries
Covered in
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Riquewihr, Haut-Rhin
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Mapping Fortifications de Riquewihr

The map centres on Fortifications de Riquewihr, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Riquewihr. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Where people come from

By population, Colmar leads the 8 with 66,970. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

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  1. 1Riquewihr
  2. 2Ribeauvillé
  3. 3Kaysersberg Vignoble
  4. 4Ingersheim
  5. 5Turckheim
  6. 6Wintzenheim
  7. 7Colmar
  8. 8Orbey
1 · It’s in this commune

Riquewihr

999 people

2 · 3.5 km northeast of it

Ribeauvillé

4,685 people

3 · 3.8 km southwest of it

Kaysersberg Vignoble

4,383 people

4 · 8.2 km south of it

Ingersheim

4,774 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Fortifications de Riquewihr isPeople
RiquewihrIt’s in this commune999
Ribeauvillé3.5 km northeast of it4,685
Kaysersberg Vignoble3.8 km southwest of it4,383
Ingersheim8.2 km south of it4,774
Turckheim9.1 km south of it4,139
Wintzenheim11 km south of it8,059
Colmar11 km south of it66,970
Orbey12 km southwest of it3,429
Make a day of it

Close to Fortifications de Riquewihr

Choose from 173 places within 15 km, such as 4 attractions, 2 châteaux and a museum.

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

Fortifications de Riquewihr: what to know

Where is Fortifications de Riquewihr?

Fortifications de Riquewihr is in Riquewihr, in Haut-Rhin (Grand Est).

What is Fortifications de Riquewihr?

Fort.

Is Fortifications de Riquewihr a historic monument?

Yes: Classé historic monument (in part), since 1900, Mérimée record PA00085603.

How well known is Fortifications de Riquewihr?

Fortifications de Riquewihr has 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #5,252 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Fortifications de Riquewihr?

May to September are the warmest months in Riquewihr, with afternoon highs of 20–25°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Fortifications de Riquewihr?

Within 15 km: Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg (9.7 km), Musée Unterlinden (11 km), Château de Saint-Ulrich (4 km) and Johann Baptist Wendling (3.5 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 (2)

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.