Start with Château d'eau de Sélestat: the sights of Sélestat
Visitors to Sélestat can choose from 27 attractions, 4 forts and 2 museums. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 30 beyond the 7 in Sélestat. Among the sites in town, 5 are listed historic monuments. The centre alone has 7 within 1 km. Beyond the town, the best known is Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg, 8 km off.
Leading places in Sélestat
The list goes on from Château d'eau de Sélestat to 3 forts, a monastery and a museum.
Best known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.
Mapped around Sélestat
To the west is where most of the 30 lie.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Sélestat; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kind by kind
There are more other sights (27) than anything else, then châteaux or heritage sites (7).
Dark: in Sélestat. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of them, one by one
The 7 inside Sélestat come first, then 30 more within 5 km of its centre.
Couvent des Dominicaines de Sylo
Convent located in Bas-Rhin, in France.
Château et cimetière de Châtenois
Ruined castle and cemetery in France.
The 7 places in Sélestat first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Beyond the town
First of the 12 big names within reach is Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg, 8 km away.
MuseumMusée Unterlinden21 km south, in ColmarAttractionAttractionMont Sainte-Odile20 km north, in Ottrott
AttractionChâteau de Saint-Ulrich13 km southwest, in RibeauvilléChâteauChâteauChâteau de l'Ortenbourg5.8 km northwest, in ScherwillerChâteauChâteauChâteau du Frankenbourg10 km west, in NeuboisChâteauChâteauChâteau du Bernstein7.7 km northwest, in Dambach-la-VilleAttractionAttractionJohann Baptist Wendling12 km southwest, in RibeauvilléChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Andlau16 km north, in AndlauChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bilstein15 km southwest, in RiquewihrChâteauChâteauChâteau de Reichenberg9.9 km southwest, in Bergheim
MuseumMusée Bartholdi22 km south, in ColmarPlaces within 40 km of Sélestat with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Practical questions about Sélestat
What is there to see in Sélestat?
The first on our list in Sélestat are Château d'eau de Sélestat, Couvent des Dominicaines de Sylo, Remparts de Sélestat and Tour de l'Horloge. We list 7 places in town. Another 30 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Sélestat?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Fond Régional d'Art Contemporain and Maison du Pain d'Alsace.
Which places in Sélestat are listed historic monuments?
5 places on this page in Sélestat are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Château d'eau de Sélestat, Couvent des Dominicaines de Sylo, Remparts de Sélestat and Tour de l'Horloge.
What well-known places are within a day out of Sélestat?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg (8 km), Musée Unterlinden (21 km), Mont Sainte-Odile (20 km), Château de Saint-Ulrich (13 km).
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Sélestat, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Musée Unterlinden: stefano Merli from legnano, italy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Saint-Ulrich: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Bartholdi: Manecke, 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.