Windstein’s places to visit, starting with Château du Mittel-Windstein
Châteaux or heritage sites make up 10 of the 15 places on the list. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 13 beyond the 2 in Windstein. The middle of town keeps 2 within 1 km. Drive 8.7 km to reach Château de Fleckenstein.
The names to know in Windstein
Following Château du Mittel-Windstein are 3 châteaux, a fort 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.
The layout
The map ends at Ferme du Steinbach, 4.9 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Windstein; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What you can see
Ahead are châteaux or heritage sites (10); next, museums or galleries (3).
Dark: in Windstein. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Everything to see
15 places in all: 2 in town and 13 within 5 km of its centre.
The 2 places in Windstein first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Windstein → · Parks and trails in Windstein →
Further out, the best known
Day trips number 12; the best known is Château de Fleckenstein, 8.7 km off.
Places within 40 km of Windstein with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Your questions on Windstein
What is there to see in Windstein?
The first on our list in Windstein are Château du Mittel-Windstein and Ruine Nouveau Windstein. We list 2 places in town. Another 13 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Windstein?
3 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Chapelle de Langensoultzbach, Maison des châteaux-forts d'Obersteinbach and Casemate de Neunhoffen.
What well-known places are within a day out of Windstein?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Fleckenstein (8.7 km), Château du Petit-Arnsberg (5.2 km), Château de Hohenfels (5.3 km), Château de Lutzelhardt (6.3 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 Windstein, 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.
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.