From Citadelle de Bitche on: Bitche’s list
Around Bitche, the places to visit include 6 attractions, 4 forts and 2 museums. Mapped in Bitche are 9 places to visit, and within 5 km of its centre another 5. 2 of those in town are listed historic monuments. A short walk covers 6, all within 1 km. Further afield lies Château de Lichtenberg, at 15 km.
The headline places in Bitche
Close behind Citadelle de Bitche are 2 forts, a monastery and a garden.
AttractionCitadelle de Bitchein townFortFortPorte de Strasbourg à Bitchein townMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Capucins de Bitchein townFortFortFort Saint-Sébastien de Bitchein townGardenGardenJardin pour la Paixin townMuseumMuseumMausa on the Bitchein townBest 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
Most of the 5 out of town lie to the west.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Bitche; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kind by kind
6 other sights and 5 châteaux or heritage sites top the count.
Dark: in Bitche. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The whole list for Bitche
It starts in town with 9 places and goes on to 5 within 5 km of its centre.
The 9 places in Bitche first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Days out
Château de Lichtenberg, 15 km away, is the best known of the 12.
Places within 40 km of Bitche with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Know before you go to Bitche
What is there to see in Bitche?
The first on our list in Bitche are Citadelle de Bitche, Porte de Strasbourg à Bitche, Couvent des Capucins de Bitche and Fort Saint-Sébastien de Bitche. We list 9 places in town. Another 5 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Bitche?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Mausa on the Bitche and Simserhof.
Which places in Bitche are listed historic monuments?
2 places on this page in Bitche are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Citadelle de Bitche and Porte de Strasbourg à Bitche.
What well-known places are within a day out of Bitche?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Lichtenberg (15 km), Château de Hohenfels (14 km), Château de Fleckenstein (25 km), Château de Wineck (17 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 Bitche, 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 (1)
- Citadelle de Bitche: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, 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.