Château de Woerth

The Château de Woerth, whose medieval keep dates back to the years before 1307, was initially owned by Wernher and Otto de Bolanden before being transferred to Frédéric de Kirberg, then resold in 1308 to Jean I de Lichtenberg. Upon the death of Jacques de Lichtenberg in 1480, it passed to the Counts of Deux-Ponts-Bitche, before being inherited in the 16th century by Count Jacques, who had it rebuilt in 1554, as evidenced by the date engraved on a window. The main wing, marked by the early Renaissance style in Alsace, contrasts with a west wing featuring Gothic decoration, possibly slightly older. A north building housing the cellars also dates from this period. In 1570, the castle returned to Philippe V of Hanau-Lichtenberg, then was restored after the destruction of the Thirty Years' War in 1668. In the 18th century, it passed to the Hesse-Darmstadt family, who restored the keep in 1758 and the roof shortly after. Sold in lots during the Revolution, it was repurchased and restored in 1925 by Maurice Trautmann, who added a staircase and a neo-Renaissance door. Since 1977, the town has housed its town hall and social services there, making this place a living witness to Alsatian history.