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Rouffach · 68
The Rouffach hospital center, built in 1904 and opened in 1908, has a history marked by expansions and challenges, especially during the wars. Becoming a hospital center in 1991, it still serves patients from the department.
Discover this placeMunster · 68
The Ballons des Vosges Regional Natural Park spans three regions and hosts rare natural environments. The Schlucht Pass site offers a welcome area and information to explore the great Vosges ridge and its valleys.
Discover this placeColmar · 68
This historic building, rebuilt in 1532 and remodeled in the Renaissance style, was the seat of the Magistrate and then the Sovereign Council of Alsace. It now houses a court and features a replica of the Manneken-Pis on its façade.
Discover this placeStosswihr · 68
The Frankenthal-Missheimle nature reserve, at 1,220 m altitude in the Vosges, covers 747 hectares. Its alpine landscapes, peat bogs, and beech forests make it a protected area for wildlife, ideal for hiking and winter sports.
Discover this placeMulhouse · 68
This 1870 building near the old market halls housed painter Jean-Jacques Henner's studio. Its ground floor was once used for commerce.
Discover this placeMulhouse · 68
Mulhouse owes its name and growth to water, ever-present in its history. Waterways shaped the city, powered its mills, and supported its textile industry before being gradually covered to make way for modern neighborhoods.
Discover this placeRibeauvillé · 68
Ribeauvillé, an Alsatian medieval town between vineyards and mountains, is named after the Ribeaupierre family. It features three ruined castles accessible by hiking, medieval walls, the Butchers' Tower, and a flower-lined Grand’rue with Renaissance buildings.
Discover this placeWildenstein · 68
The Kleinruntz waterfall plunges from a dark grauwacke cliff, highlighting its wild character. The Pierre Sauvage trail is described in a hiking guide available at the Tourist Office.
Discover this placeMulhouse · 68
Maxime Descombin, a discreet yet innovative sculptor, left his mark with serial sculptures, drawings, tapestries, and innovative stained glass. His work, both public and little known, explores geometric forms in tension.
Discover this placeRanspach · 68
Sit on a log bench, admire the waterfall filtered by old fir trees, and imagine the chamois released here in January 1956 leaping on the rocks before disappearing into the forest.
Discover this placeMulhouse · 68
Built in 1905 in a neo-Renaissance style, this school symbolizes an educational revolution with its sculpted decorations and modern facilities. It is not open to the public.
Discover this placeOsenbach · 68
The Bickenberg, a Vosges hill rising between 400 and 500 meters, is a limestone plateau with steep edges, protected since 1965. It hosts rare flora, dry heathlands, and human remains like steinrudel, piles of stones from field clearing.
Discover this placeMulhouse · 68
Built in 1905-1906 by Henri Gangloff from Louis Schwartz's designs, this building features a facade adorned with an allegory attributed to sculptor Bartholdi. Converted into a hotel in 1920 by the Schlumpf brothers, it blends history and architectural charm today.
Discover this placeDurlinsdorf · 68
Fountain fed by a spring, located at the corner of Dannemarie Street and Sculpteur Enderllin Street in Durlinsdorf.
Discover this placeHohrod · 68
This cross marks the site of a former French military cemetery where soldiers who fell in March 1915 at Katzenstein were buried. Their graves were moved in 1925 to the Wettstein cemetery.
Discover this placeAubure · 68
This 12th-century medieval castle, reinforced by the Wurtemberg family in the 14th century, features a square keep accessible through an ogival door. It offers exceptional views of the Vosges ridges.
Discover this placeMulhouse · 68
In 1834, the first nursery school in Haut-Rhin, ancestor of the kindergarten, was founded in Mulhouse by the wives of André and Nicolas Koechlin. It initially welcomed 150 children to allow mothers to work. The City took ownership in 1861, but the site is not open to the public.
Discover this placeWesthalten · 68
The town hall is housed in a historic building constructed in 1776 to serve as an arcade market hall and a tax office. Its arcades, once bricked up, were uncovered and some fitted with windows in the 20th century.
Discover this placeMittlach · 68
This incinerator, located along the Langenwasen road, was used by the French army to burn kitchen waste and other materials.
Discover this placeRouffach · 68
This house, remodeled in the early 20th century, features a Renaissance door from 1616 and a 1579 well adorned with a German inscription, reflecting local history. It is located near the former course of the Ohmbach, now covered.
Discover this placeRixheim · 68
Formerly nicknamed "Lumpazepfel" (the drunkards' corner), this area was known for lively parties and heavy drinking. It housed some beautiful farm workers' houses.
Discover this placeMulhouse · 68
This villa in Mulhouse's Rebberg district, built between 1866 and 1868 by architect Frédéric de Rutté for industrialist Alfred Koechlin Schwartz, is a French Renaissance-style building. Since 1897, it has housed a nursery managed by the City.
Discover this placeMulhouse · 68
Founded in 1853 by Jean Dollfus, SOMCO built 1,243 innovative workers' homes in Mulhouse, including English-style terraced houses and "Mulhouse squares," with homeownership available from 1856.
Discover this placeMulhouse · 68
This mural, commissioned by Mulhouse for the Bicentennial of its reunion with France, depicts a celebration scene in front of the Town Hall, recognizable by its covered double-flight staircase. The red and white flag shown is that of the former Republic of Mulhouse.
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