Widensolen

Until the early Middle Ages, the lands of Widensolen were covered by the dense Kastenwald forest, interspersed with ponds and meanders of the Rhine. In the early 8th century, a noble farmer named Wido cleared plots and settled there, giving his name to the estate: widensola. Upon his death, his lands passed to Fulrad, a Benedictine monk. The village then disappears from records until 1321, reappearing in 1360 under the care of the monks of the Pairis Abbey, who owned it until the French Revolution.

Today, Widensolen retains several traces of its past. The 19th-century Saint Nicholas Church houses a Callinet organ. A bourgeois house from the same era reflects local growth. The Lourdes grotto, dedicated to Saint Germain, and a botanical trail invite visitors to stroll. The remains of an 18th-century enclosure wall and an old mill also recall the village's history.