Château du Wasigenstein

The site was first known as the centre of the German legend of Waltharius in the 10th century.

[1] The complex initially occupied only the eastern part of the castle rock, but was expanded from 1299 and supplemented by a second castle complex on the western part of the rock.

The shares in both were held by members of the various lines of the von Wasigenstein family until the middle of the 14th century.

The castle is state property and has been listed since 1898 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.

[2] From the Wengelsbach pass on the D 190, parking at Wasigenstein, a footpath of the Club Vosgien, signposted with red rectangles, leads to the castle.