Altkirch

Visit Altkirch, Alsace

Altkirch is south of Mulhouse in the Haut-Rhin department of the Alsace region.

The town is in an attractive location on a raised hill which is also the site of an earlier castle, destroyed in the 17th century. The remains of the castle were used as landfill before the church was constructed.

It is now the old town in Altkirch that holds the interest to visitors. Although the castle is no longer to be seen, there are still places of the old town where you can see parts of the defensive ramparts that once completely encircled Altkirch, or enter the town through the original gateway through the defences at 'La Vieille Porte'.

Your visit will focus around the Place de la Republique, where you can see some attractive renaissance period houses, and the substantial sculptured fountain called the 'fontaine de la Vierge'.

As you explore the surrounding streets note especially the house called 'a la pomme' which has a decorative medieval corner feature (on the Place des Trois Rois). There are also several decorative fountains and small churches to see as you stroll around the town.

Altkirch is also known for its rooftops, best admired from the road where it is at the top of Roggenberg Hill.

There is also a museum that tells the action packed story of the town and the history of the Sundgau region (Altkirch is the 'capital' of the Sundgau region, the name given to this part of Alsace between the Jura mountains and Switzerland). The museum is in an impressive renaissance period building next to the town hall.

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Tourist classifications for Altkirch: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 1*;

Suggested places to visit near Altkirch, France

Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.

More suggestions: Soultz-Haut-Rhin 29km; Guebwiller 32km; Murbach 34km; Montbeliard 35km; Rouffach 37km; Eguisheim 47km; Munster 47km; Ronchamp chapel 47km; Neuf-Brisach 49km; Colmar 52km; Turckheim 52km; Kaysersberg 57km;

See these places and more on a map at places near Altkirch

Altkirch tourism: sights and attractions nearby

Hirtzbach - ville fleurie 4* (4km) : Parc Alfred-Wallach - remarkable garden (15km) : Parc botanique de Mulhouse - remarkable garden (15km) : Sausheim - ville fleurie 4* (21km) : Thann - recommended detour (23km) : Masevaux - ville fleurie 4* (25km) : Roseraie du Chatelet - remarkable garden (25km) : Huningue - ville fleurie 4* (26km) :

French version: see Altkirch (Francais)