Orschwihr: Hotels and Accommodation
Accommodation in Orschwihr
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The Sentier viticole d'Orschwihr runs over the Bollenberg and the Pfingsberg. The educational vineyard trail can be explored independently and with the help of information panels; it provides information about vegetation cycles and the individual stages of winemaking.
If you choose Orschwihr as the destination for your stay, you may wish to book a hotel.
Culture and History
The former Château at 1 Rue du Centre in Orschwihr is listed as a historic monument; the protection was recorded on November 1, 1988. The Church of Saint Nicholas was originally built between 1547 and 1577. Its present nave was built in 1778 and consecrated in 1782.
The Church of Saint Nicholas contains a baptismal font dating from 1669, a statue of Saint Nicholas from the 16th century, and paintings from the 18th century. The church's monumental nativity scene, which is around one hundred years old, attracts numerous visitors from the end of November to the end of January.
The Orschwihr fountain is located on Place de l'Église. It has a decagonal basin and an octagonal central pillar; it was replaced by a copy in 1992. Stettenberg Castle, also known as Altschloss, was probably built in the 12th century, destroyed in 1375, and is now marked by the remains of a square keep.
Nature and Surroundings
In the immediate vicinity of Orschwihr lies the Bollenberg, a 363-metre-high hill of Jurassic limestone between Rouffach, Orschwihr, and Westhalten. The Bollenberg also contains a small protected nature area in the immediate vicinity of Orschwihr, visited mainly by hikers.
Activities
The Circuit du Bollenberg mountain-bike loop passes through Orschwihr as well as Bergholtz, Bergholtz-Zell, Rouffach, and Westhalten. The Sainte-Croix Chapel on the Bollenberg can be reached via a short, rocky, steep lane that climbs from the east out of the village of Orschwihr.
Further destinations: Masevaux, Wegscheid, Geishouse, Leimbach, Bourbach-Le-Bas, Muhlbach-Sur-Munster, Lautenbachzell, Buhl
For the higher-level travel overview: Haut-Rhin.
