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Le château en bref
Grand-Ringelstein Castle (or Ringelsbourg Castle) is located in the commune of Oberhaslach (Bas-Rhin).
It has been listed as a monument historique since December 1898.
Dating from the early 13th century, it was built around several sandstone rocks at an altitude of 644 m. Only faint remains of buildings survive on top of the rocks, including the remains of a pentagonal keep on the north side, the most accessible one. By contrast, the polygonal curtain wall surrounding the group of rocks is still well preserved, particularly on the south-west side, where several small round-arched openings can be seen. A property of the Eguisheim family, the site is mentioned as early as the mid-12th century. After the family died out, it passed to the Bishop of Strasbourg. A lair of robber knights, it was destroyed in 1470.