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Le château en bref
In Phalsbourg, Moselle, the Château d'Einartzhausen dates back to the very origins of the town. Its foundations were laid in 1560 for Count Palatine Georges-Jean of Veldenz, who made it a country residence before founding Phalsbourg. The château takes its name from a neighbouring village, established on lands brought as dowry by Princess Anna Maria, the Count's wife. In the 17th century, when the fortress was taken over by Vauban, the residence was incorporated into the bastioned system that protected the town. It underwent restoration at the end of the 19th century and, over the course of the 20th century, several projects to adapt it for new uses were considered, including a youth hostel. Listed as a monument historique on 5 March 1937, the building remains one of the rare surviving witnesses to Phalsbourg's Palatine period, which predates the town's annexation to France.