En un regard
Le château en bref
Turquestein Castle occupies a rocky spur at Turquestein-Blancrupt, overlooking the former Donon road it once guarded. First attested in the 10th century and founded around 965 according to the record, it was initially under the authority of the Bishop of Toul through the barony of Blâmont, before passing to the Bishop of Metz in 1286. Its walls were repaired around the middle of the 13th century. Set on fire during the Thirty Years' War, it was demolished in 1634 on Richelieu's orders. In 1791, Dr Adorne of Strasbourg acquired the ruins and built a house nearby; the site was sold in 1805 to the demolition contractor Louis Champy, who set up a charcoal-burning kiln there. The remains preserve traces of a triple enclosure, a south wall of small rubble masonry with rusticated finish, door jambs, the arch of a postern gate, and an altar made of reused stones. A keystone decorated with a rose and a stone dated 1541 have been described. The site is privately owned and is not protected as a historic monument.