Kaysersberg - bridge

Kaysersberg - bridge

A view of the medieval bridge over the small river Weiss in the town of Kaysersberg (or Kaisersberg).

The middle of the bridge carries a small chapel – just big enough for the statue of (iirc) Saint Mary.

Kaysersberg is located in the foothills of the Vosges and was historically an important passage point between the Rhine Valley and the Lorraine.

1227 the town is first mentioned in documents as Castrum Keisersberg.
Friedrich II had the strategically important point fortified – though it is probable that there was already a castle here, before the commissioned mayor Wölflin bought the ground that was then fully fortified. Of the mighty castle remains only a ruin.
1293 Kaysersberg received City Rights and in 1353 it joined the Décapole (the 10-city alliance of Free Imperial Cities in the Alsace).
After the 30-Year-War Kaysersberg came under French rule as stipulated in the peace treaty.

Today the town visited by many tourists – partly for the medieval architecture and partly for the wine (Tokay variety) when they follow the wine route through the Alsace.

Another magnet for some tourists is the birth house of Albert Schweitzer that now houses a museum dedicated to this son of the town.

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Location: Kaysersberg, département Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France

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