Haut-Koenigsbourg Castle - Alsace, France

Haut-KÅ“nigsbourg Castle is located at Orschwiller, Alsace, France, in the Vosges mountains. It is situated in a strategic location on a rocky spur overlooking the Upper Rhine Plain; as a result it was used by successive powers from the Middle Ages until the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) when it was abandoned. From 1900 to 1908 it was rebuilt at the behest of the German emperor Wilhelm II. Today it is a major tourist site, attracting more than 500,000 visitors a year.
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