Chatenois Attractions

The name of the town Châtenois (pop. 3,000) refers to the chestnut trees that grow here. It has a 15th C tower, the "Witches' Tower", a relic of the town's defenses, a church dating from 1760 with a Romanesque tower (12th C) and a Town Hall (1493-1496). Some distance outside the town, looming picturesquely over the old village of Kintzheim, is the fine castle of Kintzheim (13th and 15th C; alt. 320m/1,050ft), with residential quarters of the 13th C and a Late Gothic chapel. In the village are a park with storks, an aviary in which eagles fly freely and a monkey house with over 300 animals. From Kintzheim an excursion can be made to the Haut-Kônigsbourg.