The medieval garden of the Haut-Koenigsbourg castle
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Located outside the fortress, the Haut-Koenigsbourg medieval garden presents the different aspects of cultivation in the Middle Ages: planting in squares, rosebushes, a vegetable garden, a garden of simple plants and magic plants, benches where you can ‘tell tales’...
Without being a faithful reconstruction, it combines historical verisimilitude, aesthetics and educational interest. Utilitarian plants and a few wild plants, representative of medieval diets and practices, have been added to these squares. The garden at the Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg is a contemporary recreation of what a 15th-century medieval garden might have looked like.
The castle's medieval garden is closed between October and May.<br /> <br /> The Haut-Koenigsbourg castle most certainly had a garden in the Middle Ages. A medieval garden was therefore created to complete the castle domain in 2001.<br /> The garden was planted the length of the ramparts, outside the fortress, with ideal exposition to the sun. Here visitors can discover the different aspects of gardening in medieval times: the garden is composed of square planting areas, rose bushes, vegetable plots, medicinal plants, and a flower garden. Visitors can rest and talk on benches where couples met in medieval times to make the first contact….<br /> The castle gardens change constantly over the seasons; come and see for yourself.<br />
Opening hours
May 1st to October 31st
Annual closure
November 1st to April 30th
Accessibility
- On a route that is accessible by bus
Length of visit/event
- 30 min
Distance (km) à la gare la plus proche
12
Package visits offered
| Free visit |
Audience concerned
- Adults (individuals)
- Couple
- Families
- Groups
- Schools
Languages spoken
FrenchPractical services
- Group reception
Catering on spot
- Restaurant
- Food for groups
- Catering for groups
Facilities
- Toilets
