Château du Fleckenstein
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Château du Fleckenstein is a castle in the commune of Lembach, in the Bas-Rhin département of France.
[edit] History
This fortress, built in the shape of 52 m long boat, has a long history. The castle was built on a sandstone summit in the Middle Ages. An ingenious system for collecting rainwater fed a cistern and a hoist allowed water and other loads to be moved to the upper floors.
[edit] See also
- This article draws heavily on the Wikipedia article « fr:Château de Fleckenstein » , which was accessed in this version
