The name Petit-Ringelstein is derived from the German words Ring (ring or circle) and Stein (stone).
Ruinsedit
A dry stone wall circles the hill top, measuring approximately 61m by 21m, with a height of one metre. It is bordered by a ditch.[1][page needed]
There is a quarry nearby from which rocks were cut and dressed. They date, probably, from the first third of the 13th century and would have been used for the Château du Grand-Ringelstein and/or the Château de Hohenstein.[2][page needed]
North wall and ditch
North wall from the interior
West wall; dry stone walling from above
Historyedit
Nothing is known of the history of the Petit-Ringelstein. It may have been a primitive form of castle. Its present aspect is probably from a later alteration, perhaps during a siege of the Château de Hohenstein.[1][page needed]
château, petit, ringelstein, château, petit, ringelsberg, ruined, castle, commune, oberhaslach, rhin, département, france, sited, small, summit, that, surrounds, with, enceinte, constructed, stone, walls, west, wall, stone, walling, enceinte, contents, access,. The Chateau du Petit Ringelstein or Chateau du Petit Ringelsberg is a ruined castle in the commune of Oberhaslach in the Bas Rhin departement of France It is sited on a small summit that it surrounds with its enceinte constructed of dry stone walls West wall dry stone walling of the enceinte Contents 1 Access 2 Toponymy 3 Ruins 4 History 5 See also 6 External links 7 Bibliography 8 ReferencesAccess editThe ruins can be accessed via the paths provided by the Club Vosgien They are on an extension of the path leading from Oberhaslach to the Chateau du Grand Ringelstein Toponymy editThe name Petit Ringelstein is derived from the German words Ring ring or circle and Stein stone Ruins editA dry stone wall circles the hill top measuring approximately 61m by 21m with a height of one metre It is bordered by a ditch 1 page needed There is a quarry nearby from which rocks were cut and dressed They date probably from the first third of the 13th century and would have been used for the Chateau du Grand Ringelstein and or the Chateau de Hohenstein 2 page needed nbsp North wall and ditch nbsp North wall from the interior nbsp West wall dry stone walling from aboveHistory editNothing is known of the history of the Petit Ringelstein It may have been a primitive form of castle Its present aspect is probably from a later alteration perhaps during a siege of the Chateau de Hohenstein 1 page needed It has been listed since 1898 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture and is state property 3 See also editChateau du Grand Ringelstein a neighbouring castle List of castles in FranceExternal links editBase Merimee Restes des fortifications gallo romaines sur le Ringelsberg Ministere francais de la Culture in French nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chateau du Petit Ringelstein Bibliography editCharles Laurent Salch Nouveau Dictionnaire des Chateaux Forts d Alsace Alsatia 1991 Charles Laurent Salch Archeologie du chateau alsacien in Chateaux Guerriers 1975 Bernard Haegel L enceinte et la carriere de pierres medievale du Petit Ringelstein in Etudes Medievales III 1985References edit a b Salch 1991 Haegel 1985 Base Merimee Restes des fortifications gallo romaines sur le Ringelsberg Ministere francais de la Culture in French 48 34 24 N 7 18 50 E 48 57333 N 7 31389 E 48 57333 7 31389 nbsp This castles in Grand Est article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chateau du Petit Ringelstein amp oldid 1142246387, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
