14th Century houses along the River Thur

14th Century houses along the River Thur, originally uploaded by Curved Space Lab.

Remnant tower of the outer castle ramparts

Remnant tower of the outer castle ramparts, originally uploaded by Curved Space Lab.

Center of Thann

Center of Thann, originally uploaded by Curved Space Lab.

Taken standing in the forecourt of St Thibault Church.

Rangen Vinyards

Rangen Vinyards, originally uploaded by Curved Space Lab.

The Rangen (Knight) is the most southerly vineyard in Alsace. Thann is the only locality in Alsace which can boast that the totality of its vineyard area is classified as Grand Cm. The 18,81 ha of the Rangen are planted with Riesling, Tokay Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminer.

Chapel in the Regan Vinyards

Chapel in the Regan Vinyards, originally uploaded by Curved Space Lab.

Thann along the River Thur

Thann along the River Thur, originally uploaded by Curved Space Lab.

Thann along the river Thur

Thann along the river Thur, originally uploaded by Curved Space Lab.

Houses on the left bank vary from 14th to 17th century and are still occupied.

Looking towards the Rangen Vinyards.

Looking towards the Rangen Vinyards., originally uploaded by Curved Space Lab.

Church St-Thiébaut at Thann

Church St-Thiébaut at Thann, originally uploaded by Curved Space Lab.

Started towards 1320 as church of pilgrimage, the Church Holy Thibaut became parochial in 1389, then Collegiate Church in 1441.

Witch's Eye -Thann

Witch's Eye_Thann, originally uploaded by Curved Space Lab.

Remains of the donjon of 13th century Engelsbourg (Castle Holy Angel. In 1673, King Louis XIV gave order to demolish the castle. During the demolition, the round donjon broke itself in several sections among which one lays on its edge and is since called "Haxenoïg" or Witch's eye.

Witch's Eye

witch's eye2, originally uploaded by Curved Space Lab.

Remnant of donjon tower at "Engelsbourg" or "Castle Holy Angel"