Discover Weyersheim through its historic buildings and the Ried landscape, with its orchards and fields. Saint-Michel, the S’Kleenderfel house, and Place de la mairie provide tangible points of reference for the town’s history. Two named routes lead through different types of scenery. This gives you the chance to decide whether you are more interested in architectural history or in the routes and cultural landscapes during your stay.
History in the Church, House, and Streetscape
The Catholic church of Saint-Michel has been listed in the supplementary inventory of historic monuments since 1930. The choir contains a Baroque high altar with a baldachin dating from the mid-18th century. It depicts the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The dates refer to different things: 1930 is the year of the listing, while the mid-18th century dates the altar.
S’Kleenderfel, the oldest house in the Basse-Zorn, stands at 11 Rue du Petit Village; its construction is dated to around 1621. Its archaic structure of long wooden beams is particularly evident in the corner posts: they extend continuously from the ground to beneath the roof and rest at the bottom on sandstone corner stones. The house preserves period furniture and period interior design. It also illustrates traditional know-how, such as that of the weaver and the blacksmith. Its construction, furnishings, and crafts thus offer different ways of exploring this historic house.
Place de la mairie is another historic point of reference: it forms the historic core of Rue Baldung Grien. Here, then, it is not just a single building that matters, but also the relationship between the square and the street. Together with the church and the house, this shows that Weyersheim’s history can be traced both through its buildings and its streetscape.
The Ried Landscape and Two Route Descriptions
The Ried of Erbsenhuebel near Weyersheim is a 123-hectare ZNIEFF area of ecological, faunal, and floral interest. Two routes, each with its own characteristics, are also described for exploring the landscape: the “Sentier du verger” walking trail and the “Entre prairies et vergers” circular route.
The “Sentier du verger” is on the outskirts of Weyersheim and passes through vegetation typical of the Ried landscape, between woods and orchards. It is 1,550 metres long. The route description therefore combines a specific distance with a clearly defined impression of the landscape. If you are especially interested in the transition between woodland, orchards, and typical Ried vegetation, these are the features to look at when deciding whether this route is right for you.
The “Entre prairies et vergers” circular route starts at the car park at the southern entrance to Weyersheim. It passes through high-stem orchards as well as grain and fodder crops. Its explicitly named starting point and the description of its agriculturally shaped landscape give you a different point of reference from the “Sentier du verger”.
The two route profiles can be distinguished primarily by their stated focus: the “Sentier du verger” highlights Ried vegetation between woods and orchards, as well as the route’s length; the circular route highlights its starting point at the southern entrance and its orchards, grain, and fodder crops. If you are choosing based on the scenery, you can use these descriptions to select the route whose surroundings appeal to you more.
Discover more destinations: Nothalten, Schweighouse-Sur-Moder, Kirchheim, Niederbronn-Les-Bains, Mollkirch, Witternheim, Mothern, Windstein.
For the overview of the wider region: Bas-Rhin.
