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Benfeld

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Benfeld - Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Bas-Rhin
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Small town of Alsace, Benfeld is located in the Bas-Rhin, south of Strasbourg. The city is considered one of the doors of Ried and is not far from Colmar.

This Alsatian town arose from a facility Roman colonies in antiquity. Ancient walled city, Benfeld retained some vestiges of that era in a few blocks from downtown. Its typical architecture of the region and its various monuments from a variety of eras, give it a certain charm that attracts many visitors.

Strasbourg and its proximity to tourist sites also ensures a steady tourism in summer. It is difficult to resist this city where life is good and where the animations are many and varied.

Geographical information

MunicipalityBenfeld
Postcode67230
Tourism label
Latitude48.3622760 (N 48° 21’ 44”)
Longitude7.5984170 (E 7° 35’ 54”)
AltitudeFrom 155m to 162m
Surface area7.79 km²
Population5914 inhabitants
Density759 inhabitants/km²
PrefectureStrasbourg (30 km, 24 min)
Insee code67028
IntercommunalityCC du Canton d'Erstein
DepartmentBas-Rhin
TerritoryAlsace
RegionGreat East

Nearest cities & towns

Sand3.6 km (8 min)
Herbsheim4.2 km (9 min)
Huttenheim4.3 km (11 min)
Kertzfeld4.6 km (10 min)
Rossfeld5.1 km (11 min)
Westhouse5.6 km (12 min)
Matzenheim5.7 km (11 min)
Sermersheim7 km (12 min)
Osthouse7.7 km (14 min)
Boofzheim8 km (12 min)
Witternheim8.4 km (12 min)
Uttenheim8.5 km (13 min)
Obenheim8.9 km (14 min)
Bolsenheim9.9 km (17 min)
Gerstheim10.2 km (15 min)

Things to see and do

Built in the early sixteenth century, Benfeld City Hall is surely one of the most beautiful monuments of the city. It has a tower with a clock added automata in the course of the seventeenth century.

From the Merovingian, the St. Lawrence church does not lack more interest. Rebuilt in the mid-fourteenth century, the building has also undergone alterations in the following centuries. If the Gothic choir was preserved, the church now has a nave of the nineteenth century in neoclassical style.

Open to different religions, the city of Benfeld synagogue also has a nineteenth century included in the supplementary inventory of historic monuments and a temple dating from the same era.

Places of interest

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Transport

Events and festivities

Benfeld The market takes place every Monday morning. A regional market is also offered on Saturday morning, while a Christmas market animates the city in December.

Every August, the town offers its Stubbehansel festival. For these medieval evenings, Benfeld organizing a flea market, a ball, a carnival, or even famous tableaux.

Photos

Historic Center (© J.E)
Historic Center (© J.E)
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Façade of the old hospital (© J.E)
Façade of the old hospital (© J.E)
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Facade of the temple (© J.E)
Facade of the temple (© J.E)
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Old small fountain (© J.E)
Old small fountain (© J.E)
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Automats of the jacquemart (© J.E)
Automats of the jacquemart (© J.E)
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Church of Saint-Laurent (© J.E)
Church of Saint-Laurent (© J.E)
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Town Hall (© J.E)
Town Hall (© J.E)
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Bell tower of the Saint-Laurent church (© J.E)
Bell tower of the Saint-Laurent church (© J.E)
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Chair of the Saint-Laurent Church (© J.E)
Chair of the Saint-Laurent Church (© J.E)
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Chapel of Saint-Materne, in the church (© J.E)
Chapel of Saint-Materne, in the church (© J.E)
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Chapel of the Virgin, in the church (© J.E)
Chapel of the Virgin, in the church (© J.E)
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Baptismal cistern in the church (© J.E)
Baptismal cistern in the church (© J.E)
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Detail of the Jacquemart (© J.E)
Detail of the Jacquemart (© J.E)
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Dated patch on a house (© J.E)
Dated patch on a house (© J.E)
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Escutcheon on a keystone of the apse of the church (© J.E)
Escutcheon on a keystone of the apse of the church (© J.E)
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Information about the Saint-Laurent church (© J.E)
Information about the Saint-Laurent church (© J.E)
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Jacquemart of the town hall (© J.E)
Jacquemart of the town hall (© J.E)
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Door lintel, dated (© J.E)
Door lintel, dated (© J.E)
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Old lintel, dated (© J.E)
Old lintel, dated (© J.E)
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Nave of the Saint-Laurent church (© J.E)
Nave of the Saint-Laurent church (© J.E)
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Old well (© J.E)
Old well (© J.E)
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Stained glass window of Pope Leo X. in the church (© J.E)
Stained glass window of Pope Leo X. in the church (© J.E)
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Stained glass window of Saint Pierre (© J.E)
Stained glass window of Saint Pierre (© J.E)
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Stained glass window of Saint Paul (© J.E)
Stained glass window of Saint Paul (© J.E)
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Stained glass windows of the choir of the church (© J.E)
Stained glass windows of the choir of the church (© J.E)
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Weather

Friday 29 march
Min. 7°C - Max. 12°C
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Saturday 30 march
Min. 7°C - Max. 19°C
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Sunday 31 march
Min. 8°C - Max. 18°C
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Visits, leisure and activities nearby

Leisure activities

Last nameActivity typeRateCity
Cellar tour and wine tasting
Local flavoursFreeRodern (24 km)
Chocolate discovery workshop & chat
Local flavoursFreeRibeauvillé (27 km)
Visit the Confitures du Climont jam workshop
Arts and CraftsFreeRanrupt (31 km)
Introduction to glass art at a studio and shop
Arts and Crafts50 € Hoerdt (40 km)
Museum of Wood Trades
Culture and education6 € to 8 € Labaroche (42 km)

Outings

Last nameOuting typeDifficultyDurationDeparture municipality
Erstein Polder
HikeEasy4:00Gerstheim (8.9 km)
Espiègles Trail
HikeEasy1:30Mittelbergheim (12.2 km)
Faces of the heritage of Barr
Village visitEasy1:00Barr (12.3 km)
Spesbourg and Haut-Andlau Castles
HikeIntermediate3:00Andlau (13.6 km)
Discovering the two castles of Andlau
HikeIntermediate3:00Andlau (13.6 km)

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