Above the waterfall Nideck you find castles Nideck. This is actually two distinctly separate castles that are the result of a family which shares a charter dating from 1336 is the only witness. Both castles Site occupy the end of a ridge 534 meters above sea level overlooking the valley of the Hasel. The top has a moat and a wall - shield to attack. Its habitat is very small poorly preserved. The bottom one shows a square tower that protects a small house. This cheap hotel dates from the mid 13th century, while the other seems to be later, the early 14th century. The first mention of the castle dates from April 17, 1264, she mentions the sire of Bourckard Burgrave Nideck.
In 1336 Nideck is a stronghold of the Bishop of Strasbourg in the hands of Landgraves Lower Alsace. In 1373, he was in the pay of the citizens of Strasbourg.
In 1380, he used to fleece the citizens of Strasbourg.
In 1393, the city of Strasbourg works with Bishop Frederick Bankenheim so be restored to its citizens from their castle. The same year concluded a peace between squires and knights. In 1422, a new peace provides rules of cohabitation, procurement and weapons. In 1448, during the War of Wasselonne (Strasbourg battle Count Fenetrange to punish him for his assistance with Armagnac ). The castle Nideck bastion of the count, was besieged and taken. Between 1450 and 1454, the town of Obernai seized the castle which had taken refuge one of his former rebel Stettmeister. In 1454, Louis takes Lichtenberg Castle Andre Wirich ally of Count Leiningen. Family Mullenheim comes into possession of one half of the castle to the following partition and held until 1509 In 1636, a large fire results in the permanent destruction of the castle.
In 1816, the legend of Nideck appeared in the book on the legends of the Brothers Grimm. It is this text that inspired the poet Adelbert von Chamisso to compose Das Riesenfräulein - the daughter of the giant. A plaque commemorating the dead famous romantic poet in 1838.
