Soultzmatt

Soultzmatt

Travel guide and tourist information

Travel guide and tourist information

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION			CLOSEST TOWNS
Town	Soultzmatt		Westhalten at 1.8 km (3 min)
Insee code	68318		Osenbach at 3.6 km (5 min)
Postcode	68570		Orschwihr at 3.7 km (5 min)
Latitude	47.9607670		Wintzfelden at 4 km (5 min)
Longitude	7.2388060		Bergholtzzell at 4.2 km (6 min)
Altitude	From 236 to 773 meters		Gundolsheim at 5.7 km (8 min)
Surface	19.57 km²		Bergholtz at 6.6 km (10 min)
Population	2307 inhabitants		Rouffach at 8.8 km (10 min)
Density	117 inhabitants/km²		Issenheim at 9.3 km (10 min)
National label			Buhl at 9.8 km (14 min)
Chief town	Colmar (at 24 km, 27 min)		Munwiller at 9.8 km (12 min)
Department	Haut-Rhin		Lautenbach at 10.4 km (14 min)
Region	Alsace		Search another town

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Soultzmatt-Wintzfelden is a municipality of the Canton of Colmar, in the borough of Guebwiller. It has 2307 inhabitants and is located at an altitude of 280 meters, 22 km from Colmar and 31 km from Mulhouse, on the edge of the plain of Alsace and the Vosges.

• History and Heritage:

• Guardian of the Noble Valley, so named because of the presence, in the 16th century, some sixty noble families, mainly those of vassals of the bishops of Strasbourg, Soultzmatt-Wintzfelden preserves beautiful remains of this prosperous era in which seven castles stood in the valley. The arms of the municipality are "gold sand rooster, crested, beard and a member of jaws from a Mount Vert three-Chips." This emblem has been assigned by Louis XIV, the "Sun King" in 1699.
• Past and future combine in them a respect for tradition and unveil the walker architectural treasures dating from the 16th and 17th centuries: Renaissance corner windows, carved lintels, doorways, stone door frames decorated with coats of arms ... Other treasures to be discovered, like the water museum, housed in the historic heart of the "Baths of Soultzmatt". The old buildings have been restored to make this site the charm and character of the institutions of the past, the time when the town was nicknamed "Little Paris".
• On the hills of southern Wintzfelden, there are still the foundation of the convent of Schwartzenthann. It is in this isolated area of ​​the world in 1154, the "Codex Guta-Sintram" famous document in Alsace for its beautiful Romanesque illuminations will be handwritten by the canoness of Schwartzenthann, Guta, and illuminated by Canon Sintram Marbach.
• Soultzmatt-Wintzfelden is twinned since 1965 with Talheim Germany, and since 1985 with St. Porchaire in Charente-Maritime. It has numerous and illustrious honorary citizens, including the Ambassador of Namibia to France Panduleni Shingenge, actor and director Francis Perrin, the actress Sophie Marceau, singer Julie Pietri, director Andrew Zulawski, double Tour de France winner Bernard Thevenet, Count Carlos Coll, cousin of the King of Spain, Madame Genevieve de Fontenay, former president of the Miss France committee, and several Miss, whose Alsatian Laetitia Bleger, Miss France 2004.
• The village also benefits from hot and dry microclimate, suitable for the development of fauna and flora of southern type. Dry grasslands of the top of Zinnkoepflé are classified Natura 2000 and the delight of botanists who can find rare and sensitive species, such as the green lizard, the bird butterfly, wryneck, pulsatile anemone, the wild orchid and lily fossilized.

• Access:

• Direct access to the south of the RN 83 Rouffach, great thoroughfare north / south. The nearest railway station is located 5 km, in the town of Rouffach. A regular daily also liaises with Colmar and Guebwiller.
• EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg, which serves the area is 60 km.

• Pilgrimage Schaefertal: This is the seventh stage of the road Alsatian mythical places which currently has 24 sites selected and classified, linked to the Südbaden Switzerland northwest through Alsace. It includes the Chapel of Schaefertal (south-facing, Our Lady of Schaefertal is nestled on a plateau in the wooded hills west of Soultzmatt, at the junction of forest roads from Soultzmatt, Wintzfelden and Orschwihr), the menhir of Langenstein and panoramic site of Grossfels.
• Cemetery Romanian Shepherd of the Valley: This is the largest necropolis Romanian military in France, where lie the souls of 678 Romanian prisoners of war, died of privations suffered by the Germans during the First World War. It is still an important place of pilgrimage, where leaders from Romania come to pray every year. In 2010 the site was incorporated into the PER (Pôle d'Excellence Rurale) "Tourism Memory 14-18", whose objective is to enable a better synergy and amplification of local dynamics, an enhancement of sites of memory and contribute to the development of the visits, especially for educational purposes.
• St. Sebastian Church, the first parish church, quoted from the eighth century, was dedicated to St. Gregory. She was dedicated to Saint Sebastian in 1309, after acts of vandalism perpetrated in 1298 by the bands of Count Theobald of Ferrette. It depends on the origin of the collegiate church of Lautenbach, who had the right to tithes and snack. The three styles of religious architecture come together in perfect harmony: the right lateral nave is Gothic, the left is the Romanesque choir dates from the Baroque era.
• Water Museum: Built in the old production site in Empire style buildings completely renovated, it opens its doors for free every year from mid-March to mid-November to about 5,000 visitors eager to discover the richness of blue gold and its history Soultzmatt. Water in all its forms is presented and offers visitors a unique opportunity to discover a single location, through an initiation translated into German and English, the water in its natural state (river, rain ... ), water supply network and bottled spring water from the sources of SEM Soultzmatt.
• Sources of Soultzmatt: the discovery of the water museum can be complemented by a visit to the bottling plant sources of Soultzmatt. Free guided tours are held throughout the year (subject to a sufficient number of participants) and include a presentation of the company, a film, visiting the production unit followed by a tasting .
• Wine Trail: drawing on the slopes of Zinnkoepflé, this course 3 km, the union made wine Soultzmatt, crosses the vineyards and offers a unique view of Soultzmatt, the valley and the plain of Alsace from the viewpoint . It is lined with panels explaining the seven varieties, the character of wines, grape processing, geology, Grand Cru Zinnkoepflé, the micro-climate of the Valley Noble, conservation of the wine, the harvest, the work of the vine ... During the summer, winemakers organize every Thursday tours, cellar tours and tastings are free and discover the wealth of dry grasslands of Zinnkoepflé classified Natura 2000 site.
• Path bilingual poets: it winds up the hill from Zinnkoepflé and allows visitors to go to meet writers from Alsace, while discovering the beautiful landscapes that border Soultzmatt through their verse. The route is dotted with 30 panels with text is bilingual Alsatian-French or German-French on various topics. A second project, planned for 2012, is already under consideration at the site of the former convent of Schwarzenthann Wintzfelden, where the "Codex Guta Sintram" was handwritten by the canoness Guta in 1154.
• Cabaret Music Hall, next to the Museum of the water.
• Historic monuments:

• San Sebastian Catholic Church (spire) - Ranking November 19, 1962.
• San Sebastian Catholic Church (monument in the shape of bas-relief) - Rank 7 February 1935.
• Menhir said "Langenstein" - Ranking July 18, 1938.
• Remnants of the former convent of Schwarzenthann (enfeu, sarcophagus lid, and five slabs graves moved to Main Street in the lapidarium Wintzfelden) - Rank 6 September 1982.

• Historic record:

• 17th century Fountain Street Bakers - Registration March 22, 1934.
• San Sebastian Catholic Church (unless ranked match) - Registration November 19, 1962.
• San Sebastian Catholic Church (monument of Christopher Breitenlandenberg) - Registration March 22, 1934.
• San Sebastian Catholic Church (monument J. Eusebius of Breitenlandenberg) - Register October 7, 1936.
• Residence Kessler (facades and roof) - Registration March 22, 1934.
• Old bathhouse and spa at 5 avenue Nessel Nessel - Register on 1 December 1995.
• Building from source 12 to communal Avenue Nessel - Register on 1 December 1995.
• Castle Wagenbourg (facades and roofs, corner tower and turret staircase is, access bridge with two pillars inside: grand staircase with wooden balustrade and cage, vaulted rooms of the tower angle: ground floor in vault, first floor ribbed, spiral staircase in the turret room at the western corner of the first floor with its floor, its stuccoed ceiling and fireplace, paneled room at the northeast corner of the second floor, six 18th-century allegorical statues in the garden) - Registration on 1 October 1987.
• Chapel of the Shepherd of the Valley (facades, roofs and fragments of painted decoration on the inside) - Registration 16 July 1987.
• Sainte-Odile Catholic Church - Registration April 21, 1995.

• Other sites and monuments:

• Chapelle Saint-Nicolas: built in mid 19th century for spa guests source Nessel.
• Cemetery Romanian: 678 contains the graves of Romanian prisoners of war, died of privations suffered by the Germans during the First World War.
• City Hall: Built between 1912 and 1914 in the neoclassical style popular in the German Empire.
• Home Feltz: it dates back to the 15th century in its most ancient and is the last vestige of the old walls of the open courtyard, which was one of six institutions fortified Soultzmatt.
• Rock Grossfels: panoramic site overlooking Soultzmatt and offering a view over the Alsatian plain.
• Statue of St. Gregory: it was erected by the survivors of the cholera epidemic of 1855 that caused nearly 300 deaths in the municipality.

• Free guided tours of Soultzmatt: every Wednesday from mid-July to September.
• Free guided tours of Wintzfelden in July and August.
• Guided tours of the wine trail of Soultzmatt: Thursdays in July and August.
• Night of Tourism: early August.
• Animation poetic in September.
• "CaRAC'terre" proposed by the Association Meetings Art & Culture: October.
• Week of Small Format: Art exhibition proposed by the Association Meetings Art & Culture: late November-early December.
• Christmas Market: early December.

• Hiking: Soultzmatt-Wintzfelden is the ideal starting point for long hikes:

• Initially the locality Hagenmuehlé: Walk circular Kaelbling (running time: 1:30 - distance: 2.3 km - all age groups); Grossfels circular walk (running time: 1:30 - distance: 5.3 km - all public).
• Initially Soultzmatt sources: Sources of Soultzmatt - Grossfels - Romanian Cemetery - Schafbuckel - Sources Soultzmatt (running time: 2:30 - distance: 8.5 km - all age groups); Sources Soultzmatt - Schafbuckel - Romanian Cemetery - Col the Bannstein - Thannwiller - Sources Soultzmatt (running time: 3 hours - distance: 9 km - all age groups).
• From home Wintzfelden Forest: Forest House Wintzfelden - Holtzmacheracker - Rehfelsen - House Forest Wintzfelden (running time: 2:10 - distance: 8.5 km - all age groups).
• The Vosges club, founded in 1872 and recognized of public utility, organized hiking trips every Tuesday.

• Cycling: Soultzmatt-Wintzfelden is also a step of several cycling routes and itineraries:

• A bicycle path was built in 2004, connecting to Soultzmatt Orschwihr, to encourage this practice.
• Average level: Circuit Rouffach - Westhalten - Soultzmatt - Orschwihr - Rouffach (distance: 19 km).
• Difficult level: Circuit Rouffach - Pfaffenheim - Gueberschwihr - Osenbach - Wintzfelden - Soultzmatt - Westhalten - Rouffach (distance: 24 km).

Soultzmatt City Hall, built between 1912 and 1914		The Museum of Water Soultzmatt
Romanian Soultzmatt Cemetery		Chapel Schaefertal (Photo credit: C. Meyer)
Romanian Cemetery Soultzmatt		Vineyard Soultzmatt (Photo credit: C. Meyer)

Tuesday 14 February Day Night Min. -4°C - Max. 1°C

Wednesday 15 February Day Night Min. 1°C - Max. 4°C

Thursday 16 February Day Night Min. -3°C - Max. 4°C

Caveau heuhaus Eguisheim Traditional Alsatian restaurant. Homemade dishes. Open 7 / 7. Located 10.4 km from Soultzmatt From 10 € to 30 € per person

Les Maraichers Colmar The restaurant is made up of two wood paneled rooms which evoke the taverns of old. The menus produced by our chef mainly relate to traditional Alsatian food. In times gone by the neighborhood... Located 14.6 km from Soultzmatt From 10 € to 25 € per person

Aux clefs de colmar Colmar Restaurant discreet, hidden in the heart of the city, In the Key of Colmar invites you to a gastronomic experience exceptional. The decor, with its stone walls and contemporary furnishings... Located 15.9 km from Soultzmatt From 10 € to 30 € per person

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Chambre Jonquille     9.7 Westhalten Located in a charming wine village on the road. Wine, at the foot of the Vosges, comfortable room with bathroom and toilet in the house of the owner: Separate entrance, parking in the... Located 2.1 km from Soultzmatt 52 € the double room

Chambres d'hôtes à la Truite de la Lauch     9.4 Linthal Nice comfortable rooms in a green and mountainous. You will be greeted with warmth and simplicity in our house. Come to devote a weekend or a week Linthal. Linthal is a mid-mountain... Located 8.6 km from Soultzmatt From 50 € to 60 € the double room

Chez Claudie et Yves     9.6 Linthal Balloons in the park of the Vosges 14 km from the ridge road, we welcome you to calm linthal in our renovated house dating from the 18th century. This former home of the midwife has... Located 8.7 km from Soultzmatt 47 € the double room

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Chalet for 6 persons Orschwihr Charming cottage, wood atmosphere, located on the wine route at the foot of the Vosges. Located 2.8 km from Soultzmatt 400 € per week

Gîte Halmer route vin d'Alsace Bergholtz   10 Bergholtz Very nice apartment of 86 m ² fully renovated. Ranking 3 ears Gites de France. Living / Dining room 30 m ².   1 master bedroom 14sqm 1bed 140x190 60/140 and 1 cot.   A children's room... Located 4.9 km from Soultzmatt 315 € per week

Grande Maison entre Colmar et Mulhouse   9.6 Gundolsheim Spacious house with greenery, between Colmar and Mulhouse, on the Wine Route and close to the Vosges mountains. Accommodation: 7 rooms, 5 bedrooms. Bedding: 4 bed 2 seater, 2 Beds 1... Located 5.6 km from Soultzmatt From 620 € to 740 € per week

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Camping la sapiniere   Wuenheim Camping associatif. Idéal for people who love Quiet surrounding, nature and walking. Opportunity to become a member and become sedentary. Opening of 1 / 04 to 1 / 10. For information,... Located 12.4 km from Soultzmatt

Camping lefébure orbey     9.6 Orbey The Lefébure camp-site is in orbey, small town of 3600 inhabitants located in the valley of Kaysersberg, just near the Vosges. Our town of medium mountains is a real paradise for the... Located 19.2 km from Soultzmatt From 8.60 € to 9.80 € per day

Camping les bouleaux     9.5 Ranspach Camping Family of 3h. A. with 100 marked pitches, shady or sunny and equipped with connections électriques. Dans bloomed nicely this site you will find peace and enjoy the charm confort.... Located 19.2 km from Soultzmatt From 13 € to 19.40 € per day

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Hotel Klein      6.8 Soultzmatt Set on the heights of the Alsace region, this hotel offers guest rooms with a TV and a traditional décor. It is located 23 km south of Colmar. Each guest room has a private bathroom... Located in Soultzmatt Room from 74 €

Hotel De La Vallée Noble      7.8 Soultzmatt This Logis Hotel is set in a pine forest, just outside the village of Soultzmatt. It offers free Wi-Fi internet access, an indoor swimming pool and a sauna. All of the guestrooms are... Located in Soultzmatt Room from 60 €

Auberge Du Cheval Blanc      8 Westhalten Auberge du Cheval Blanc has been run by the same family since 1785. It offers air-conditioned rooms for 2 to 4 people with a views of the garden. The rooms also have flat-screen TV... Located 1.9 km from Soultzmatt Room from 105 €

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