Situated in the Moselle department, the municipality of Meisenthal part of Bitche and takes place at the heart of the Parc Naturel Régional des Vosges du Nord and the catchment area of the Moselle-Est. Located in the district of Sarreguemines, in the northern Vosges, the city of Meisenthal is best known for its glassware, the largest economic activity in this part of the region.
This village of nearly 700 people still presents some interesting sights, old and new, that reveal the life of the town over the centuries. Crafts and history impress visitors passing in this corner of France. Appreciated village Meisenthal also allows to appreciate nature and the wonderful flora of Lorraine.
Meisenthal is a small village of Lorraine in which to discover the sights abound.
Classified as an historic monument, the Breitenstein, also called stone of the Twelve Apostles, is a monolith. The latter supports a nightmare today, and would be, according to tradition, dating from the Druidic era.
The house of the master glassmaker Walter Martin has meanwhile been listed historical monument. Built in the early nineteenth century, it presents breakthroughs facade lintel windows, as well as molded cornices.
In the city, other sites to explore abound, like the Column, a monument border between Alsace and Lorraine installed in the Napoleonic era, or Dreipeterstein, another border terminal.
Glass is the most important economic activity Meisenthal. One can still find the first glass of the sixteenth century, the Glasthal, or the old glassworks Meisenthal which includes the house of glass and crystal, the international center of art glass and the glass hall. The latter is a center of creation and cultural diffusion.
Built in 1811, the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin presents a beautiful St. Mary Magdalene inviting a meditation on death and resurrection. The building is best known for its beautiful cemetery. It has many monuments of the nineteenth century, some of which were carved by master glassmakers. We also discover romantic elevations, neoclassical or neo-Gothic.
Mansion mid-nineteenth century, the castle of Lanzy is a troubadour style building for shareholders glassworks of Saint-Louis-lès-Bitche. The park houses a chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows.
A Christmas market takes place every year at the end of the year.
In May, the festival site ask us the moon in the glass hall. The latter presents different shows of street art.
In July, the town offers its industrial heritage festival on the glass Meisenthal site with many animations.
