Obersteinbach

Obersteinbach is a common French, located in the department of the the Low-Rhine and the area Alsace.

The common one belongs to the Regional natural park of the Vosges of North.

Geography

The road coming from Bitche (D35) is splendid and crosses the forest while skirting the German border. One arrives at Obersteinbach which is a village of the " type; village-rue" spread out in length along the road with its beautiful half-timbered houses.

Heraldic

Blasonnement is the following: quartered: with the first and the fourth of money to the eagle of mouths, beakful and membrée of azure, with the second and the sand third to the gold saltire.

History

Administration

Demography

provisional population for 2006: 225

Places and monuments

the Castle of Lutzelhardt
the Castle of Small-Arnsberg the
the Castle of Wasigenstein
the house of the castle-forts
Catholic church St Martin (1804)
Protestant Church (1787)
Several remarkable sandy formations and of interest, being worth the blow to be seen and visited, as for examples: Steinberg , Steinbacher Wintersberg (Koetzfelsen), Bayerischer Windstein , Arnsbergfels , Wolfsfels , Gabelfels , Wittschloessel , Schweinsfels , Wachtfels , Zigeunerfels , Almenfels , etc!

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of the Low-Rhine
Niedersteinbach, commune of the same canton

External bonds

Obersteinbach on the site of the national geographical Institute
Obersteinbach on the site of INSEE
Obersteinbach on the site of Quid
Localization of Obersteinbach on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Obersteinbach on Mapquest

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