Lembach

Lembach is a commune with 1658 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the canton of Wissembourg in the Bas -Rhin in the Alsace region. It is part of the Natural Park of the North Vosges.

Geography

Lembach is located in the valley of the Sauer, surrounded by the forests and sandstone rocks of the Northern Vosges on Route 3 to Departmental Lembach includes Pfaffenbronn.

History

In Lembach was in the interwar period, a section of the Maginot Line, the traces of which are marked up to today. West of the city raged here during the Second World War on June 19, 1940, heavy fighting. By the evening of that day the German 215th Infantry Division broke through the Maginot line in this space.

Culture and sights

Lembach is surrounded by carved into the sandstone castles. Their most significant is the Fleckenstein from the 12th century, but also the High Castle and the stone lions are worth seeing and have as Hohenstaufen fortresses with an important past. At the center are the two important churches of the place: the Protestant church of 1750 with a medieval tower and the neo-Gothic Catholic church from the 19th century.

Leisure and Tourism

Lembach is known far beyond the country's borders mainly by a haute -cuisine restaurant as a pilgrimage destination for food lovers. The Vosges Club has marked many trails in the area, which also lead to all the ruins and picturesque rocks.

Personalities

• Paul Bertololy (1892-1972), physician, writer, honorary citizen of Lembach