Cultural heritage
The wealth of the Bruche valley can be counted in a multitude of small simple and touching heritage left by men throughout its history: major sites of memory, religious buildings, architectural testimonies, industrial remains, popular and contemporary art.
If the Bruche valley is Alsatian at heart, It is Vosges at heart, it makes all the difference... the promise of a real change of scenery.
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Way of the cross of the church St AndréIn 2009, 15 internationally recognised artists were commissioned by the smallest village from the département to create each an artwork symbolising a station of the Way of the Cross for the interior...The castle of the counts of SalmThe Château de Salm is located in an exceptional stretch of forest in the Vosges sandstone mountains of the Bruche Valley.Stèle commémorativeIn the village centre, a stele bears the date of August 14, 1914, the date of the fighting during which the first Battalion of chasseurs à pied took 500 Germans prisoner, also capturing their flag...The principality of SalmCount Henri III of Salm built a castle after 1200 which was falling into ruins by the 16th century.The hamlets of Fonrupt and StampoumontThe small villages of Stampoumont and Fonrupt offer some of the finest examples of rural architecture in the Vosges.The Church of Saint-NicolasThis church was built in 1779 in the neoclassical style and is representative of all of the religious buildings built in Alsace during that period.The former La Claquette ribbon worksThis factory specialising in the production of ribbons was founded by the Spach family, a well-known industrial dynasty. The site is today home to a hotel.Scierie hydraulique : Musée de MandrayIn the heart of a picturesque village, come and discover a site where, since the 16th century, a waterwheel has successively driven a flour mill and then a sawmill, which is still operational today.Workers’ housingVisite extérieureSculptures Symposium: La Roche SolaireEight new sculptures came out of the Fourth Sculpture Symposium which was held in the old Champenay quarry in 2010.The homes of the great industrialistsVisite extérieureThe stained-glass window of the Chapel in ChampenayChampenay, an unincorporated hamlet in the town of Plaine, is home to this work commissioned by the Plaine town hall and created by Lothar Quinte and Sibylle Wagner.
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