The Château de Hohbarr (French: Haut-Barr; German: Burg Hohbarr) is a medieval castle first built in 1100. Located above the city of Saverne in the French département of Bas-Rhin, it was constructed on sandstone rock 460 meters above the valley of Zorn and the plain of Alsace. Because of this elevation, it has been called the eye of Alsace.
On several occasions, the castle was expanded by the bishops of Strasbourg. While the Peace of Westphalia mandated the destruction of several castles, including Hohbarr, the fortress was back in use after the beginning of the War of the Spanish Succession in 1701.
Hohbarr was abandoned around 1770, though the vault continued to be occupied until the French Revolution. The site has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1874.
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