Château du Hohrupf

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Hohrupf Castle (or Hohenrupf Castle) is located in Lautenbachzell (High Rhine). It was probably built by Berthold de Steinbronn, abbot of Murbach from 1260 to 1285, to protect the abbey. A rectangular dungeon (10 m by 8) ran the summit at 813 m altitude.

The period of abandonment of the castle, which served as a prison in 1444, is unknown. The site was used as an observatory by the German army from 1915 to 1918.