🇫🇷 Weißenburg

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Land	🇫🇷
Typ	Major
Koordinaten	49,03189, 7,950144
Zeitzone	Europe/Paris
Verbindungen	778
UIC-Code	8721347

Über Weißenburg

Wissembourg is the northernmost town in Alsace and its Bahnhof sits direkt on the Franco-German border in the Bas-Rhin department of north-eastern Frankreich, was es a natural cross-border halt. TER Regionaldienste connect Wissembourg southward to Straßburg in etwa eine Stunde, and the station früher linked with the German Palatinate Schienennetz across the border to Neustadt an der Weinstraße. The historisch Altstadt of Wissembourg, with its medieval walls and Romanesque abbey, is within easy Gehweite of the station.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Wissembourg station is about a 5-minute walk from the charming old town. Walk south across the Lauter river to reach the half-timbered houses and the Gothic church. The town sits directly on the Franco-German border.

TER Grand Est trains connect Wissembourg to Strasbourg in about one hour. Cross-border DB Regio trains run to Winden in Germany, providing connections to Karlsruhe and the German rail network. The station is a Franco-German border point.

Wissembourg station has basic facilities. The small town is easily walkable and can be explored in a couple of hours. The station building itself dates from the 19th century.

Wissembourg has a beautifully preserved old town with half-timbered houses along the Lauter river. The Church of Saints-Pierre-et-Paul has one of the largest medieval wall paintings in France. The town is at the northern tip of the Alsace Wine Route and surrounded by vineyards.

Wissembourg sits at the northernmost point of Alsace, directly on the German border. The Battle of Wissembourg in 1870 was the opening engagement of the Franco-Prussian War. Today the town's bilingual character reflects its position, with French and German both commonly spoken.

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