Saverne

Saverne (German Zabern), a town of France in the région of Alsace, situated on the Rhine-Marne canal at the foot of a pass over the Vosges Mountains, and 45 km (27 m.) N.W. of Strasbourg. It is a sous-préfecture of the Bas-Rhin département. Population (1999): 11,201.

Sights

Its principal building, the former episcopal residence, rebuilt by Cardinal de Rohan in 1779, was used by the Germans as barracks. There are also a 15th century church and an antiquarian museum.

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Cardinal de Rohan - 1779

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In the vicinity are the ruined castles of Hoch-barr, Grossgeroldseck, Ochsenstein and Greifenstein. Hence a beautiful road, immortalized by Goethe in Dichtung und Wahrheit, leads across the Vosges to Pfalzburg.

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Hoch-barr - Grossgeroldseck - Ochsenstein - Greifenstein - Goethe - Vosges - Pfalzburg

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