Pfaffenhoffen: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

History

The Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Pfaffenhoffen has been documented since 1280 and was rebuilt in the Neo-Gothic style in 1885.

The Protestant church in Pfaffenhoffen was completed in 1885 according to a design by the architect Albert Brion. It is a Romanesque Revival building made of pink-yellow sandstone, with galleries, three naves and a semicircular apse.

The Musée de l’Image Populaire is the tourist information office for Val-de-Moder.

The synagogue in Pfaffenhoffen was built and inaugurated in 1791 and is considered the last surviving example of a series of rural synagogues. It served as a place of prayer, community centre, school and accommodation, as well as for making matzo; in the basement there was a ritual bath fed by a spring.

Pfaffenhoffen’s historic fortifications included gates documented from 1486 onwards, as well as a wall with a covered walkway that was mentioned as early as before 1480. The street-facing façade of Pfaffenhoffen Town Hall was classified as a monument historique by decree of 25 April 1935.

Anyone wishing to explore Pfaffenhoffen’s churches and the Circuit des Collines may be planning to rent a holiday apartment.

Lichtenberg Castle is located near Pfaffenhoffen. Château de Grand Arnsbourg, Wasenburg and Château de la Wasenbourg are also nearby; all three are castle ruins.

Landscape

The mountains in the area around Pfaffenhoffen include le Blohn, Buchwalderkopf, Immenkopf and Seelberg.

The Circuit des Collines offers insights into the landscape of Val-de-Moder, with its hills, vineyards, forests and orchards, as well as several viewpoints. It is also a pleasant hiking route with viewpoints.

Cycling

The BR75 cycle route continues from Pfaffenhoffen to the agricultural villages of the Pays de Hanau.

Other destinations: Orschwiller, La Petite-Pierre, Belmont, Hindisheim, Olwisheim, Ittenheim, Bernardvillé, Boofzheim

To the main travel overview: Bas-Rhin.