Discover Uffholtz: Cultural history, chapels and trails

Uffholtz offers visitors a range of reasons to travel here: local history, sacred architecture, culture and marked routes. If you’re looking for a hotel in Uffholtz, you can start by choosing the focus of your stay: would you like to explore places of remembrance and the village’s development, or are trails, winegrowing and outdoor activities more important? The themes also differ in the information that can help you plan, such as historical interpretation points, a set route length or a current cultural programme.

Cultural venues and local history

The Abri Mémoire is a cultural and educational venue. It has two exhibition halls, a documentation centre, a conference room and an artist residency. As a resource centre, it supports arts education as well as education in citizenship and peace. In summer 2010, the Abri was renovated, renamed and opened to the public. Its cultural programme includes concerts, performances and theatre. Check the current programme and visitor information before your visit. The Abri Mémoire brings together educational work and a cultural programme.

The present-day Saint-Antoine Chapel was consecrated in 1958. It stands on the outskirts of Uffholtz, on a hillside near the road to Hartmannswillerkopf. The present-day parish church of Saint-Erasme was built between 1924 and 1927 on the site of the church dating from 1825, which was destroyed during the First World War. The two churches therefore reflect different historical contexts: Saint-Antoine is associated with its year of consecration, while Saint-Erasme tells a story of an earlier building, its destruction and its replacement.

Trails and winegrowing

The signposted “Fil rouge” discovery trail passes through Uffholtz. Along the route, 29 marked points provide information about the remains and history of the village. The “Coteaux du Vieil-Armand” wine trail has a different focus: it starts at Place Aloyse-Claussmann in the centre of the village and is 5 km long. You can therefore choose between exploring village history through interpretation points and following a wine trail with a named starting point and stated length. Local signage and the availability of a leaflet for the wine trail may change.

Three marked mountain bike routes run through the Uffholtz forest. If you’re planning a mountain bike ride, note that signs and trail conditions may change with the seasons; check both before setting out. The number of routes and their markings provide a different kind of guidance from the historical interpretation points on the Fil rouge or the stated length of the wine trail.

Uffholtz has a winemaking tradition associated with the vineyards on the Coteau Saint-Antoine. The renewed Saint-Antoine tradition also includes a night-time procession through the vineyards to the chapel. If the procession is important to your travel plans, check in advance for an upcoming date.

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