Ouvrage de Schoenenbourg
Large Maginot Line fortification in northern Alsace: an underground route of about 3 km with casemates, barracks and power station.
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About the museum
Fort Schoenenbourg is a large fortification of the Maginot Line, whose construction began in 1931 near Hunspach and Ingolsheim in northern Alsace. It belonged to the Haguenau fortified sector.
During the 1940 campaign, the fort fired most of its roughly 16,500 shells, especially in the last ten days of June, and suffered heavy bombardment. It ceased fighting only on July 1, 1940, six days after the armistice, on the orders of the high command. The fortification was damaged by the Germans at the end of the war and restored at the start of the Cold War.
Today it is maintained and opened to visitors by the Association des Amis de la Ligne Maginot d’Alsace. It has been restored to its 1939 condition, with no weapons on display. The underground route of about 3 kilometres, some 30 metres below ground, passes through the casemates, the barracks, the kitchen, the infirmary, the filter room and the power station, and follows a small narrow-gauge railway.
Highlights
- Underground walk of about 3 km on foot
- Turrets and artillery casemates
- Power station with its diesel generators
- Underground barracks, kitchen and infirmary
- Narrow-gauge railway in the main gallery
Permanent exhibition
- Parcours souterrain du fort de Schoenenbourg – A three-kilometre route through the fort, restored to its 1939 appearance.
- Operated by
- Association des Amis de la Ligne Maginot d'Alsace
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €10 |
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| Children & teens | €5€5 for ages 6 to 18. |
| Groups (15+ people) | €10 per personMinimum flat fee of €150 for groups of fewer than 15 adults; school groups aged 6 to 18: €5 per pupil, minimum flat fee of €100 for fewer than 20 pupils. |
Payment by bank card, cheque, Chèques-Vacances (ANCV) or cash.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The fort is accessible to people with reduced mobility on about 90% of the route thanks to a lift; the full route of about 3 km may not suit everyone.
Kids & families
| Time needed | approx. 2.5 hrs |
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Child rate for ages 6 to 18; the site does not publish a specific family offer.
Getting there & parking
Address: rue du Commandant Martial Reynier, 67250 Hunspach. The information and booking point is the Hunspach tourist office, 3 route de Hoffen.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Individual visitors take an unguided route without booking. Groups book a guided visit (at least 8 days in advance) lasting from 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours 30 minutes. The temperature is a constant 12 to 13 °C: bring warm clothing and comfortable shoes. Dogs are not allowed. |
