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1 Grand Rue - 03 89 73 23 23
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Ribeauvillé is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Its inhabitants are called Ribeauvillois.

The town is located around 10 miles (16 km) north of Colmar and 75 kilometres (47 mi) south of Strasbourg. It lies at the foot of the Vosges Mountains.

Ribeauvillé is in part surrounded by ancient walls, and has many picturesque medieval houses, and two old churches, of St Gregory and St Augustine, both fine Gothic buildings. The town hall contains a valuable collection of antiquities. The Carolabad, a saline spring with a temperature of 64 F. (which held a great reputation in the Middle Ages), was re-discovered in 1888, and made Rappoltsweiler a watering-place.

Near the town are the ruins of three famous castles, Saint-Ulrich, Girsberg and Haut-Ribeaupierre, which formerly belonged to the lords of Ribeaupierre (or Rappoltstein).

The forest of Ribeauvillé is home to the largest giant sequoia outside of the United States.

The former synagogue of the Jewish community is located on the Rue de la Synagogue and is currently used as the town's cinema.



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