Grentzingen

Crossing this village, which parallels the Ill river, reveals a unique collection of architecture, mostly dating from the 18th and 19th centuries.

Grentzingen is a very beautiful floral village that has been awarded three flowers. We recommend you stroll through the village streets to admire the well-renovated half-timbered houses (from various periods and built with diverse techniques) by proceeding from the high street near the railway to Rue Willer which circles the church via Rue de Ruederbach.

For a short period from 1798 to 1804, the neighbouring villages of Grentzingen and Ruederbach had at least five carpenters. Their buildings were conceived, in the spirit of 18th century rural architecture, with an independent frame for each level of dwelling and symmetrically positioned wood. The timber-framed house was traditionally regarded as mobile personal property as it was pegged together and so could be dismantled and reassembled in another location.