Château du Girsberg

The Château du Girsberg (formerly named Petit-Ribeaupierre) is one of three castles (with the Château de Saint-Ulrich and the Haut-Ribeaupierre) which dominates the commune of Ribeauvillé in the Haut-Rhin département of France. It stands at an altitude of 528 m.

It was the Lords of Ribeaupierre who built the castle in the 13th century, then named Stein (La Roche). They rebuilt it after a fire caused by lightning in 1288. In 1304, they gave it to their vassals, the knights of Girsberg, from whom the castle took its name. The Girsbergs kept it until they died out in the15th century. It was abandoned in the17th century.

Present remains
The remains currently visible date from several epochs:
 * 13th century : pentagonal keep
 * 14th century : inner court
 * 15th century : corps de logis

It has been listed since 1841 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.