Vestiges du relais de poste à Ostheim

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Monument Historique Vestiges du relais de poste situé à Ostheim

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Monument Historique

Adresse renseignée dans la base Mérimée :
place des Cigognes
68150 Ostheim - France

Code Insee de la commune : 68252
Haut Rhin [68] - Colmar - Alsace (Grand Est)

Adresse approximative issue des coordonnées GPS (latitude et longitude) :
2 Place des Cigognes 68150 Ostheim

Eléments protégés :
Mur-pignon à redents, dit mur des Cigognes (cad. 3 98) : inscription par arrêté du 11 avril 1988

Description :
Mur-mitoyen de l'ancien relais de poste en moellons de grès, avec pignon à redents.

Historique :
Unique vestige de l'hôtellerie qui faisait partie du relais de poste, aux XVIIIe et XIXe siècles.
L'ancien relais de poste élevé en 1747, appartenant à la famille Ostermann, a été détruit par les bombardements de 1944-45 ; seul est resté debout ce mur-mitoyen qui a été restauré et sur lequel s'appuie le monument aux morts de la commune. Il porte au sommet un nid de cigogne depuis 1930.

Périodes de construction :
2e quart XVIIIe siècle

Propriété de la commune

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Autres photographies :

Vestiges du relais de poste - Français : Relais de poste d'Ostheim, Place des Cigognes (Inscrit, 1988)

Vestiges du relais de poste - "Le mur aux cigognes", Ostheim, Haut-Rhin.

Vestiges du relais de poste - Français : Cigognes blanches (Ciconia ciconia) à Ostheim (Haut-Rhin, France).

Vestiges du relais de poste - Français : Relais de poste à Ostheim (Haut-Rhin, France).

Vestiges du relais de poste - English: Shore excursion: Colmar WW II: Museum & Memorial.

The war memorial in Ostheim is the “stork wall” (note the stork nest at its peak), all that remains of a house after shelling by artillery during the battle of the “Colmar Pocket” in World War II which destroyed 98% of the village. The town was liberated on 23 January 1945 with the contribution of the 3rd Infantry Division of the U.S. Army.

At the start of 1945, Allied forces had collapsed the German presence in Alsace to a semi-circular bridgehead backed up against the west bank of the Rhine—the “Colmar Pocket,” named after its largest town. Alsace-Lorraine was claimed as part of Germany and had to be defended like German soil.

That winter was uncommonly cold. The Alsatian Plain is flat with only occasional woods to provide cover for an attacker. Multi-story masonry houses in the small towns made good defensive positions from which to detect and fend off attackers. The French launched an attack from the south on 20 January 1945. Allied forces attacked from the north on 22 January. Among those soldiers was Audie Murphy who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his act of valor during the taking of the Colmar Pocket.

Colmar was liberated on 2-3 February. On 9 February, German forces were essentially eliminated from the west bank of the Rhine. Retreating German soldiers blew up the bridge at Chalampé.

On Google Earth: “stork wall” 48° 9'34.36"N, 7°22'14.37"E Colmar 48° 4'49.15"N, 7°21'16.58"E Bridge at Chalampé 47°48'53.81"N, 7°32'34.65"E

English: Shore excursion: Colmar WW II: Museum & Memorial. The war memorial in Ostheim is the “stork wall” (note the stork nest at its peak), all that remains of a house after shelling by artillery during the battle of the “Colmar Pocket” in World War II which destroyed 98% of the village. The town was liberated on 23 January 1945 with the contribution of the 3rd Infantry Division of the U.S. Army. At the start of 1945, Allied forces had collapsed the German presence in Alsace to a semi-circular bridgehead backed up against the west bank of the Rhine—the “Colmar Pocket,” named after its largest town. Alsace-Lorraine was claimed as part of Germany and had to be defended like German soil. That winter was uncommonly cold. The Alsatian Plain is flat with only occasional woods to provide cover for an attacker. Multi-story masonry houses in the small towns made good defensive positions from which to detect and fend off attackers. The French launched an attack from the south on 20 January 1945. Allied forces attacked from the north on 22 January. Among those soldiers was Audie Murphy who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his act of valor during the taking of the Colmar Pocket. Colmar was liberated on 2-3 February. On 9 February, German forces were essentially eliminated from the west bank of the Rhine. Retreating German soldiers blew up the bridge at Chalampé. On Google Earth: “stork wall” 48° 9'34.36"N, 7°22'14.37"E Colmar 48° 4'49.15"N, 7°21'16.58"E Bridge at Chalampé 47°48'53.81"N, 7°32'34.65"E

Crédit : Dan Lundberg

2024-10-24

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Page Wikipedia : Vestiges du relais de poste à Ostheim

Fiche Mérimée : PA00085579

Dernière mise à jour de la fiche Monumentum : 2026-04-08

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