8. Ottmarsheim to Basel

The Domaine de Hombourg is an original place in Alsace which has belonged to great industrialists such as the Koechlin family, and since 1922 to the Burrus family. It combines several activities: a farm with a stable that imitates the architecture of a medieval castle dating from the 20th century. Then at the back, a 19th century castle, around which a golf course has developed. The guided tour takes place in the farmhouse and allows you to understand the historical and technical evolutions of this agricultural estate and highlights the imprint of these industrial families. Reservation on line or on 03 89 35 48 48 at the latest 48 hours in advance.
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The Kembs-Niffer lock is a lock in Alsace inaugurated on 15 April 1961. It is located in the commune of Niffer, in the Haut-Rhin. The control tower and the administrative building, built by Le Corbusier, were registered as a historical monument by decree of 11 March 2005.
It should not be confused with the main lock, with its semi-circular roof, built in 1995 for the (abandoned) project to widen the Rhone-Rhine canal. The Le Corbusier lock is located a few hundred metres upstream from the main lock.
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The construction of the power station was started in 1928 by the Rhine Electric Power Company. It was commissioned in 19324.
During the Second World War, parts of the power station and the dam were destroyed and had to be subsequently restored. In 1946, the power station was nationalised with the creation of the company Electricité De France (EDF).
Following the renewal of the concession in 2010, EDF began a campaign of works lasting more than 5 years, including the renaturation of approximately 100 hectares of the Rhine Island, with the re-flooding of an old branch of the Rhine known as "the Little Rhine". As part of this project, an 8.4 MW restitution plant is also being built. It will generate the necessary fish attraction flow rate to attract fish to the upstream fish pass that allows them to pass through the hydroelectric structure.
This work was completed in 2016. The fish pass includes a pseudo-natural river as well as a fishway with basins that allows highly migratory fish (salmon, shad, lampreys, eels, etc.) present in the old Rhine to access the Grand Canal d'Alsace and then go up to Basel.
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The white water park has been built on a bypass of the Huningue canal. It is not only a place to practice canoeing, rafting and hydrospeed, but it also has a climbing wall available to its members.
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The Rhine is the emblem of Basel. As an important commercial transport route, the river has made a significant contribution to the development of the city and adds to the quality of life .
The Rhine is a vital artery, a place of leisure, an inspiration for people, life and architecture in the city. In summer, the people of Basel enjoy coming here. Sun-lovers, walkers, students and businessmen like to recharge their batteries on its banks.
In addition, many locals share the same curious passion: swimming in the Rhine. Anyone who joins the swimmers knows why the Mediterranean suddenly seems so close.
In summer, life is in full swing on the banks of the Rhine on the Kleinbasel side! In the warm months, thousands of people come to bathe in the cool water. You, too, put your clothes in a waterproof "Wickelfisch" swimming bag and let yourself be carried by a gentle current through the picturesque scenery of the old town.

The Catholic Church of the Preachers was built between 1233 and 1237 as a monastery church of the Dominican Order. During the reconstruction from 1262 to 1269, it was one of the first churches on the Upper Rhine to be adapted to the Gothic style. In 1269, the choir was consecrated by the famous Dominican Albertus Magnus, Bishop of Regensburg.
In 1356, the Basel earthquake destroyed a large part of the church. During the renovations in the following decades, frescoes depicting Mary, John the Baptist and the Dominican Vincent Ferrer were created. During the Council of Basel from 1431 to 1449, the church was widely used by the participants.
The nave is separated from the choir by a partially transparent rood screen.
The small wooden turret on the crest was replaced in 1423 by a stone bell tower.

St. Martin's Church is a Protestant Reformed church in the city of Basel. It dominates the old town of Grossbasel, situated at the northern end of the Münster hill. It is considered to be the oldest parish church in Basel.
The lower parts of the tower floor and parts of the west façade date from 1287, while the choir polygon and the north and south façades are mainly dated to the end of the 14th century.
The church was considerably renovated and rebuilt in 1851, when the facades were considerably modified and a first concert stage was erected inside in the rood screen square. Already at that time, St. Martin's Church was used as a concert church and for various state events. Above the south portal, St. Martin has been depicted in a mural by Hans Rohner since 1922. The interior of the church is decorated with numerous epitaphs.
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The Protestant cathedral is recognized as the emblem of Basel. Built of pink sandstone in 1019 in Romanesque style, it was modified over the centuries, particularly after the earthquake of 18 October 1356, when the damaged parts were rebuilt in Gothic style. The St Gall's Gate, which opens onto the southern transept, was particularly resistant to the earthquake. Inside is also the tomb of the Dutch scientist Erasmus of Rotterdam, who died in Basel in the 16th century.

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