Discover Fort Mutzig, the Feste Kaiser Wilhelm II
A truly unique fortification! Fort Mutzig occupies an entire hillside in the Vosges mountains, ideally located to dominate the Alsace plain and the mouth of the Bruche Valley, and to control the roads and railways between the Vosges and Strasbourg.
The decision to build a fortification at Mutzig was taken in January 1893 by Emperor William II. The first work began in April of the same year. In conjunction with the fortified belt around Strasbourg, the Emperor William II fortified group (in German, "Feste Kaiser Wilhelm II") was designed to block the Rhine plain and the Bruche valley against any French offensive coming from Belfort and/or Épinal, in order to prevent a large-scale operation behind the German army engaged in Belgium.
The Feste was the first German fortified structure built after the invention of melinite, a new explosive with a destructive power far superior to that of the old black powders.
During your visit, you may well bump into our friendly winegrowers, who are waiting to offer you a tasting of Alsace wines!
Dates when the Cave du Roi Dagobert will be at Fort de Mutzig:
– April 19, 2026
– May 17, 2026
– June 28, 2026
– July 19, 2026
– August 16, 2026
– September 20, 2026
– October 18, 2026
