Château de Birkenwald, Renaissance château in Birkenwald, Bas-Rhin, France.

Château de Birkenwald is a multi-storey stone château in Birkenwald, Bas-Rhin, begun in 1562 in the Renaissance style. Its pinkish-brown rough masonry is framed by lighter stone quoins and window surrounds, with a steep slate roof, tall chimneys and a round corner tower under a conical roof on the right. The left wing has a lower roofline, the central section a taller pavilion roof, and a low brick and stone wall runs across the foreground.

Nicolas Jacques d'Ingenheim, bailiff of Marmoutier, began building the château in 1562, drawing on Périgord architecture he had seen on his travels in France. He died without heirs, and the abbey of Andlau managed it until 1649, when it was granted as a fief to Gabriel du Terrier, commander of the Saverne and Haut-Barr garrisons. The last descendant married the Marquis de Grimaldi in 1802; it was later owned by Louis Arth, mayor of Saverne, then Baron Adolphe de Latouche, whose descendants still hold it. It was inscribed as a monument historique on 16 October 1930.

Nicolas Jacques d'Ingenheim, bailli of Marmoutier, began the château in 1562 after drawing on Périgord architecture seen on his travels in France. After his death without heirs, the abbey of Andlau administered it until 1649, when it was granted as a fief to Gabriel du Terrier, commander of the Saverne and Haut-Barr garrisons.

The château stands in the commune of Birkenwald, in the Bas-Rhin department, not in Sommerau. It is a private residence whose owners descend from Baron Adolphe de Latouche, so it is seen from the outside; the low brick and stone wall in front marks the boundary. The grounds include a park.

Nicolas Jacques d'Ingenheim, bailiff of Marmoutier, is credited with starting the build in 1562 after drawing on Périgord architecture seen on his travels in France. He died without heirs, and the abbey of Andlau managed the château until 1649, when it was granted as a fief to Gabriel du Terrier, commander of the Saverne and Haut-Barr garrisons.