"A cute little city of the Alsace P ..." a Boersch Travel Page by JLBG

Bœrsch (which can be written Boersch for those that cannot get the « oe » properly, with the « o » and the « e » linked) is named Börsch in Alsatian. It is a very small village of 2,100, on the Route des vins, between Obernai (4 km) and Rosheim, not far from Mutzig and Molsheim (11 km). It is 34 km from Strasbourg.

The full official name is Bœrsch-Saint-Léonard-Klingenthal as the community brings together the chief-town of Bœrsch with its two hamlets of Saint-Léonard and Klingenthal

Bœrsch is not touristy but however is worth a visit as it has a city wall (built in 1340) with three fortified gates, beautiful wine-growers’ houses and a delicious central square.

The site of Bœrsch was already inhabited 300 years ago but the first written mention of the name dates from 1109, when it was a property of Saint-Léonard Abbey. In 1340, it was granted the statute of city and thus could build city walls. Because of destructions during several wars, nowadays Bœrsch has few remains of the Middle ages period and the city is mostly Renaissance style.