The best running trails around Merkwiller-Pechelbronn

The museum entrance fee is €6.

Unfortunately, the Le Bel family's estate is already quite run-down. They have been driving oil production around Pechelbronn for 4 generations since the 18th century.

With such drilling rigs, more than 5000 test drillings were carried out in Alsace from 1813 onwards, and oil deposits were discovered in the subsurface. According to the panel, this oil exploration drilling rig was the first of its kind in the world.

An impressive property – it would need to have a function to make restoration worthwhile. Nevertheless, it's a shame to consider its current condition. Apart from the house at the entrance, which once housed a pizzeria, nothing has really been restored.

The Maison Rurale de l’Outre-Forêt is an old farmhouse, today a heritage interpretation center: a lively place for discovering Alsatian heritage and its popular arts and traditions. (Source: https://www.maison-rurale.fr/)

Magnificent Alsatian house rich in history. Nice little museum. Located next to the church and in the center of the village of Kutzenhausen.

Farm built in 1805 on a site where buildings already stood before the Revolution. Antoine Le Bel, Capitoul, buys the land which contains tar sands. For more than a century, the Le Bel family developed the mine while residing in a farm castle rebuilt from 1805. In its current state, there is no building left prior to the 19th century. The old farm has a large square-plan house with adjoining accommodation; a half-timbered house which would be Achille Le Bel's former laboratory, built in 1813; a set of three agricultural buildings which were erected from 1821 and then extended between 1832 and 1835. A regionalist style prevails for each of the buildings. In the second half of the 19th century, the farm-castle and the oil exploitation experienced a period of great prosperity. An original and pioneering project, both an agricultural farm, the cradle of the study and exploitation of petroleum, the birthplace of agricultural chemistry, experimental agronomic station, the Château Le Bel farm is one of the last architectural testimonies. of an exceptional scientific and industrial Alsatian adventure which exceeds, by its implications and its consequences, the regional limits.

The Maison Rurale de l'Outre-Forêt de Kutzenhausen is an 18th century farmhouse, with remarkable architecture, reconstituted and transformed into a museum. The Rural House in Kutzenhausen is made up of the dwelling house and its numerous outbuildings. The orchard, the artisans' workshops and a classroom from the 1930s complete the visit. The collections presented reflect the laborious and festive life of the peasant family of northern Alsace in the 1920s to 1950s. Throughout the year, temporary events and exhibitions are offered which enlighten the visitor on the know-how, traditions and calendar festivals of the region. Practical information Rural House of the Outre-Forêt1 place de l’Eglise 67250 Kutzenhausen Information : See the website 03 88 80 53 00 Schedules : From October 1 to April 30: Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Closed on December 25 as well as in January From May 1 to September 30: Tuesday to Sunday as well as public holidays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Link in French: https://www.jds.fr/kutzenhausen/musee/maison-rurale-de-l-outre-foret-4806_L link in German: https://www.maison-rurale.fr/?lang=de