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Visit Russ: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Russ is situated in the Bas-Rhin department (Alsace region) in the north-east of France at 38 km from Strasbourg, the department capital. (General information: Russ is 363 km from Paris and 475 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Le Struthof at 6 km from Russ
Popular places to visit near Russ: these include Le Struthof at 6 km and Mont-Sainte-Odile at 13 km.
Domaine du Windeck is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 13km and Obernai is a listed 'recommended detour' at 17km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Russ, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Russ
See France This Way travel guides for Bas-Rhin and Alsace (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Russ.
Note that all distances from Russ shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Russ holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Russ (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in Alsace and Bas-Rhin gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Russ and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Domaine du Windeck (13km) : Jardin du chateau de Kolbsheim (25km) : Jardins de Callunes (25km) : Parc du château de Kintzheim (28km) : Jardin botanique du col de Saverne (28km) : Le jardin de Marguerite (35km) : Jardin botanique de l'université de Strasbourg (37km) : Parc du domaine de Schoppenwihr (39km) : Jardin de l'Escalier (42km) : Jardin botanique de Gondremer (46km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Mittelbergheim (17km) : Hunawihr (35km) : Riquewihr (37km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Itterswiller (20km) : Bergheim (33km) : Ribeauville (34km) : Diebolsheim (38km) : Bischheim (39km) : Marckolsheim (42km) : Colmar (47km) :
- Heritage Sites: Strasbourg Grand Ile (37km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Strasbourg (37km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Obernai (17km) :
Map of places to visit near Russ & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Russ
Canton: Schirmeck
Arrondissement: Molsheim
Department: Bas-Rhin
Region: Alsace
Postcode: 67130
Distance to Russ
from Strasbourg: 38 km
from Paris: 363 km
from Calais: 475 km
from Nice: 533 km
from Bordeaux: 723 km
from Strasbourg: 37 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 10 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Russ): Barembach, Grendelbruch, La Broque, Lutzelhouse, Muhlbach-sur-Bruche, Oberhaslach, Rothau, Schirmeck, Urmatt and Wisches.
Getting here
Bas-Rhin is in the north-east of France. Most visitors fly into Paris or drive from one of the channel ports such as Calais or Dunkirk (allow around 6 hours) For driving distances to Russ from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Russ