Hecken tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Altkirch at 11 km from Hecken
Visit Hecken: highlights and tourist information
Hecken is situated in the Haut-Rhin department and Grand-Est region.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Hecken in Grand-Est.
Popular places to visit nearby include Altkirch at 11 km and Mulhouse at 17 km.
Hecken, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Altkirch
at 11 km (direction east-south-east)In the oldest part of Altkirch you can still see part of the defensive...
See Altkirch guide
Mulhouse
at 17 km (direction east-north-east)Often ignored as an 'industrial town' Mulhouse actually has an attractive centre around the...
See Mulhouse guide
Belfort
at 21 km (direction west-south-west), in the Territoire-de-Belfort departmentThe town of Belfort and its citadel are pleasant to exlore when you are...
See Belfort guide
Soultz-Haut-Rhin
at 23 km (direction north-north-east)In Soultz-Haut-Rhin an unusual characteristic is that many of the old houses are in...
See Soultz-Haut-Rhin guide
Ungersheim
at 25 km (direction north-east)The Ecomuseum at Ungershim is a fascinating reconstruction of an entire medieval Alsace village...
See Ungersheim guide
Guebwiller
at 25 km (direction north-north-east)In Guebwilller it is the part of the town along the canal and also...
See Guebwiller guide
Murbach abbey
Abbey at 26 km (direction north-north-east)The remains of the abbey at Murbach, the surrounding gardens and its position in...
See Murbach abbey guide
Ottmarsheim
at 31 km (direction east-north-east)The Abbey church of Ottmarsheim is said to be the oldest church in Alsace,...
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Montbeliard
at 32 km (direction west-south-west), in the Doubs departmentIt is the castle in Montbeliard, on a raised rocky platform, that dominates the...
See Montbeliard guide
Rouffach
at 32 km (direction north-north-east)Perhaps less exceptional than some Alsace towns we still enjoyed exploring the centre of...
See Rouffach guide
Ronchamp chapel
at 38 km (direction west), in the Haute-Saone departmentThe Ronchamp Chapel is the best known work by architect Le Corbusier to be...
See Ronchamp chapel guide
Munster
at 39 km (direction west)Munster was very badly damaged during the First World War but careful renovation means...
See Munster guide
Eguisheim
Most Beautiful Village at 41 km (direction north-north-east)Of the many beautiful traditional villages in Alsace, Eguisheim is one of our favourites...
See Eguisheim guide
Turckheim
at 46 km (direction north-north-east)There is lots of interest to see here in Turckheim, one of the prettiest...
See Turckheim guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Haut-Rhin
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Reserve excursions near Hecken
Map of places to visit near Hecken
Markets in and near Hecken
- Altkirch: market Thursday (11km)
- Thann: market Saturday (13km)
- Masevaux: market Wednesday (14km)
- Cernay: market Tuesday & Friday (14km)
- Wittelsheim: market Thursday (16km)
- Mulhouse: market Tuesday all day & Thursday all day & Saturday & Friday (19km)
- Riedisheim: market Wednesday (19km)
- Wittenheim: market Friday (21km)
- Rixheim: market Thursday (21km)
- Belfort: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Monday & Friday (21km)
More information about Hecken, Alsace
Tourist attractions near Hecken, France
What to do at Hecken? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Hecken.
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Eguisheim (41km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Thann (13km)
Remarkable gardens
- Roseraie du Chatelet (15km)
- Parc botanique de Mulhouse (17km)
- Parc Alfred-Wallach (18km)
- Parc de Wesserling (24km)
- Parc de la Marseillaise (25km)
- Jardin d'altitude du Haut-Chitelet (41km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Colmar (47km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Ballon d'Alsace (26km)
- Hohneck (40km)
- Cascade de la Pissoire (49km)
Towns of Art and history
- Mulhouse (17km)
- Guebwiller (25km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Hirtzbach (13km)
- Masevaux (14km)
- Belfort (21km)
- Sausheim (21km)
- Rougegoutte (21km)
- Soultzmatt (31km)
- Montbeliard (32km)
- Huningue (36km)
- Mandeure (36km)
- Moffans-et-Vacheresse (44km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique et botanique de Mulhouse (17km)
Geography and distances
Hecken is in the north-east of France at 47 kilometres from Colmar, the department capital (general information: Hecken is 376 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Hecken
from Colmar (prefecture): 47 km
from Paris: 376 km
from Calais: 526 km
from Nice: 443 km
from Bordeaux: 671 km
from Strasbourg: 110 km
Getting here
Most visitors fly into Paris or drive from one of the channel port - Calais and Dunkirk are around 6 hours distance. For driving distances to Hecken from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 26 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ammerzwiller, Balschwiller, Bellemagny, Bernwiller, Brechaumont, Bretten, Buethwiller, Burnhaupt-le-Bas, Burnhaupt-le-Haut, Diefmatten, Eglingen, Elbach, Eteimbes, Falkwiller, Gildwiller, Gommersdorf, Guevenatten, Hagenbach, Saint-Bernard, Saint-Cosme, Soppe-le-Bas, Soppe-le-Haut, Sternenberg, Traubach-le-Bas, Traubach-le-Haut and Wolfersdorf.
This page in French: Visiter Hecken