▁ 1 9 9 8 ), ▁a ▁Slov ak ▁footballer <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Ch âteau ▁d ' And lau ▁ ▁is ▁a ▁medieval ▁ru ined ▁castle ▁in ▁the ▁commune ▁of ▁And lau , ▁in ▁the ▁Bas - R hin ▁département ▁of ▁France . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁recognized ▁historical ▁monument ▁since ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Con struct ed ▁on ▁a ▁narrow ▁gran ite ▁out c rop ▁at ▁an ▁alt itude ▁of ▁ 4 5 1 ▁m ▁( ~ 1 4 6 6 ▁ft ), ▁the ▁Haut - And lau ▁ ▁domin ates ▁the ▁valle ys ▁of ▁And lau ▁and ▁Kir ne ck . ▁The ▁castle ▁was ▁built ▁from ▁gran ite ▁blocks , ▁very ▁certainly ▁by ▁ ▁E ber hard ▁d ' And lau ▁between ▁ 1 2 4 6 ▁and ▁ 1 2 6 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 6 7 8 , ▁after ▁the ▁joining ▁of ▁Als ace ▁to ▁France , ▁it ▁was ▁pill aged ▁by ▁the ▁troops ▁of ▁mar éch al ▁de ▁C ré qu y . ▁The ▁castle ▁stayed ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁the ▁counts ▁of ▁And lau ▁until ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution ▁and ▁served ▁afterwards ▁as ▁a ▁residence ▁for ▁a ▁game keeper ▁in ▁the ▁service ▁of ▁the ▁family . ▁ ▁Conf isc ated ▁as ▁a ▁national ▁asset , ▁it ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 6 ▁to ▁a ▁merchant ▁who , ▁from ▁ 1 8 0 6 ▁and , ▁with ▁no ▁apparent ▁public ▁opposition , ▁began ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁castle ▁piece ▁by ▁piece . ▁In