The history of the de Dietrich family has been linked to that of France and of Europe for over three centuries. To this day, the company that bears the family name continues to play a major role in the economic life of Alsace.

Thanks to an unbroken chain of historical, family and technical information, the De Dietrich heritage is both wonderfully rich and impressively diversified. The essential mission carried out by the De Dietrich Association is to preserve and enhance this heritage - a mission recognised by official decree on 13th June 1996.

The De Dietrich Association is located at company headquarters in Reichshoffen chateau, built in 1770 by Jean de Dietrich.

The chateau, now a listed building, has maintained all of its 18^th century character and is the permanent home of almost  54 000 drawings  and 1 200 glass photographic plates representing an invaluable record of De Dietrich's achievements in the fields of automobile manufacture and railway construction. Among the many treasures and collectors' items kept in the château are a portrait gallery, the "Marseillaise" decorative panel, paintings, a collection of cast-iron stoves and firebacks, together with a motor car built by De Dietrich in 1898 and lovingly restored in 1996.

The De Dietrich Association
Château de Reichshoffen
F- 67891Niederbronn Cedex
Phone  + 33 3 88 80 26 00
Fax      + 33 3 88 80 26 99
E-mail henri.mellon@wanadoo.fr