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Geographically, the Vosges Mountains are wholly in France, far above the Col de Saverne separating them from the Palatinate Forest in Germany.The latter area logically continues the same Vosges geologic structure but traditionally receives this different name for historical and political reasons.
The Northern Vosges Massif consists of a monoclinal tilted to the northeast and is mainly composed of Buntsandstein sandstone (colorful sandstone dating from 245 to 230 million years ago). [2] This sandstone is visible on the high points and takes the form of rugged rocks and stacks (a characteristic utilized in the construction of numerous ...
The mountain enters recorded history during the Roman times; a fortress was supposedly destroyed by the Vandals in 407. [2] In the second half of the 9th century, when Vikings attacked the Low Countries , which had been recently converted to Christianity and were governed from Utrecht , the Utrecht bishops went into exile and stayed for a while ...
Mont Saint-Michel (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ sɛ̃ miʃɛl]; German: Michaelsberg) is a hill, 437 metres high, in the Vosges mountains in the French region of Alsace.It rises above the town and abbey of Saint-Jean-Saverne (St. Johann bei Zabern).
Mountains passes of Vosges, a mountain range located in the French regions of Alsace, Franche-Comté and Lorraine. Pages in category "Mountain passes of the Vosges" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
From Le Valtin, the pass begins with the ascent of the Col du Louschbach leading to the Route des Crêtes (D 148) up to the Col du Calvaire.Generally, from the west side, the pass is accessed directly via the Route des Crêtes rather than the ascent from the Valtin forest road.
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