La Croix de Wihr
Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 104 out of 105 hikers
This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges
Tips
On the edge of the road, the cross of Wihr reminds that on 19 August 1914, the place was the seat of a French ambush, which claimed nearly 300 victims. The cross of Wihr, between Labaroche and Horrode, a place to stay and pause, but also to remember. About a hundred years ago French soldiers attacked German soldiers. Result of the operation: 21 French dead and 250 killed Germans.
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•August 20, 2018
la croix de wihr - the cross of Wihr, also a large parking lot available u.a. to the rise of the Grand Honack
translated by•November 4, 2018
La Croix de Wihr is a memorial cross at an altitude of about 800 metres, located between Labaroche and Hohrod in the Vosges. It marks the site of a French ambush on 19 August 1914, during the early stages of the First World War, in which around 300 soldiers were killed – 21 on the French side and more than 250 on the German side.
translated by•May 25, 2025
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