周辺の天然記念物・トップ20

The Langenstein menhir (a 4-meter-high long stone) was erected in 1904 by a Soultzmatt industrialist, who recognized this block as an overturned menhir. Legend tells that on full moon nights, fairies, or White Ladies, come to dance around the Langenstein. During this ceremony, the stone is said to begin spinning!

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At this location you will find a shelter, picnic table and water tap

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Perfect outing at the start of the season to get back into shape

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The “Roche Sermet” is a rock formation located on the Hartmannswillerkopf¹ battlefield. It is located at an altitude of approximately **910 meters**². Hartmannswillerkopf, also known as Vieil Armand, is a pyramidal rocky spur in the Vosges massif, overlooking the Alsace plain from its 957 meters¹. During the First World War, it was a strategic summit hotly contested by the French and German armies¹. Today, the Hartmannswillerkopf is a place of memory, bearing witness to the suffering of the soldiers who fought in the name of their country¹. The German remains encountered on the ground, sometimes quite spaced apart from each other, are witnesses to this historical period¹. Source: conversation with Bing, 05/07/2024 (1) HWK: Vestiges of the Past - e-monsite. https://hartmannswillerkopf.e-monsite.com/pages/hwk-vestiges-du-passe.html. (2) Presentation. https://hartmannswillerkopf.e-monsite.com/pages/presentation.html. (3) The Hartmannswillerkopf | Paths of memory. https://www.cheminsdememoire.gouv.fr/en/hartmannswillerkopf. (4) The Hartmannswillerkopf - Official website. https://www.memorial-hwk.eu/.

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Langstein means long stone. According to scientists, the block was extracted approximately 1km from its location. Its erection dates from the Celtic period, around 560 BC. It was rediscovered in 1904 lying on the ground by Fritz Keller, an industrialist from the region. It was straightened in 1906. A host of legends are linked to this Menhir. Listing them here would be too long.

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Ditch and a very nice panoramic view

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At the Col du Wolfsgrube you will find several benches, a shelter and a fountain, as well as an information board on how such places got their name

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The Hartmannswillerkopf is one of the four great national monuments of the First World War. Composed of an altar, a cemetery and a crypt, it is also distinguished by its unique setting overlooking the plain of Alsace. To visit the crypt, timetables are available on the website: www.memorial-hwk.eu.

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Very nicely preserved section of the stellungssysteme.Clear recommendation

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The visit is worthwhile. The museum is very good and the tomb site is well maintained. The hike through the position system also starts from here. Good shoes required, no flip flops! Clear recommendation to start from here

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The 957 meter high Hartmannswillerkopf (French Vieil Armand, originally German Hartmannsweiler Kopf) is a hilltop in the Southern Vosges in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace, near the towns of Hartmannsweiler and Berrweiler. The Hartmannswillerkopf was fiercely contested between the Germans and the French during the First World War because of its exposed and strategically favorable location with a view of the Alsatian and Upper Rhine plains. The struggle for the summit began on December 31, 1914. The heaviest fighting took place on December 19-20. January, March 26, 25./26. April and 21./22. December 1915. During the four years of the war, the hilltop changed hands four times. From about mid-1916 both sides reduced their troops there; more intense fighting took place in more northern sectors of the front. From 1916 there were essentially only artillery duels. Both sides were content to hold their lines. 30,000 French and German soldiers died in the skirmishes at Hartmannswillerkopf; about twice as many were injured. They did not lead to a result for either side and today they stand for the futility of the war. The Hartmannswillerkopf has occasionally been called the "mountain of death". On August 3, 2014, the 100th anniversary of Germany's declaration of war on France (World War I), Federal President Joachim Gauck and French President François Hollande met at Hartmannswillerkopf. On November 10, 2017, Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and President Emmanuel Macron inaugurated a joint Franco-German museum to commemorate the fighting. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartmannswillerkopf

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A wolf pit is a pit for catching wolves, about three to five meters deep, usually lined with stones. Live bait, such as a sheep, piglet or goose, was brought into the pit. The pit was covered with straw. Wolves were attracted by the sounds of the animals in the pit. Source: Wikipedia

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Hartmannsweilerkopf in Alsace Known only to those familiar with the area and a few walkers before 1914, the Hartmannswillerkopf gained notoriety in both France and Germany as a result of the terrible fighting in 1915. In the course of the attacks and counter-attacks, the summit of the Hartmannswillerkopf was alternately under German and French rule. More than 7,000 German and French soldiers lost their lives in the trenches on this hilltop. The area is like a single graveyard. The fighting on the mountain in the Vosges was extremely hard. The strategically important position of the 956 meter high hilltop was hotly contested between December 1914 and January 1916. There was never a victor in the battle - A place to explore the full absurdity of World War I. A national memorial was also erected at Hartmannswillerkopf to commemorate the fallen soldiers, one of the four French national memorials of the First World War. The intentionally original work of the architect Robert Danis and the sculptor Antoine Bourdelle was inaugurated in 1932 by the then French President Albert Lebrun. The monument consists of two elements: an altar of the Fatherland dominating the esplanade and the military cemetery with 1,256 graves of French soldiers and 6 ossuaries, and a beautiful crypt - like an underground cathedral - into which visitors can enter through an 80-meter-long honorary trench reached.

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The Sermet rock, together with the Mégard rock, forms the front French line. It also offers a beautiful view.

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More than 100 years ago a war raged here and there was so much suffering that a memorial was built here, which should give many a leader something to think about today.

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The Langenstein is not far from the Gauchmatt rest area. In fact, it's not a menhir at all. But it is said that on a full moon in the moonlight, white women meet to dance.

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There are, among other things, a table and benches to rest

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What we find today was exposed in 1970 by the French association "Les Amis du Hartmannswillerkopf" under the direction of Mr. Paul Boch. The position was first developed by the German forces in early 1915 and captured by the French in mid-1915. The French developed it into the position we see today. German forces attempted to take it back throughout the war.

The Hartmannswillerkopf was fiercely contested between the Germans and the French during the First World War because of its exposed and strategically favorable location with a view of the Alsatian and Upper Rhine plains. The struggle for the summit began on December 31, 1914. The heaviest fighting took place on December 19-20. January, March 26, 25./26. April and 21./22. December 1915. During the four years of the war, the hilltop changed hands four times. From about mid-1916 both sides reduced their troops there; more intense fighting took place in more northern sectors of the front. From 1916 essentially only artillery duels took place. Both sides were content to hold their lines. 30,000 French and German soldiers died in the skirmishes at Hartmannswillerkopf; about twice as many were injured. They did not lead to a result for either side and today they stand for the futility of the war. The Hartmannswillerkopf has occasionally been called the "mountain of death". On August 3, 2014, the 100th anniversary of Germany's declaration of war on France (World War I), Federal President Joachim Gauck and French President François Hollande met at Hartmannswillerkopf. On November 10, 2017, Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and President Emmanuel Macron inaugurated a joint Franco-German museum to commemorate the fighting.

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Today you can only guess what happened here a hundred years ago, what remains is a wonderful view of the large Belchen.

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