Col you silver hole
| Col you silver hole | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Compass direction | North | south | |
| Pass height | 906 m | ||
| Department | Haut-Rhin | ||
| Watershed | Wuenheimerbachtal | Sielberlochrunztal | |
| Valley locations | Wuenheim | Wattwiller | |
| expansion | Route des Crêtes | ||
| Mountains | Vosges | ||
| profile | |||
| Ø pitch | 3.9% | 5.8% | |
| Max. Incline | (at km 15.9) | (at km 10) | |
| Map (Haut-Rhin) | |||
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| Coordinates | 47 ° 51 '31 " N , 7 ° 8' 55" E | ||
The Col du Silberloch ("Silberloch Pass") is a 906 meter high pass on the Route des Crêtes in the Vosges , in the Haut-Rhin department ( France ). It binds the communities of Wuenheim and Wattwiller .
Surname
The name Silberloch comes from the Alemannic words silver and hole . It proves the presence of silver mines in the 15th and 16th centuries.
geography
The pass connects the Wuenheimerbachtal (municipality of Wuenheim ) with the Sielberlochrunztal (municipality of Wattwiller ). It lies between the foothills of the Molkenrain (1,125 meters high) and the rocky promontory of the Hartmannswillerkopf (956 meters high).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Du Hirtzenstein au Silberloch: Survol historique de la forêt de Wattwiller de la préhistoire à nos jours. (No longer available online.) In: rocherducerf.com. 1990, archived from the original on August 10, 2014 ; accessed on August 1, 2014 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Col du Silberloch - Wattwiller. In: sb.fr. Retrieved July 28, 2018 (French).
