Kochersberg (mountain)

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Kochersberg
The summit of the Kochersberg with the monument in the form of a Chappe tower
height	301  m
location	Alsace , France
Coordinates	48 ° 39 '54 "  N , 7 ° 31' 50"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 39 '54 "  N , 7 ° 31' 50"  E

The Kochersberg is a 301 meter high mountain in the territory of the Alsatian municipality of Neugartheim-Ittlenheim . The surrounding fertile landscape is also called Kochersberg.

In the Middle Ages , the Kochersberg Castle stood on its summit , but it was destroyed in the 16th century and is now only a ruin .

Between 1794 and 1797 a Chappe telegraph was erected on the mountain and was in use until 1852. The tower was part of the Paris – Strasbourg optical telegraph line . Since the end of the 20th century, it has been replaced by an immovable monument in the form of a Chappe tower, which can still be seen from a distance of ten kilometers on a clear day.