Lac de la Maix
| Lac de la Maix | ||
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| Lac de la Maix | ||
| Geographical location | Vosges , France | |
| Drain | Ruisseau de la Maix → Plaine | |
| Location close to the shore | Vexaincourt | |
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| Coordinates | 48 ° 28 '33 " N , 7 ° 4' 29" E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 678 m | |
| surface | 1.6 ha | |
| Maximum depth | 15 m | |
The Lac de la Maix is surrounded by forest, small lake in the municipality of Vexaincourt , on the western side of the Vosges mountains in the French Vosges department in the region Grand Est . It is one of the last natural glacial glacial lakes in the Vosges.
history
A chapel from 1070 stands on its bank. There is a sarcophagus next to the chapel. In the Celtic times, the place was probably a religious site. A hermitage was founded there in the 11th century . In 1508 a chapel called Chapelle de la Mer (Sea Chapel ) was built and it became a place of pilgrimage. In 1865, after the old chapel was destroyed, a new pilgrimage chapel was built on its crypt .
Legend
The following legend is reported about Lac de la Maix: On a pilgrimage day, an unknown musician came and made the villagers dance after playing his violin. They danced with so much enthusiasm that they did not hear the bell that called for mass. It was conjectured that the stranger was the devil in person. The punishment was not long in coming, the earth opened up under the dancers who drowned in the lake that rose up from the earth. The villagers were condemned to continue dancing there until the Last Judgment. Today it is said that on some evenings you can still hear the violinist ...
literature
- Gabriel Holveck, “Une excursion au lac de la Maix”, L'Essor No. 20
- Marie Klein-Adam, “La légende du lac de la Maix”, L'Essor No. 44
- Marie Klein-Adam, “La petite cloche de la Maix”, L'Essor No. 45
- “Speaking of the lac de la Maix”, L'Essor No. 105
Web links
- Le lac de la Maix , at massif-des-vosges.com
- Archaeological research on the bottom of the Lac de la Maix
Individual evidence
- ↑ Le Petit Futé: Lorraine-Vosges , 2007-2008, p. 357.