Maimont
| Maimont | ||
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 The "Peace Cross" on the Maimont |
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| height | 515 m | |
| location | Bas-Rhin department , Grand Est region , France , Südwestpfalz district , Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany | |
| Mountains | Vosges , Palatinate Forest | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 3 '9 " N , 7 ° 42' 28" E | |
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The Maimont is from red sandstone constructed mountain in the often called Wasgau (French: Vasgovie) named northern part of the Vosges Mountains on the border of the departments of Bas-Rhin (Lower Rhine) to district Südwestpfalz in Rhineland-Palatinate and the Palatinate Forest . The Maimont is a double mountain; With its main summit located just a few meters on the French side, it reaches a height of 515 meters (according to IGN map 513 m). The second peak on the Palatinate side is called Herberg and reaches a height of 491 m. The "Peace Cross" is written on it. Both peaks are separated by a saddle .
location
The Maimont is located in the Alsatian municipality of Niedersteinbach near Wasigenstein Castle, west of Wengelsbach and south of the Palatinate Gebüg (now part of Schönau (Palatinate) ).
Origin of name
In 1463 the mountain was called Meygelmont . This was derived from the Latin Magnus or from the Celtic Mogalos (for: large), the name should therefore mean "Great Mountain". Another explanation traces the name back to the Celtic Mailos meaning "flattened", which refers to the shape of the mountain.
Historical notes
A Celtic ring wall is located on the mountain , to which a sacrificial bowl (but possibly only a geological feature) belongs. The ridge and the rock massif on the Wasigenstein are considered the scene of the Walthari song .
With the Second Peace of Paris , the Maimont came to Bavaria in 1815; however, the border correction carried out in 1825 gave it back to France (with Obersteinbach , Niedersteinbach and Wengelsbach).
During the Second World War , the Battle of the Maimont took place in May 1940 at the beginning of the western campaign . To commemorate this, the Peace Cross, which has since been renewed several times, was erected in 1950.
tourism
The Donnersberg-Donon long-distance hiking trail runs over the Maimont . From Obersteinbach a marked path of the Vosges Club leads up the mountain, from Petersbächel a marked path over the folding rule; In addition, the Wasgau hiking trail leads past the Maimont. There is a parking lot at Wasigenstein Castle.
literature
[1] private website about the Maimont
Individual evidence
- ↑ Landesvermessungsamt Rhineland-Palatinate: Topographic map 1:50 000, 1983 edition; Sheet L 6912 Bad Bergzabern
- ↑ https://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/donnees/carte-ign
- ↑ Bernard Robin, Manteau de grès, Dentelles de sapin. Promenades au Pays de Bitche Niederbronn au cœur des Vosges du Nord , page 81, 1971 (Editions Serpenoise); 1992 edition: ISBN 978-2876921115
- ↑ The story of Petersbächel
- ↑ The battle for the Maimont ( Memento of the original from April 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
