Mont Thabor
| Mont Thabor | ||
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 Mont Thabor in winter (right), left the Pic du Thabor |
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| height | 3178 m | |
| location | Savoy department , France | |
| Mountains | Cerces massif , Cottian Alps | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 6 '51 " N , 6 ° 33' 50" E | |
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| Normal way | trail | |
The Mont Tabor is a 3178 m high mountain in Cerces massif , a subgroup of the Cottian Alps in the French department of Savoie (Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes ).
The summit marked the border with Italy until 1947 , but in the peace treaty - like the entire former Valle Stretta as Vallée Étroite - France was added.
At the summit there is a mountain church which, according to local tradition, dates from the 11th century and to which a pilgrimage takes place every year .
The summit can be reached from the Valle Stretta / Vallée Etroite (near Bardonecchia / Piemont ) via an easy hiking trail (for the height) - the locals say it is a mountain that you could drive cows up to.
The name of the mountain probably goes back to the time of the Crusaders who also visited Mount Tabor (Israel).
literature
- Sabine Bade / Wolfram Mikuteit: Piedmont hiking . Michael-Müller-Verlag, Erlangen 2010, ISBN 978-3-89953-566-2
- Patrick Brauns : The mountains are calling. Alps languages myths . Verlag Huber, Frauenfeld, 2002; Pp. 36-39
