Mont Saint-Michel (Alsace)

Mont Saint-Michel

Mont Saint-Michel seen from Saint-Jean-Saverne
Highest point
Elevation 437 m (1,434 ft)
Coordinates 48°46′28″N 7°20′51″E / 48.77444°N 7.3475°E / 48.77444; 7.3475Coordinates: 48°46′28″N 7°20′51″E / 48.77444°N 7.3475°E / 48.77444; 7.3475
Geography
Mont Saint-Michel

Alsace, France

Parent range Vosges

Mont Saint-Michel (German: Michaelsberg) is a hill, 437 metres high, in the Vosges mountains in the French region of Alsace. It rises above the town and abbey of Saint-Jean-Saverne (St. Johann bei Zabern). It is home to a St. Michael's Shrine like its more famous cousin in Normandy, but historically is not related to it.

Literature

Jean-Joseph Ring: Promenades historiques et archéologiques autour de Saverne. Saverne, 2000, ISSN 1159-4705

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