The Kochersberg () is a natural region of the
French
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département
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level (" territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety ...
of
Bas-Rhin
Bas-Rhin (; Alsatian: ''Unterelsàss'', ' or '; traditional german: links=no, Niederrhein; en, Lower Rhine) is a department in Alsace which is a part of the Grand Est super-region of France. The name means 'Lower Rhine', referring to its lo ...
in
Alsace
Alsace (, ; ; Low Alemannic German/ gsw-FR, Elsàss ; german: Elsass ; la, Alsatia) is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in eastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine next to Germany and Switzerland. In 2020, it had ...
and is a part of the hills found along the eastern side of the
Vosges mountains
The Vosges ( , ; german: Vogesen ; Franconian and gsw, Vogese) are a range of low mountains in Eastern France, near its border with Germany. Together with the Palatine Forest to the north on the German side of the border, they form a singl ...
. It gave its name to the
Communauté de communes du Kochersberg
The Communauté de communes du Kochersberg is a French intercommunal structure gathering most of the communes of the natural region of Kochersberg, département of Bas-Rhin, région Grand Est. Its area is 133.9 km2, and its population was ...
, a cooperation of 23 municipalities.
Its name comes from the Kochersberg hill; its highest peak (301 m), stands over
Neugartheim-Ittlenheim
Neugartheim-Ittlenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The commune was formed in 1973 by the merger of the former communes Ittlenheim and Neugartheim.
On the top of the Kochersberg stood a castle b ...
.
A castle was built on its top in the 13th century. It was destroyed in 1592 and only traces remain.
Between 1794 and 1797, a
semaphore tower was built in its place. It was the second relay (after
Dingsheim
Dingsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
See also
* Communes of the Bas-Rhin department
* Kochersberg
The Kochersberg () is a natural region of the French département of Bas-Rhin in Alsace and is ...
), of the optical telegraph line from
Strasbourg
Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label= Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label= Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the ...
to
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Si ...
via
Saverne and
its pass and was used until 1852.
This relay has been replaced in the late 20th century by a motionless memorial which can still be seen (weather permitting), from ten kilometers away.
See also
*
Hausbergen Hausbergen is a natural region and historic territory in Alsace now divided between three communes of Greater Strasbourg intercommunal structure:
* Niederhausbergen (lower Hausbergen)
* Mittelhausbergen (middle or central Hausbergen)
* Oberhausberg ...
References
Geography of Bas-Rhin
Hills of France
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