Mont Donon is the highest peak in the northern

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. It is a Category 2 climb in the

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. On Donon, there is an 80 metre tall lattice tower for TV transmission. Its TV transmission antennas are covered by a polymeric cylinder, which gives its structure a characteristic shape. An engraved block of sandstone near the summit commemorates the conception of

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. Many archaeological remains of a Gallo-Roman sanctuary have been found on and around the top of the mountain. They are now displayed in the Musée archéologique de Strasbourg.

World War I

During the earliest stages of

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, Mount Donon was the site of heavy fighting between German and French troops between 14 August and 22 August 1914 and specially on 21 and 22 August. Donons bataille1 .jpg, Map of Donon Battle. Monument sommet.jpg, Memorial to German troops fallen on August 21, 1914 Cimetière2 donon.JPG, Memorial to French troops fallen on August 21 and 22, 1914 Stèle tombe commune au sommet du Petit Donon.jpg, Grave of 2 Germans killed on August 22 Stèle tombe commune N° 37 au sommet du Petit Donon.jpg, Grave of 3 Frenchmen

References

* Mountains of the Vosges Mountains of Bas-Rhin One-thousanders of France Bas-Rhin communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{BasRhin-geo-stub