Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines (; ; Alsatian: ''Màrkìrisch'') is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. Geography Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines is located in the massif of the Vosges Mountains, where it occupies the V-shaped valley of the Lièpvrette River. Nearby Lorraine is accessible by road over the Col de Sainte-Marie () or the Tunnel Maurice-Lemaire (reopened, following a major upgrade, in October 2008). The Col des Bagenelles () leads to the Col du Bonhomme and to the Route des Crêtes (''Road of the Ridges''). The Col du Haut de Ribeauvillé () gives direct access to Ribeauvillé, situated to the southeast. Sélestat in the Bas Rhin, a much more substantial commercial and political focus for the region, is just to the east, along the Liepvrette valley. Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines is surrounded on both sides of the valley by high mountains. The Lièpvrette River, which was formerly called ''Landbach'', separates the town into two part ...
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Tunnel Maurice-Lemaire
The Tunnel Maurice-Lemaire, commonly known as the ''Tunnel de Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines'' is a former rail tunnel adapted to permit road traffic to drive between Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines (Haut-Rhin, Alsace) and Saint-Dié (Vosges, Lorraine), France, without needing to drive over the mountain pass. The tunnel is long, which till 2011 made it the longest road tunnel wholly within France. The tunnel owes its current name to Maurice Lemaire, a former Director General of the SNCF and a senior politician nationally and regionally during the third quarter of the twentieth century. Lemaire promoted the tunnel's modernisation. Origins The tunnel was first mooted in 1866, but the annexation of Alsace-Lorraine by Germany put an end to the project until France recovered the 'lost provinces' in 1919. The tunnel was finally opened to rail traffic in August 1937. Although it was planned only to take a single rail track, the tunnel was wide enough to accommodate two lines: this was a common s ...
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Lièpvre
Lièpvre (; ; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. A monastery was built here in the eighth century by Saint Fulrad, who filled it with relics of Saint Cucuphas and Saint Alexander. Geography The municipality is nestled in the Liepvrette river valley as the river descends from the main chain of the Vosges into the Col des Bagenelles, a mountain pass in the Vosges. The Liepvrette runs northeast through Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines before reaching Lièpvre. Below Lièpvre, the river runs between the ruins of Frankenbourg castle in the north and the castle of Haut-Koenigsbourg in the south then across the municipality of Scherwiller. The Liepvrette then joins the river Giessen (Scheer in former times), which flows from the Val de Villé, before emptying into the river Ill near Sélestat. The municipality of Lièpvre is bordered by several summits in the Vosges: Brézouard (1229 m), Taennchel (992 m), and High-Koenigsbourg (775 m) to th ...
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Col Des Bagenelles
The Col des Bagenelles () is a mountain pass at an altitude of in the Vosges. Geography The Col des Bagenelles lies at an altitude of 904 metres. From the pass, you can enjoy a picturesque panorama of both the Lièpvrette and Béhine valleys. Close to the pass is the Grand Brézouard (), a peak between Les Bagenelles, Le Bonhomme, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines and Aubure. The pass is a ten-minute drive from Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines on the D48, which passes through the hamlet of Échéry. It descends to Le Bonhomme, 5 km below. A side road, the D 148, joins the Route des Crêtes via the Col du Pré de Raves at 1,009 m. Tourism Wintersports There are 46 km of cross-country ski trails and four snowshoe itineraries. There's also a small alpine ski area near the Graine Johé farmhouse inn, with three alpine ski runs (one green, one blue, one red) culminating at the summit of the tête des Chats, and two ski lifts. Museum Tellure is a museum and mining park showcasing the Sainte ...
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Col Du Bonhomme
The Col du Bonhomme () (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the Vosges Mountains of France. The pass connects Kaysersberg (Haut-Rhin) with Saint-Dié-des-Vosges (Vosges) (east–west) and is also crossed by the Route des Crêtes (north–south). The pass takes its name from the nearby village of Le Bonhomme, 6 km to the east. History Between 1871 and 1918, the pass was a border crossing between Lorraine (France) and Alsace, which had been ceded to Germany under the Treaty of Frankfurt. A stone marking the former border is situated 100 m south of the pass on D148 (Route des Crêtes). During World War I, the pass was the scene of fighting between French and German soldiers. On 8 September 1914, the commander of the French 41st Infantry Division, 69-year-old General Bataille, and six of his men were killed in a German artillery attack. A memorial to the General and his men stands at the pass. Details of climbs From the east, the climb starts at Ammerschwihr, passing through K ...
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Sélestat
Sélestat (; Alsatian language, Alsatian: ''Schlettstàdt''; German: ''Schlettstadt'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Grand Est region of France. An administrative division (Subprefectures in France, sous-préfecture) of the Bas-Rhin Departments of France, department, the town lies on the Ill (France), Ill river, from the Rhine and the German border. Sélestat is located between the largest communes of Alsace, Strasbourg and Mulhouse. In 2019, Sélestat had a total population of 19,242. The Humanist Library of Sélestat is located there. Name The present name of the town is a Frenchification of the original Germanic name. It appeared soon after the French conquest in the 17th century. The town is called ''Schlettstàdt'' () in Alsatian language, Alsatian and () in German. Sélestat was first mentioned in 727 as ''Sclastat''.. It was mentioned as ''Scalistati'' in 775, as ''Slectistat'' in 881, as ''Sclezistat'' in 884 and as ''Slezestat'' in 1095. The current German ...
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Route Des Crêtes
Thé Route des Crêtes (; ) is an road in the Vosges Mountains in Eastern France, which passes through the Ballons des Vosges Nature Park, Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges. It connects Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines (north) with Cernay, Haut-Rhin, Cernay (south) and runs on the border of the Departments of France, departements of Haut-Rhin (68) and Vosges (department), Vosges (88). Most of the route is at an elevation in excess of , with the highest point being at the Col du Grand Ballon (). The road is generally open from April to November, but most of the route is closed in the winter by snow. History The ridge forms part of the boundary between the Alsace and Lorraine (region), Lorraine regions of France. In 1871, Alsace was ceded to Germany under the Treaty of Frankfurt (1871), Treaty of Frankfurt, and thus the ridge formed the boundary between France and Germany. During the First World War, the French military decided to create a road to follow the ridge, thus allowing ...
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Aubure
Aubure (; ; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin department The following is a list of the 366 Communes of France, communes of the French Departments of France, department of Haut-Rhin. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025):

Ribeauvillé
Ribeauvillé ( is the French name of Ràppschwihr (), a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It was a sub-prefecture of the department until 2015. Geography The town is located around north of Colmar and south of Strasbourg. It lies at the base of the Vosges Mountains. Climate Ribeauvillé has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Ribeauvillé is . The average annual rainfall is with August as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Ribeauvillé was on 25 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 20 December 2009. History Known in the 8th century as ''Rathaldovilare'', the town passed from the Bishops of Basel to the Lords of Rappoltstein, who were among the most famous nobles in Alsace. The Lord of Rappoltstein was the King or Protector of the ...
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Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines
Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Haut-Rhin Departments of France, department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is part of the arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé. Vosges and Jura coal mining basins#On the right of Vosges, Coal mines were operating in the village until 1849. Geography Climate Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines was on 25 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 20 December 2009. Notable residents Maurice Burrus, a tobacco magnate and noted philatelist, was a resident. His home there, the Château Burrus, is a French monument historique. See also * Communes of the Haut ...
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Rombach-le-Franc
Rombach-le-Franc (; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin department The following is a list of the 366 Communes of France, communes of the French Departments of France, department of Haut-Rhin. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025):

Louis XIV
LouisXIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 5 September 16381 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great () or the Sun King (), was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His verified reign of 72 years and 110 days is the List of longest-reigning monarchs, longest of any monarch in history. An emblem of the Absolutism (European history), age of absolutism in Europe, Louis XIV's legacy includes French colonial empire, French colonial expansion, the conclusion of the Thirty Years' War involving the Habsburgs, and a controlling influence on the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture, style of fine arts and architecture in France, including the transformation of the Palace of Versailles into a center of royal power and politics. Louis XIV's pageantry and opulence helped define the French Baroque architecture, French Baroque style of art and architecture and promoted his image as absolute ruler of France in the early modern period. Louis XIV began his personal rule of France ...
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Dexter And Sinister
''Dexter'' and ''sinister'' are terms used in heraldry to refer to specific locations in an Escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon bearing a coat of arms, and to the other elements of an Achievement (heraldry), achievement. ''Dexter'' (Latin for 'right') indicates the right-hand side of the shield, as regarded by the bearer, i.e. the bearer's proper right, and to the left as seen by the viewer. ''Sinister'' (Latin for 'left') indicates the left-hand side as regarded by the bearer – the bearer's proper left, and to the right as seen by the viewer. In vexillology, the terms ''Glossary of vexillology, hoist'' and ''Glossary of vexillology, fly'' are preferred, although these are not direct equivalents, as their meaning varies with the direction in which the flag is flying. Significance The dexter side is considered the side of greater honour, for example when Impalement (heraldry), impaling two arms. Thus, by tradition, a husband's arms occupy the dexter half of his shield, his wif ...
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