Mont Donon

Mont Donon
File:Donon Musée 01 05 2012 3.jpg Temple-like structure built in 1869 at the summit of Mont Donon to protect archeological remains
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Geography
Mont Donon France
Location	Bas-Rhin, France
Parent range	Vosges Mountains

Mont Donon is the highest peak in the northern Vosges. It is a Category 2 climb in the Tour de France.

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.

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 World War I, 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.

• 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

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