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Mont-Sainte-Odile
Mont-Sainte-Odile is found a few kilometres north-west of Chateau Andlau.
Occupied since earliest times, it was Sainte-Odile who built a monastery at this strategically important point around the year 700. The monastery remained in use for 11 centuries, until the revolution in 1789. It was subsequently reacquired and continued in its original role from 1853.
The site is very popular with both tourists and pilgrims. The convent and chapels can still be seen, including the tomb of Sainte-Odile in one of the chapels, then you can enjoy amazing views enjoyed from the terraces that surround the buildings.
Mont-Sainte-Odile has a second surprise - an ancient wall that runs for 10km around the town, and up to three metres high, constructed at least 2500 years ago, and quite possibly long before that. The original purpose of the wall is no longer clear. The wall is a listed Historic Monument.
On a sadder note, it was near here that an aeroplane crashed in 1992 - the crash of Mont-Sainte-Odile - killing 87 passengers.
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Places to visit - Mont-Sainte-Odile
Some of the closer places are listed below (distances from Mont-Sainte-Odile are approximate and direct - as the crow flies. Only places listed on the france this way site are shown!)
- Barr Alsace town at 6 km
- Chateau Andlau Alsace castle at 4 km
- Chateau du Haut-Koenigsbourg Alsace castle at 22 km
- Le Struthof WWII concentration camp at 16 km
- Obernai Town at 9 km
- Ribeauville Town at 28 km
- Selestat Town at 20 km
- Kintzheim Town at 20 km
- Epfig Town at 11 km
- Ebersmunster Town at 19 km
- Rosheim Town at 10 km
- Molsheim Town at 15 km
- Strasbourg Capital of Alsace at 17 km
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