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Summit Summit · Alsace · 1,424 m

Großer Belchen

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  • View of the Lac du Ballon
    View of the Lac du Ballon
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Der Grand Ballon (Großer Belchen) ist mit 1424 m der höchste Berg der Vogesen. Er liegt im Regionalen Naturpark Ballons des Vosges.

Der Grand Ballon ist im Winter aufgrund seiner beachtlichen Schneehöhen beliebt bei Skifahrern und Langläufern, im Sommer führen zahlreiche Wanderungen rund um den Gipfel. Auch eine Sommerrodelbahn ist vorhanden. Vom Grand Ballon bietet sich ein beeindruckender Ausblick über Rheinebene, Schwarzwald und Jura bis hin zu den Alpen. Auf dem Gipfel befinden sich eine Radarstation mit Aussichtsplattform sowie ein Denkmal für die Gebirgsjäger im Ersten Weltkrieg.

Der Große Belchen ist Bestandteil des sogenannten „Belchen-Systems“, das angeblich schon keltische Druiden zur Bestimmung der Jahreszeiten genutzt haben. Der Name „Belchen“, den im Dreiländereck Deutschland – Frankreich – Schweiz gleich fünf Berge tragen, soll demzufolge von Belenus, dem keltischen Gott des Lichtes, abgeleitet sein. Am ersten Mai, dem Feiertag Beltane geht die Sonne vom Elsässer Belchen aus gesehen direkt über dem Großen Belchen auf. Dieser Feiertag war Belenus gewidmet und markierte für die Kelten den Jahresanfang und Sommerbeginn.

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Von Mühlhausen über die N66 bis nach Cernay fahren, weiter über die D431.

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47.900956, 7.098213
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47°54'03.4"N 7°05'53.6"E
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32T 357866 5307042
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