Taennchel

The Taennchel is one of the summits of the Vosges Mountains, rising to 988 metres. The Taennchel rises at the East of France, in the département of Haut-Rhin, halfway between Strasbourg to the North and Mulhouse to the South, around 60 km from both cities.

The general area around the crest, which is 6 km long, is enigmatic. The ground is strewn with rocks and various inscriptions, many of them undeciphered and remaining mysterious. Another curiosity is the "pagan wall" which covers its sides and whose origin is unknown.

The summit shelters numerous vegetable and animal species, including the lynx, which was reintroduced to the area during the 20th century.