For the department of France of the same name, see Vosges (department).
Vosges
Bussang, a commune in the Vosges with a population of about 1,600
Highest point
Peak
Grand Ballon
Elevation
1,424 m (4,672 ft)
Dimensions
Length
120 km (75 mi)
Area
5,500 km2 (2,100 sq mi)up to 6,000 km2 (2,300 sq mi) depending on the natural region boundaries selected
Naming
Native name
Vogesen(German)
Vogese(Alemannic German)
Geography
Map of the Vosges Mountains
Country
France
Region
Grand Est, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Range coordinates
48°N7°E / 48°N 7°E / 48; 7
Geology
Orogeny
Medium mountain range
Age of rock
Gneiss, granite and vulcanite stratigraphic units: about 419–252 mya Bunter sandstone stratigraphic unit: 252–243 mya
Type of rock
Gneiss, granite, vulcanite, sandstone
The Vosges (/voʊʒ/VOHZH,[1][2][3]French:[voʒ]ⓘ; German: Vogesen[voˈɡeːzn̩]ⓘ;[4] Franconian and Alemannic German: Vogese) are a range of medium mountains in Eastern France, near its border with Germany. Together with the Palatine Forest to the north on the German side of the border, they form a single geomorphological unit and low mountain range of around 8,000 km2 (3,100 sq mi) in area. It runs in a north-northeast direction from the Burgundian Gate (the Belfort–Ronchamp–Lure line) to the Börrstadt Basin (the Winnweiler–Börrstadt–Göllheim line), and forms the western boundary of the Upper Rhine Plain.
The Grand Ballon is the highest peak at 1,424 m (4,672 ft), followed by the Storkenkopf (1,366 m, 4,482 ft), and the Hohneck (1,364 m, 4,475 ft).[5]
^"Vosges". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
^"Vosges" (US) and "Vosges". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020.
^"Vosges". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
^"Vogesen | Rechtschreibung, Bedeutung, Definition". Duden online (in German). Retrieved 17 February 2019. or Wasgenwald
is divided south to north into three sections: The Higher Vosges or High Vosges (Hautes Vosges), extending in the southern part of the range from Belfort...
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Golbey Épinal Thaon Vosges, commonly known as GET Vosges, is a French basketball club based in Épinal. The club currently plays in the Nationale Masculine...
southern branches were officially renamed Canal de la Meuse and Canal des Vosges respectively. The Canal de la Meuse starts at Givet in the Ardennes département...
The Northern Vosges Regional Natural Park (French: Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord) is a protected area of woodland, wetland, farmland and historical...
created the first Paris residential square, the Place Royale, now Place des Vosges. In spite of Henry IV's efforts to improve city circulation, the narrowness...
during which the Armorican Massif, the Massif Central, the Morvan, the Vosges and Ardennes ranges and the island of Corsica were formed. These massifs...
guides and maps, as well as its own magazine, Les Vosges, which comes out 3 times a year. The Vosges Club is a founding member of the French Ramblers'...
National park: Parc naturel des Vosges du Nord Regional park: Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges (south of the Vosges) Most major car journeys are...
Habsburg Austria was fought over several days (13 to 17 July) in the lower Vosges Mountains in the German states west of the Rhine River. Fighting occurred...
Sorbus mougeotii, the Vosges whitebeam or Mougeot's whitebeam, is a species of whitebeam native to the mountains of central and western Europe from the...
their names. The department of Bas-Rhin and parts of Meurthe, Moselle, Vosges and Haut-Rhin were ceded to the German Empire in 1871 following France's...
The Ballons des Vosges Regional Nature Park (French: Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges) is a protected area of woodland, pasture, wetland,...
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