Rebberg (Mulhouse)

Tower Mulhouse- Belvédère on the vineyard

The vineyard is a district of Mulhouse ( Alsace ), the name is of German origin and dates from the time when the city was still part of the German Empire. In the context of urban planning and development Mulhouse was later divided into different sectors. The vineyard has since been to Sector 2 and is not, despite the meaning of the word with the Mülhausener district Coteaux, whose name is of French origin and can be translated as " vineyards " to confuse.

The vineyard is located in the south of the city on the railway line and parts of the mountain also belong to the neighboring communities Riedisheim and Brunstatt. Therefore, it is common to differentiate what vineyard it is, that is the of Mulhouse Riedisheim or Brunstatt.

Features

The vineyard is characterized by its extremely striking relief. Its tall hills provide geomorphologically the northern end of Sundgau dar. He towers over the rest of Mulhouse, the ox box ( Potash ) in the northeast and the Hardt forest in the east. Its surface shape was decisive in the construction of the Rhine- Rhône canal and later the railway line along the bottom.

The upper-class residential area was built as the city with the boom of the textile industry Mülhausener its heyday as the " French Manchester " experienced. Even today you can find there many mansions that seem to outdo each embossed with their different influences and architectural eras architectural styles. From 1908 to 1918, the vineyard of the wicked track railway Mulhouse was opened, one of the first Oberleitungsbusbetriebe the world.

The botanical and zoological garden of Mulhouse, which represents a remarkable example of large-scale surface design, located in the heart of this parkland.

On the vineyard are two metal towers:

• The observation tower Belvédère is 20 meters high. It is open to the public and offers a panoramic view of the region.
• The radio tower Belvedere is 194 meters high and the Mülhausener relay station of the company TDF, which was known until 2004 Télédiffusion de France.