Urbes

Urbes sits in the upper Thur valley in France’s Grand Est region, where the Vosges rise toward the Col de Bussang. This small Haut-Rhin commune stands on the historic route between Alsace and Lorraine, now followed by the D1066 road. Near the village, the unfinished Urbès railway tunnel was intended to create a rail link beneath the watershed. During the Second World War, the Nazi regime used the site for forced labour as part of the Natzweiler-Struthof concentration-camp system. Forested slopes and the narrow valley give Urbes a distinctly mountain-border character. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Urbes and the Vosges.

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