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| | Mont Ste Odile, Alsace - Strasbourg Region |
 | | On the summit of the hill, once occupied by a Roman fort, is the famous convent of Ste Odile, originally founded towards the end of the seventh C. on the site of a castle belonging to Attich, Duke of Alsace, by his daughter Odilia (Odile). |
 | | Mont Ste Odile (763 m/2,503ft) is one of the high spots of a visit to the Vosges. |
 | | In the mid 19th C. the bishop of Strasbourg revived the pilgrimage to the shrine of St Odile, which is now visited by countless pilgrims. |
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