Vierge d'Alsace

From the top of the rocky promontory of the Eichstein, the Virgin of Alsace watches over Niederbruck and the Doller valley Sculpted by Antoine Bourdelle in 1923, it is made of Chauvigny grey stone (limestone). Before its inauguration on October 7, 1923, the sculpture was presented at the Salon d'Automne in Paris Its history: at the beginning of the First World War the mayor of the village and owner of the copper factory, Joseph Vogt (former mayor of Niederbruck from 1891 to 1919) and his wife promised to erect a statue on the Eichstein rock, if the factory and the valley are spared. Their wish is granted. After Joseph Vogt's death, it is his son Leon who makes the promise come true The plaque affixed to the base of the statue bears the inscription: "in recognition of the divine protection of the valley of Masevaux and the return of Alsace-Lorraine to France the couple Joseph Vogt 1914-1918" Access to the Virgin only on foot via a medium hiking trail. Departure at the edge of the bicycle path, where the path goes into the forest. Follow the markings of the blue circle. When you arrive at the Virgin, you will have a view of the village and the mountains of Triebelskopf and Heindenkopf.