Wissembourg Gap

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The Wissembourg Gap (49°02′24″N, 07°58′12″E) (German: Weißenburger Senke) is a corridor of open terrain approximately six kilometers (3.7 miles) wide that is situated between the hills of the Palatine Forest and the Bienwald on the Franco-German border. The gap is dominated by the town of Wissembourg, Alsace, France.

Because of the Wissembourg Gap's position on the Franco-German border, it was a strategic terrain corridor for invading forces during the Franco-Prussian War (Battle of Wissembourg, 1870) and in 1945 during World War II.

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