Do you know the Mundat Forest? An ordinary German forest, you might think. But it has a special history – especially a certain section of the forest that belongs to the Upper Mundat Forest. This 680-hectare area is administered by the French Office National des Forêts and managed according to French law.
The Upper Mundat Forest covers a total of 40 km² and is located on the French-German border, near the Alsatian town of Wissembourg. And here, a short historical review is absolutely necessary to properly enjoy this real German-French treat:
In the Middle Ages, the forest and the town of Wissembourg belonged to the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. Centuries later, both were incorporated into France through the conquests of Louis XIV. Much later, in 1815, Napoleon lost at Waterloo and France signed with the victors the Second Peace of Paris, which curtailed its borders.