Mont Saint Jean map

Mont Saint Jean

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427 m

Elevation

Elevation is the altitude of a place
above sea level.

73 m

Prominence

Peak’s prominence is the least
vertical to be covered to get from the
summit to any other higher terrain.

Proportional Prominence 127 m

About

Mont St. Jean (Luxembourgish: Gehaansbierg, German: Johannisberg) is a hill, castle, and religious site in the commune of Dudelange, in southern Luxembourg. The summit is at 417 metres (1,368 ft).

Mont St. Jean has probably been a point of religious interest since pre-Christian times. The annual pilgrimage to St. John's Chapel, on the summit, on St. John's Eve (23 June) was accompanied in the Middle Ages by ecstatic dancing. The ritualistic dance, a surviving example of which is found at Echternach, was supposedly performed to ward off St. Vitus Dance, but is possibly a relic of pagan times.

A castle and commandery of the Order of St. John were built at Mont St. Jean in the sixteenth century; the site belonged to the von Isenburg family at this time. In 1937, Stations of the Cross were constructed, which are used on St. John's Eve to this day.

There's a trail leading to the summit.

The nearest mountain hut is null located 1 370m/4 495ft S of the summit.

By elevation Mont Saint Jean is

# 5 out of 20 in Canton Esch-sur-Alzette
# 59 out of 98 in Luxembourg

By prominence Mont Saint Jean is

# 3 out of 20 in Canton Esch-sur-Alzette
# 6 out of 98 in Luxembourg