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Coche La Brugeoise
Coche, a Spanish word for automobile, can refer to: * Coche people, an indigenous people of Colombia * Camsá language, Coche language * Coche Island, Venezuela * Coche station, a rapid transit station in Caracas * Coche d'eau, a horse-drawn water coach, also called Trekschuit * Coche, Al-Mada'in, the name of an ancient urban complex along the Tigris River in Iraq * Chantal Coché Chantal Coché (1826–1891) was a Belgian industrialist who ran the royal porcelain factory from 1869 to 1891.Béatrice Craig, Women and Business since 1500: Invisible Presences in Europe and North America?' She was the daughter of Jean-Jacque ... (1826 – 1891), Belgian industrialist {{disambig, geo Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coche People
Coche, a Spanish word for automobile, can refer to: * Coche people, an indigenous people of Colombia * Camsá language, Coche language * Coche Island, Venezuela * Coche station, a rapid transit station in Caracas * Coche d'eau, a horse-drawn water coach, also called Trekschuit * Coche, Al-Mada'in, the name of an ancient urban complex along the Tigris River in Iraq * Chantal Coché Chantal Coché (1826–1891) was a Belgian industrialist who ran the royal porcelain factory from 1869 to 1891.Béatrice Craig, Women and Business since 1500: Invisible Presences in Europe and North America?' She was the daughter of Jean-Jacque ... (1826 – 1891), Belgian industrialist {{disambig, geo Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coche Island
Isla de Coche (''Coche Island'') is one of three islands forming the Nueva Esparta State of Venezuela, located in the Caribbean between Isla Margarita and the mainland. The other two islands are Isla Margarita, the main island of the state, and Cubagua, the smallest. Coche is coterminous with the municipality of Villalba, with the municipal seat at San Pedro de Coche, the largest town. Moreover, Coche Island has continue to sustain the fishing tradition. It covers an area of ( long by ), with a population of about 8,200 (1999 census). The highest elevation of the island is above sea level. The climate is tropical, with an average temperature of approximately . Other towns on Coche besides San Pedro de Coche are El Bichar, Guinima, El Amparo, El Guamache and La Uva. The economy depends mainly on tourism. History The island was discovered in 1498 by Christopher Columbus, populated by the Waika Rio indigenous people. First efforts to settle Coche was made in the early 16t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coche Station
Coche is a Caracas Metro station on Line 3. It was opened on 9 January 2010 on the section of the line between El Valle and La Rinconada, which was opened earlier without intermediate stations. The station is located between Los Jardines Los Jardines or Los Buenos Jardines (Spanish for "the good gardens") are phantom islands supposedly located northeast of the Mariana Islands. The islands were reportedly visited by Spanish explorers Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón (who named them ... and Mercado. References {{Authority control Caracas Metro stations 2010 establishments in Venezuela Railway stations opened in 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trekschuit
Trekschuit (, literally ''"tug-boat"'', but true meaning ''"tugged-boat"'') is an old style of sail- and horse-drawn boat specific to the Netherlands, where it was used for centuries as a means of passenger traffic between cities along ''trekvaarten'', or tow-canals. History The first trekschuit 'sailed' in 1632 between Amsterdam and Haarlem and could carry 30 passengers. The ''trekvaart'' or canal was dug in a straight line to facilitate an easy pulling process and to guarantee the shortest route. The passengers needed to step out and change boats in Halfweg, which means "halfway". This is how the town of Halfweg was formed. Because of the enormous success of this Haarlemmertrekvaart, the service was extended from Haarlem to Leiden in 1657. In 1668 the first evening service was announced in the Haarlems Dagblad, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coche, Al-Mada'in
Seleucia ( el, Σελεύκεια, also transliterated as Seleuceia, Seleukeia, Seleukheia; formerly Coche or Mahoza, also Veh Ardashir) was an ancient city near the Euphrates river and across the Tigris from the better-known Seleucia on the Tigris, in Sittacene, Mesopotamia. The editors of the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World place the city at Sliq Kharawta in central Iraq. References * Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, (), p. 91. * Ardashir I Ardashir I (Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭥𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭥, Modern Persian: , '), also known as Ardashir the Unifier (180–242 AD), was the founder of the Sasanian Empire. He was also Ardashir V of the Kings of Persis, until he founded the new emp ... External links * {{Iraq-stub Seleucid colonies Sittacene Former populated places in Iraq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chantal Coché
Chantal Coché (1826–1891) was a Belgian industrialist who ran the royal porcelain factory from 1869 to 1891.Béatrice Craig, Women and Business since 1500: Invisible Presences in Europe and North America?' She was the daughter of Jean-Jacques Coché (d. 1852), and she married Emile Vermeren (d. 1869). Her father owned the famous royal porcelain factory on Chaussée de Wavre in Ixelles ( French, ) or (Dutch, ), is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located to the south-east of Brussels' city centre, it is geographically bisected by the City of Brussels. It is also bordered by the muni ..., Belgium. When her father died, her spouse took over the factory by marriage to her, but when he died in 1869, she herself became the director and manager of the company. She managed the factory with great success. When she retired, she left the company to her niece Marthe. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Coche, Chantal 19th-century Belgian bus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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