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Givet
Givet () (german: Gibet Walloon: ''Djivet'') is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France surrounded on three sides by the Belgian border. It lies on the river Meuse where Emperor Charles V built the fortress of Charlemont. It borders the French municipalities of Fromelennes to the east and Rancennes to the south and Foisches to the southeast. Later on, another building was added to the fort, the Caserne Rougé, the longest barracks of France at that time, named after Pierre François, Marquis de Rougé, general of the French armies k.a. 1761. The Pointe de Givet National Nature Reserve is partly located on the commune. History The town's history claims that Saint Hubert lived there in 720 and performed a miracle. The town has changed hands several times since the Roman era before becoming part of France in 1678, and was later invaded by Russians and Germans. During the Napoleonic Wars, the French maintained a camp here for British naval prisoners of war ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pointe De Givet National Nature Reserve
The Pointe de Givet National Nature Reserve (RNN145) is a national nature reserve of the Grand Est region of France. Established in 1999, it spreads over 354 hectares and protects a group of sites recognised for their rich geology, flora and fauna. Localisation At the northern end of the Ardennes department, the nature reserve territory consists of 11 entities localized on the communes of Charnois, Chooz, Foisches, Fromelennes, Givet, and Rancennes for a total area of 354 hectares. History of site and reserve The sector has been known by naturalists since at least the 19th century for its geological riches and flora. To protect this deteriorating heritage, "La Valenne" association solicited the classification as national nature reserve of the most notable natural environments of the site known as ''Pointe de Givet'' in 1990. The classification procedure succeeded in 1999, and governing bodies (National Forests Office and Conservatory of Natural Areas of Champagne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardennes (département)
Ardennes () is a department in the region of northeastern France named after the broader Ardennes. Its prefecture is the town Charleville-Mézières. The department has 270,582 inhabitants.Populations légales 2019: 08 Ardennes INSEE The inhabitants of the department are known as or . Geography Political geography The department of Ardennes is bounded by to the west, Marne to the south, |
Charlemont Fortress
The Fortress of Charlemont (french: Fort de Charlemont) is a French stronghold located near the Belgian border on the Meuse. It is a citadel, surrounded by a network of outworks, including the connecting forts (Givet and the Mont d'Hours). It dominates the town of Givet and when in use as a working fortress controlled the valley of the Meuse. File:Givet-FR-08-Charlemont-07.jpg, Destruction within the fort after the First World War. File:Givet2.JPG, view of the fort from within Givet. File:Tour Maugis Porte 03337.JPG , The Maugis Tower. File:Entre Condé Charlemont chemin couvert 03239.JPG, Between Condé Charlemont Covered Path. File:Fort Condé porte 03244.jpg, Entrance to Fort Condé. File:Toilettes et escalier en pas de souris 03309.JPG, Staircase, the only access point from the glacis to the fort. See also * Reduction of the French fortresses in 1815 — this fortress was the last to surrender to the Coalition. *Meuse Citadels The Meuse citadels or Mosane citadels (frenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortress Of Charlemont
The Fortress of Charlemont (french: Fort de Charlemont) is a French stronghold located near the Belgian border on the Meuse. It is a citadel, surrounded by a network of outworks, including the connecting forts (Givet and the Mont d'Hours). It dominates the town of Givet and when in use as a working fortress controlled the valley of the Meuse. File:Givet-FR-08-Charlemont-07.jpg, Destruction within the fort after the First World War. File:Givet2.JPG, view of the fort from within Givet. File:Tour Maugis Porte 03337.JPG , The Maugis Tower. File:Entre Condé Charlemont chemin couvert 03239.JPG, Between Condé Charlemont Covered Path. File:Fort Condé porte 03244.jpg, Entrance to Fort Condé. File:Toilettes et escalier en pas de souris 03309.JPG, Staircase, the only access point from the glacis to the fort. See also * Reduction of the French fortresses in 1815 — this fortress was the last to surrender to the Coalition. *Meuse Citadels The Meuse citadels or Mosane citadels (frenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Givet Station
Givet station (French: ''Gare de Givet'') is a French railway station serving the town Givet, Ardennes department in northeastern France. It is the terminus of the Soissons–Givet railway. The station is served by regional trains towards Charleville-Mézières. Fiches horaires.Le réseau TER Fluo TER Grand Est, accessed 7 June 2022. The line towards in Belgium was closed for passenger traffic in 1988. See also * < ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilles Silvestrini
Gilles Silvestrini (born 4 June 1961 in Givet) is a French composer of contemporary music and oboist. Works Silvestrini received commissions for chamber music from numerous institutions such as the Festival de Flaine, the Théâtre du Châtelet, the Bibliothèque nationale de France, , France Musique, etc. His ''Études'' (1997) were part of the works in the 2014 program of the entrance exam to the oboe class of the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Lyon A music school is an educational institution specialized in the study, training, and research of music. Such an institution can also be known as a school of music, music academy, music faculty, college of music, music department (of a larger ins ....Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Lyon concours d'entrée 2014/12015, programme des épreuve(read online)/ref> References External links Etudes (6) for oboeon AllMusic on Classical Planet Gilles Silvestrini's Six Études p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meuse
The Meuse ( , , , ; wa, Moûze ) or Maas ( , ; li, Maos or ) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a total length of . History From 1301 the upper Meuse roughly marked the western border of the Holy Roman Empire with the Kingdom of France, after Count Henry III of Bar had to receive the western part of the County of Bar (''Barrois mouvant'') as a French fief from the hands of King Philip IV. In 1408, a Burgundian army led by John the Fearless went to the aid of John III against the citizens of Liège, who were in open revolt. After the battle which saw the men from Liège defeated, John ordered the drowning in the Meuse of suspicious burghers and noblemen in Liège. The border remained stable until the annexation of the Three Bishoprics Metz, Toul and Verdun by King Henry II in 1552 and the occupation of the Duchy of Lorraine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardennes Offensive
The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive, was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II. The battle lasted from 16 December 1944 to 28 January 1945, towards the end of the war in Europe. It was launched through the densely forested Ardennes region between Belgium and Luxembourg. The primary military objectives were to deny further use of the Belgian port of Antwerp to the Allies and to split the Allied lines, which potentially could have allowed the Germans to encircle and destroy the four Allied forces. Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, who since December 1941 had assumed direct command of the German army, believed that achieving these objectives would compel the Western Allies to accept a peace treaty in the Axis powers' favor. By this time, it was palpable to virtually the entire German leadership including Hitler himself that they had no realistic hope of repelling the imminent Soviet invasion of Germany unle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walloon Language
Walloon (; natively ; french: wallon) is a Romance language that is spoken in much of Wallonia and (to a very small extent) in Brussels, Belgium; some villages near Givet, northern France; and a clutch of communities in northeastern Wisconsin, U.S.Université du Wisconsin : collection de documents sur l'immigration wallonne au Wisconsin, enregistrements de témoignages oraux en anglais et wallon, 1976University of Wisconsin Digital Collection : Belgian-American Research Collection /ref> It belongs to the '' langues d'oïl'' language family, the most prominent member of which is French. The historical background of its formation was the territorial extension since 980 of the Principality of Liège to the south and west. Walloon is classified as "definitely endangered" by the UNESCO ''Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger''. Despite its rich literature, beginning anonymously in the 16th century and with well-known authors since 1756, the use of Walloon has decreased markedly s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TER Grand Est
TER Grand Est or TER Fluo is the regional rail network serving the region of Grand Est, northeastern France. It is operated by the French national railway company SNCF. It was formed in 2016 from the previous TER networks TER Alsace, TER Lorraine and TER Champagne-Ardenne, when the respective regions were merged. History On 1st January 2016, the three administrative regions of Alsace, Lorraine and Champagne-Ardenne merged. As a result, on 11 December 2016, TER Grand Est was created out of the three existing systems TER Alsace, TER Lorraine and TER Champagne-Ardenne, including TER 200 and TER Vallée de la Marne. In spring 2019, TER Grand Est was integrated into the intermodal network Fluo Grand Est. The new branding is used to signify TER train services operated in the region. Network The rail and bus network as of February 2021: [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rancennes
Rancennes () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. The Pointe de Givet National Nature Reserve is partly located on the commune. Population See also *Communes of the Ardennes department The following is a list of the 449 communes of the Ardennes department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Ardennes (department) Ardennes communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Ardennes-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foisches
Foisches () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. The Pointe de Givet National Nature Reserve is partly located on the commune. Population See also *Communes of the Ardennes department The following is a list of the 449 communes of the Ardennes department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Ardennes (department) Ardennes communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Ardennes-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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