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Nevers (other)
Nevers may refer to: Places * Nevers, Nevers, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France; a prefecture * Arrondissement of Nevers, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France; a borough (arrondissement) * Canton of Nevers (other), Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France; several cantons * Roman Catholic Diocese of Nevers, Burgundy, France * Duchy of Nevers, a duchy of France * County of Nevers, a county of Burgundy * Tom Nevers, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA; a headland on Nantucket island named after the Native American Facilities and structures * Tom Nevers Naval Facility, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA; a U.S. Navy facility * Nevers Cathedral, Nevers, Nievre, France; a Roman Catholic cathedral * Nevers station, Nevers, Nievre, France; a train station * Palais ducal de Nevers (Nevers Palace), Nevers, Nievre, France * Hôtel de Nevers (other) (Nevers Hotel) * Nevers Dam (1889–1955), St. Croix River, Minnesota, USA; a removed dam People * Duke of Nevers ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nevers
Nevers ( , ; la, Noviodunum, later ''Nevirnum'' and ''Nebirnum'') is the prefecture of the Nièvre Departments of France, department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in central France. It was the principal city of the former provinces of France, province of Nivernais. It is south-southeast of Paris. History Nevers first enters written history as Noviodunum, a town held by the Aedui at Ancient Rome, Roman contact. The quantities of medals and other Roman antiquities found on the site indicate the importance of the place, and in 52 BCE, Julius Caesar made Noviodunum, which he describes as in a convenient position on the banks of the Loire, a depot (''B. G.'' vii. 55). There, he had his hostages, corn and military chest, with the money in it allowed him from home for the war, his own and his army's baggage and a great number of horses which had been bought for him in Spain and Italy. After his failure before Gergovia, the Aedui at Noviodunum massacred t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
