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Plouzané
Plouzané () is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. History The shores south of Plouzané are in a strategic location for the defense of the Goulet de Brest strait and were fortified by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. Defensive strongholds include Fort de Bertheaume, Fort du Mengant, and Fort du Dellec. Population Inhabitants of Plouzané are called in French. Breton language In 2008, 4.09% of primary-school children attended Breton/French bilingual schools. ''Ofis ar Brezhoneg''''Enseignement bilingue''/ref> The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 15 December 2008. International relations Plouzané has twinning arrangements with: * Kilrush, Ireland * Pencoed, United Kingdom * Stelle, Germany * Ceccano, Italy See also * Communes of the Finistère department The following is a list of the 277 communes of the Finistère department of France. The communes cooperate in the follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phare Du Petit Minou
The Petit Minou Lighthouse () is a lighthouse in the roadstead of Brest, standing in front of the Fort du Petit Minou, in the commune of Plouzané. By aligning it with the Phare du Portzic, it shows the safe route to follow for ships to enter the roadstead. It also has a red signal that indicates a dangerous sector around the plateau of les Fillettes (literally "the girls"), one of the submerged rocks in the Goulet de Brest — sailors remember this by using the mnemonic "Le Minou rougit quand il couvre les Fillettes" ("the Minou blushes when he covers the girls"). Built between 1694 and 1697, the Fort du Petit Minou was a fort built in the commune of Plouzané in France to defend the goulet de Brest. As part of the massive fortification campaign of France under the direction of the Marquis de Vauban, construction on the Fort du Petit Minou bastion was finished in 1697. Two hundred and forty cannons and a formidable moat helped protect a waterway leading to the military port tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort De Bertheaume
The Fort de Bertheaume is a fort in Plougonvelin, in the Department of Finistère, France. It is located on a tidal island that nowadays connects to the mainland via a footbridge. The fort sits well above sea level, and its steep cliffs have rendered it easily defended for centuries. Since the 17th century, the fort's role has been to monitor the Goulet de Brest, the straits of Brest. The source of the site's name is a mystery. The Breton name is Kastel Persel. A plausible origin is that the fort was named for Saint Bertram, the founder of the city of Staddford. History People have used the site for a long time. Flints dating to the Stone Age have been found. A site on the cliff suggests the long-term presence of a workshop for making small flints. The flints are sufficiently distinctive that archaeologists have named the period the Berteaume Mesolithic. On the land part of the site there are Bronze Age chamber tombs. There are few traces of Roman presence. Some shards of po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of The Finistère Department
The following is a list of the 277 communes of the Finistère department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022):BANATIC Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 7 October 2022. * *CA * |
Petit Minou Lighthouse
The Petit Minou Lighthouse () is a lighthouse in the roadstead of Brest, standing in front of the Fort du Petit Minou, in the commune of Plouzané. By aligning it with the Phare du Portzic, it shows the safe route to follow for ships to enter the roadstead. It also has a red signal that indicates a dangerous sector around the plateau of les Fillettes (literally "the girls"), one of the submerged rocks in the Goulet de Brest — sailors remember this by using the mnemonic "Le Minou rougit quand il couvre les Fillettes" ("the Minou blushes when he covers the girls"). Built between 1694 and 1697, the Fort du Petit Minou was a fort built in the commune of Plouzané in France to defend the goulet de Brest. As part of the massive fortification campaign of France under the direction of the Marquis de Vauban, construction on the Fort du Petit Minou bastion was finished in 1697. Two hundred and forty cannons and a formidable moat helped protect a waterway leading to the military port to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Du Mengant
The fort du Mengant or fort du Léon in the commune of Plouzané is part of the defences of the roadstead of Brest. It is made up of a high battery (58m above sea-level), with a now-destroyed artillery tower, and a lower semi-circular battery at the foot of the cliff, with two small powder magazines. Built by Vauban in 1684, it faces the pointe de Cornouaille, batterie de cornouaille on the Roscanvel peninsula, built to the same model as the lower part of the fort du Mengant. The aim was to permit these two batteries, only just over 2 km apart, to bar entry to the roadstead. The original plans foresaw the completion of the defences by adding a battery in the middle of the goulet, on the Roche Mengant, but this proved impossible due to the tides and currents in the goulet. Around 1875, the naval ministry built a dam up against the lower battery to create a small harbour in which to base motor torpedo boats, in order to adapt the fort to this evolution in warfare.''Un port à ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Du Dellec
Forming part of the chain of fortifications along the goulet de Brest, the fort du Dellec was built by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, Vauban in the 17th century, then rebuilt several times, notably in the 19th century when casemates were added for barracks and munitions storage. A German blockhouse typical of those on the Atlantic Wall was also added here by the Germans. It is located on the coastal paths between Brest, France, Brest and Le Conquet in the commune of Plouzané. The fort has been open to the public for some years. Two viewing points allow views of the cliffs of the Crozon peninsula and the Goulet de Brest, Goulet, and there is a marina in a nearby small creek. External links Fort du Dellecphotos) Position of Fort de Dellec(Inventory and photos) Plouzané site {{coord, 48, 21, 8, N, 4, 34, 5, W, type:landmark_region:FR, display=title Fortifications of Brest, France, Dellec Tourist attractions in Finistère ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pencoed
Pencoed ( cy, Pen-coed) is a urbanised community and town in the county borough of Bridgend, Wales. It straddles the M4 motorway north east of Bridgend and is situated on the Ewenny River. At the 2011 census it had a population of around 9,166. Early habitation The earliest evidence of habitation in the area is the nearby Ogof y Pebyll ("Tents Cave") or Ogof Coed-y-Mwstwr ("Hubbub Wood Cave")),(, Grid Ref: SS951807) which is a scheduled monument and appears to have been inhabited during Neolithic or Bronze Age periods. Worked flint flakes have been found, along with the teeth of numerous mammals of many different species. Spelling, pronunciation and etymology In Welsh, the correct spelling is Pen-coed. Often, in English, spellings now superseded in the Welsh language are used as the official name (i.e. spellings regarded as obsolete since the publication of ''Rhestr o Enwau Lleoedd / A Gazetteer of Welsh Place-Names'' in 1967). Thus "Pencoed", without a hyphen, is usually used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilrush
Kilrush () is a coastal town in County Clare, Ireland. It is also the name of a civil parish and an ecclesiastical parish in Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. It is located near the mouth of the River Shannon in the south-west of the county. Kilrush is one of the listed Heritage Towns of Ireland. The area was officially classified as part of the West Clare Gaeltacht, an Irish-speaking community, until 1956. History Kilrush has existed since the 16th Century but an older church ruin at the local churchyard suggests a much older history. It is thought the name Cill Rois is derived from Church of the Wood, which would fit with the church ruins location. It was not until the 18th century that it underwent major development. This development coincided with the succession of John Ormsby Vandeleur as the wealthiest landlord in the district. Of Dutch origin, the Vandeleur family was the most prominent landlord family in West Clare. They designed the layout of the town and many of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stelle (Germany)
Stelle is a municipality in the district of Harburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km southeast of Hamburg, and 7 km west of Winsen (Luhe). It is twinned with the village of Glenfield in Leicestershire, England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ... and with the village of Plouzané (Brittany, France). References Harburg (district) {{Harburg-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceccano
Ceccano is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Frosinone, Lazio, central Italy, in the Latin Valley. History The town had its origins as an ancient Volscian citadel that surrendered to the Romans in 330 BC (424 Ab Urbe Condita).''The History of Rome'', Book II, Theodor Mommsen, (Kessinger Publishing, 2004), p. 112. Its name in ancient times was ''Fabrateria Vetus''. According to tradition, the name was changed into the current one in the early Middle Ages, in honor of one Petronius Ceccanus, father of Pope Honorius I. Conquered by the Lombards at the time of King Aistulf (c. 750), later it became an important fortress of the Papal territories. In 1218, a monk from nearby Fossanova Abbey compiled the ''Annales Ceccanenses, Annals of Ceccano''. From 900 to 1450 it was ruled by the local Counts of Ceccano, most likely of German origin; later their territories were assigned to Rodrigo Borgia by Pope Alexander VI and then to the Colonna family. From 3 November 1943 and 31 May 1944 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brest Métropole
Brest Métropole is the ''métropole'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Brest. It is located in the Finistère department, in the Brittany region, western France. It was created in January 2015, replacing the previous ''Communauté urbaine de Brest''. Its population was 215,367 in 2019, of which 142,555 in Brest proper. History The Urban Community was founded in 1973. On January 1, 2015, the Métropole replaced the Urban Community in accordance with a law of January 2014. Member communes The Brest Métropole consists of the following 8 communes:Brest Métropole (N° SIREN : 242900314) BANATIC. Accessed 4 April 2022. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goulet De Brest
The Goulet de Brest is a 3-km-long strait linking the roadstead of Brest to the Atlantic Ocean. Only 1.8 km wide, the is situated between the Pointe du Petit Minou and the Pointe du Portzic to the north and the îlot des Capucins and the Pointe des Espagnols to the south. At each turn of the tide, the ocean refills the roadstead in a current that can attain 4 to 5 knots. Sailing ships would thus wait in the cove of Camaret-sur-Mer for a favourable current to carry them into the . On 2 January 1793, the ''Childers'' Incident – the first shots of the war between Great Britain and France during the French Revolutionary Wars – took place in the . Military significance It is the only opening into the roadstead of Brest, and thus the only access to the town. Consequently, successive French governments have lined the with military installations to protect the town and the naval fleet based there, and to keep a watch on shipping using it. The geography of the favours ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
