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Bellevue
Bellevue means "beautiful view" in French. Bellevue or Belle Vue may refer to: Places Australia * Bellevue, Queensland * Bellevue, Western Australia * Bellevue Hill, New South Wales Canada * Bellevue, Alberta * Bellevue, Newfoundland and Labrador ** Bellevue (electoral district) * Bellevue, Ontario, a community in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario * Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec * St. Isidore de Bellevue, Saskatchewan * Bellevue, Edmonton, a neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta * Bellevue Park, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Denmark * Bellevue Beach, a beach in Klampenborg north of Copenhagen * Bellevue Beach, Aarhus, a beach in Risskov, Aarhus France * Bellevue, French Guiana, a village of French Guiana Germany * , a neighborhood of Schweinfurt, a city in Bavaria Isle of Man * Bellevue, alternative name for Belle Vue Halt, an intermediate stopping place for the Manx Electric Railway near Ballure New Zealand * Bellevue, New Zealand, suburb of Tauranga, in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellevue, Iowa
Bellevue ( ) is a city in eastern Jackson County, Iowa, Jackson County, Iowa, United States. The city lies along the Mississippi River (at Lock and Dam No. 12) and next to Bellevue State Park (Iowa), Bellevue State Park. In 2020 its population was 2,363; up from a count of 2,191 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 Census, making it the second-largest and only growing city in Jackson County. The city lies in a valley created by two large bluffs (known as North and South Bluffs respectively), with the Mississippi River serving as the city's eastern border (the Illinois state border), and with the Mill Creek (Jackson County, Iowa), Mill Creek valley extending to the west. Geographically, it is part of the southernmost region of the Driftless Area, a portion of North America that escaped all three phases of the Wisconsinian Glaciation. It is one of the few cities in Iowa to be built near large hills and bluffs, which account for much of the city's economic stimulation as a touri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellevue, Kentucky
Bellevue is a List of cities in Kentucky, home rule-class city in Campbell County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is located along the southern bank of the Ohio River. The population was 5,548 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History Before Bellevue was founded, the area was used for hunting, fishing, and warfare by Native Americans in the United States, Native Americans tribes such as the Illinois Confederation, Illini, Miami tribe, Miami, Shawnee, Cherokee, and Tuscarora (tribe), Tuscarora.City of Bellevue 2005, p. 7 In 1745, a three-day battle occurred in Bellevue among the Shawnee, Miami, and Cherokee Indians, resulting in many deaths. Bellevue (Newport, Kentucky), Bellevue was named for the plantation of Gen. James Taylor Jr. (banker), James Taylor Jr., Quartermaster General of the western United States Army, U.S. Army in the War of 1812. The city was once the eastern part of his plantation. The name Bellevue was taken from the General's family plantation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellevueplatz
Bellevueplatz (, from the French language, French , meaning "beautiful sight") is a town square in the city of Zurich, Switzerland built in 1856. Named after the former on its north side, it is one of the nodal points for roads and public transportation in Zurich, as well as an extension of the Quaianlagen (Zurich), quaysides in Zurich that were built between 1881 and 1887. It is part of the Altstadt (Zurich), Altstadt district (Kreis 1). Geography Bellevue is situated next to the much larger ''Sechseläutenplatz'' () to the south of Bellevue. To the west is the Quaibrücke, Zurich, Quaibrücke (), which runs over the outflow of Lake Zurich into the Limmat, making it the southernmost bridge over the Limmat. To the north is the Limmatquai, a street running along the riverbank. To the south is Utoquai, a lakefront quay. The square is bound by to the east, to north, and to the south. The square is about north-west of the Zürich Stadelhofen railway station, Stadelhofen railw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue () is an Greater Montreal, on-island suburb located at the western tip of the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is the second oldest community in Montreal's West Island, having been founded as a parish in 1703. The oldest, Dorval, was founded in 1667. Points of interest include the Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Canal (a List of national historic sites of Canada, National Historic Site of Canada), the Sainte-Anne Veterans' Hospital, the Morgan Arboretum, and the L'Anse-à-l'Orme Nature Park. Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue is also home to John Abbott College and McGill University's Macdonald Campus, which includes the J. S. Marshall Radar Observatory and the Canadian Aviation Heritage Centre as well as about of farmland which separates the small town from neighbouring Baie-d'Urfé, Quebec, Baie-d'Urfé. History Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue was established on a location once known and frequented by both the Algonquin people, Algonquin and Iroquois peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellevue Hill, New South Wales
Bellevue Hill is a harbourside suburb in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, located five kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the Municipality of Woollahra. The suburb is located within the Division of Wentworth electorate. History The area of contemporary Bellevue Hill was originally part of the lands of the Cadigal people. Their livelihood was composed of fishing and shellfish collecting. In the early 19th century, Irish-Australian immigrants referred to the area as Vinegar Hill, after the Battle of Vinegar Hill, an engagement during the 1798 uprising of the United Irishmen in south-east Ireland. Governor Lachlan Macquarie took great exception to this and decided to name the suburb Bellevue Hill, the ''belle vue'' meaning ''beautiful view''. The area became part of Daniel Cooper's estate, who passed most of it on his death in 1853 to his nephew, Sir Daniel Cooper. From the mid-19th century, land along the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellevue, Idaho
Bellevue is a city in Blaine County in the central part of the U.S. state of Idaho. The population was 2,287 at the 2010 census, up from 1,876 in 2000.Spokesman-Review - 2010 census - Bellevue, Idaho - accessed 2011-12-26 It is located in the Wood River Valley, about south of the resort area of Ketchum and Sun Valley. The city of Hailey and the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellevue Beach, Aarhus
Bellevue Beach is a public Blue Flag beach park in Aarhus, Denmark. It is located in the northern district of Aarhus N, 4 kilometres from the city centre, on the Bay of Aarhus. Bellevue Beach is one of two beach parks in the Risskov neighbourhood, the other one being the smaller Risskov Strandpark a bit south, and one of four beach parks in Aarhus. The two peninsulas of Tvedhalvøen and Helgenæs is visible across the bay in the east. In the south, there is a panoramic view of the Aarhus skyline, including the urban forest of Riis Skov. A few kilometres to the north, is the larger beach park of Åkrogen and the Egå Marina. Facilities The beach at Bellevue Beach is a white sandy beach some 1,500 meters long and between 25 and 40 meters wide. The beach park tends to be popular due to the finely grained sand, the shallow water, relative proximity to the inner city, and the scenic view of Aarhus on the horizon. The beach park is open year-round for everyone at no charge. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellevue, Switzerland
Bellevue is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. History The village of Colovrex is first mentioned in 1257 as ''Colovray''. In 1855, the municipality of Bellevue separated from the municipality of Collex-BossyAmtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 18 February 2011 Bellevue was mostly inhabited by urban, Protestant citizens of Geneva, while the farming municipality of Collex-Bossy was mostly Catholic. Geography Bellevue has an area, , of . Of this area, or 40.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 15.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 43.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 1.4% is unproductive land.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellevue, Alberta
Bellevue () is an urban community perched 4,280 feet (1,305 m) elevation in the Rocky Mountains within the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass in southwest Alberta, Canada. It was formerly incorporated as a village prior to 1979 when it amalgamated with four other municipalities to form Crowsnest Pass. Unlike some of the other communities in Crowsnest Pass, which relied on a single coal mine, Bellevue benefitted from the proximity of several successful mines and persist today despite setbacks from fire, strikes, mine accidents and fluctuations in the coal market. History Bellevue was founded in 1905 on the flat land above the Bellevue Mine operated by the French-based West Canadian Collieries (WCC). Its post office opened in 1907. The naming of the town is credited to Elsie Fleutot, the young daughter of one of WCC's French Canadian principals, Jules J. Fleutot, after she exclaimed "Quelle belle vue!" (What a beautiful view!). In 1909, the Maple Leaf Coal Company commenced operati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellevue, New Zealand
Bellevue is a suburb of Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. Bellevue has an athletics club which takes part in national championships. A woman fired a gun in the suburb in March 2019, sparking a lockdown of local schools. Two girls were held hostage by their father in their Bellevue home in November 2019, before Police shot the father. Demographics Bellevue covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Bellevue had a population of 3,852 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 45 people (1.2%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 315 people (8.9%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,848 males, 1,986 females, and 15 people of other genders in 1,305 dwellings. 2.5% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 34.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 849 people (22.0%) aged under 15 years, 795 (20.6%) aged 15 to 29, 1,794 (46.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 41 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellevue, Western Australia
Bellevue is an eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia in the local government areas of the City of Swan and the Shire of Mundaring. It is at the foot of the slopes of Greenmount, a landmark on the Darling Scarp that is noted in the earliest of travel journals of the early Swan River Colony. Community Bellevue has been bisected by the Roe Highway, railway, and substantial changes in the eastern parts of Midland. The Bellevue Primary School was closed and amalgamated with the Koongamia Primary School to form the new Clayton View Primary School slightly up the hill towards Greenmount. It was the location of the original offices of what became the Mundaring Shire Council. It was also the location of the Catholic Church that preceded the St Anthony's church in Greenmount. A significant point of contact in the twentieth century for the local community was the Darling Range Hotel. Geography Bellevue is bounded by the Helena River to the south, Great Eastern Highway to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
