العربية
中国
Français
Deutsch
Ελληνική
हिन्दी
Italiano
日本語
Português
Русский
EspañolFALAISE,_CALVADOS
(Redirected from Falaise, Calvados, France)
'Falaise' is a commune in the Calvados ''département'', in the Basse-Normandie administrative ''région'', in Normandy, north-western France. Population (1982) 8,820; (1990) 8,387; (1999) 8,797.
Falaise lies on the Ante River, about 20 miles (32 kilometres) southeast of Caen.
The town was the birthplace of William I the Conqueror, first of the Norman kings of England. The castle (12th-13th century), which overlooks the town from a high crag, was formerly the seat of the dukes of Normandy.
The town is known for the battle of the "Falaise pocket" during the Allied reconquest of France in August 1944 in which two German armies were encircled and destroyed by the British 2nd Army. Some 10,000 German troops were killed and 50,000 taken prisoner. Two-thirds of Falaise was destroyed by Allied bombing before the town was taken by Canadian and Polish troops. Falaise was largely restored after the war.
Exhibits at the Museum of the Battle of the Falaise Pocket include several military vehicles, pieces of artillery, and other weapons.
Weekly market: Saturdays.
★ Castle William-the-Conqueror in Falaise, France. (Official website in english)
★ Normandieweb on Falaise (in French)
'Falaise' is a commune in the Calvados ''département'', in the Basse-Normandie administrative ''région'', in Normandy, north-western France. Population (1982) 8,820; (1990) 8,387; (1999) 8,797.
| Contents |
| Geography |
| History |
| Miscellaneous |
| External links |
Geography
Falaise lies on the Ante River, about 20 miles (32 kilometres) southeast of Caen.
History
The town was the birthplace of William I the Conqueror, first of the Norman kings of England. The castle (12th-13th century), which overlooks the town from a high crag, was formerly the seat of the dukes of Normandy.
The town is known for the battle of the "Falaise pocket" during the Allied reconquest of France in August 1944 in which two German armies were encircled and destroyed by the British 2nd Army. Some 10,000 German troops were killed and 50,000 taken prisoner. Two-thirds of Falaise was destroyed by Allied bombing before the town was taken by Canadian and Polish troops. Falaise was largely restored after the war.
Miscellaneous
Exhibits at the Museum of the Battle of the Falaise Pocket include several military vehicles, pieces of artillery, and other weapons.
Weekly market: Saturdays.
External links
★ Castle William-the-Conqueror in Falaise, France. (Official website in english)
★ Normandieweb on Falaise (in French)
This article provided by Wikipedia. To edit the contents of this article, click here for original source.
psst.. try this: add to faves
