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Verdun is situated on both banks of the river Meuse, in the northern part of the Meuse department. It is connected by rail to Jarny. The A4 autoroute Paris–Metz–Strasbourg passes south of the town.
Przełom Verdon – przełom rzeki Verdon przez wapienne skały jurajskie w południowej Francji, w Prowansji. Rzeka wyrzeźbiła w nich na długości 21 km kilkusetmetrowej głębokości kanion, jeden z najgłębszych w Europie (zob. Tara).
Verdun, town, Meuse département, Grand Est région, northeastern France, on the Meuse River. Most of the town is on the left bank, near the Citadel. Practically destroyed in World War I, Verdun was rebuilt with wide streets. A cathedral, dating from the 11th century and rising on the highest point of the town, has been restored.
12 wrz 2024 · The Battle of Verdun took place where it did because the French fortress of Verdun, with its surrounding fortifications along the Meuse River, threatened the main German communication lines. The fortress also represented a prominent point in the French defenses, and its loss would have been an enormous blow to French morale.
The Verdon (French pronunciation: [vɛʁdɔ̃], Occitan: [ˈbeɾðu]) is a 166.5-kilometre-long (103.5 mi) river in Southeastern France, left tributary of the Durance. [1] Its drainage basin is 2,295 km 2 (886 sq mi). [2] The Verdon is best known for its impressive canyon: the Verdon Gorge.
The town of Verdun, in the Meuse département, is an old Gallic oppidum. Its name, made up of ver or "ford" and dun(o) "height" refers to a place that dominated an old crossing point on the Meuse river.
The Battle of Verdun (French: Bataille de Verdun [bataj də vɛʁdœ̃]; German: Schlacht um Verdun [ʃlaxt ʔʊm ˈvɛɐ̯dœ̃]) was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916 on the Western Front in France. The battle was the longest of the First World War and took place on the hills north of Verdun-sur-Meuse.
