Verdun (Meuse)
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Verdun and the Meuse river
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Location within Grand Est region
Verdun
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| Coordinates: 49°09′43″N 5°23′15″E / 49.162°N 5.3876°ECoordinates: 49°09′43″N 5°23′15″E / 49.162°N 5.3876°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Verdun |
| Canton | Verdun-1 and 2 |
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| • Mayor | Samuel Hazard |
| Area1 | 31.03 km2 (11.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)2 | 18,327 |
| • Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55545 /55100 |
| Elevation | 194–330 m (636–1,083 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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| Imperial City of Verdun | ||||||||
| Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||
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| Capital | Verdun | |||||||
| Government | Republic | |||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | |||||||
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Three Bishoprics annexed by France |
1552 1552 |
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Peace of Westphalia recognises annexation |
1648 |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Verdun (/vɛərˈdʌn, vɜːr-/;French pronunciation: [vɛʁ.dœ̃]; medieval German: Wirten, official name before 1970 Verdun-sur-Meuse) is a small city in the Meuse department in Grand Est in northeastern France. It is an arrondissement of the department.
Verdun is the biggest city in Meuse, although the capital of the department is the slightly smaller city of Bar-le-Duc.
Verdun (Verodunum, a latinisation of a place name meaning "strong fort") was founded by the Gauls. It has been the seat of the bishop of Verdun since the 4th century, with interruptions. The 843 Treaty of Verdun divided Charlemagne's empire into three parts.
The city has been famous for dragées or sugared almonds from 1200 onwards; they were distributed at the baptism of French princes.
Verdun was part of the middle kingdom of Lotharingia, and in 1374 it became a free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire. The Bishopric of Verdun formed together with Tull (Toul) and Metz the Three Bishoprics, which were annexed by France in 1552 (recognized in 1648 by the Peace of Westphalia).
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