ROMORANTIN  , a See also:

• TOWN

town of central See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France, See also:

• CAPITAL (i.e. capital stock or fund)
• CAPITAL (Lat. caput, head)

capital of an See also:

• ARRONDISSEMENT (from arrondir, to make round)

arrondissement in the See also:

• DEPARTMENT (Fr. departement, from departir, to separate into parts)

department of Loir-et-See also:

• CHER

Cher, 31 M . S.E. of See also:

• BLOIS

Blois by See also:

• RAIL

rail . Pop . (1906) town, 6836; See also:

• COMMUNE (Med. Lat. communia, Lat. communis, common)
• COMMUNE, MEDIEVAL

commune, 8374 . The town is situated on the Sauldre at its confluence with the Morantin, whence its name (Rivus Morantini) . A See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church dating mainly from the 12th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century, a gateway of the 16th century and some old houses are the See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief See also:

• OBJECTS

objects of See also:

• INTEREST

interest . The remains of a See also:

• CHATEAU (from Lat. castellum, fortress, through O. Fr. chastel, chasteau)

chateau rebuilt by See also:

• FRANCIS
• FRANCIS (FRarrcols) OF SALES, ST (1567-1622)
• FRANCIS (Lat. Franciscus, Ital. Francesco, Span. Francisco, Fr. Francois, Ger. Franz)
• FRANCIS, SIR PHILIP (174o-1818)

Francis I. in the See also:

• RENAISSANCE, THE

Renaissance See also:

• STYLE
• STYLE (from Gr. a-6'1ms, a column; a different word from that used in literature, see below)

style are used as the sub-prefecture . Tribunals of first instance and of See also:

• COMMERCE
• COMMERCE (Lat. commercium, from, cum, together, and rnerx, merchandise)

commerce, and a communal See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

college are among the public institutions . The manufacture of See also:

• FLANNEL

flannel and See also:

• CLOTH

cloth especially for See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army clothing is carried on, together with See also:

• TRADE (O. Eng. trod, footstep, from tredan, to tread; in M. Eng. the forms teed, trod and trade appear, the last in the sense of a beaten track)
• TRADE, BOARD OF

trade in See also:

• WINE (Lat. vinum, Gr. oivos)

wine, live stock, agricultural produce and the See also:

• ASPARAGUS

asparagus of the vicinity . In 156o Romorantin gave its name to an See also:

• EDICT (Lat. edictum, from e, out, and dicere, to say, speak)

edict which prevented the introduction of the See also:

• INQUISITION, THE (Lat. inquisitio, an inquiry)

Inquisition into France . The See also:

• INDUSTRIAL

industrial importance of the town See also:

• DATES

dates from the later See also:

• MIDDLE

middle ages .