VIERZON
Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume
V28,
Page 57
of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
VIERZON
, a town of central France, in the department of Cher, 20 M
.
N.W. of Bourges by rail
.
The Cher and the Yevre unite at the foot of the See also: - HILL
- HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
- HILL, A
- HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
- HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
- HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
- HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
- HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
- HILL, JAMES J
- HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
- HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
- HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
- HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
- HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)
on which lie Vierzon-Ville (pop
.
(Ig06) town, 11,812) and Vierzon- Village (pop. town, 2026; commune, 9710); Vierzon-Bourgneuf (pop. town, 1482) is on the left bank of the Cher
.
The town has a port on the canal of Berry and is an important junction on the See also: - ORLEANS
- ORLEANS, CHARLES, DUKE OF (1391-1465)
- ORLEANS, DUKES OF
- ORLEANS, FERDINAND PHILIP LOUIS CHARLES HENRY, DUKE OF (1810-1842)
- ORLEANS, HENRI, PRINCE
- ORLEANS, HENRIETTA, DUCHESS
- ORLEANS, JEAN BAPTISTE GASTON, DUKE
- ORLEANS, LOUIS
- ORLEANS, LOUIS PHILIPPE JOSEPH
- ORLEANS, LOUIS PHILIPPE ROBERT, DUKE
- ORLEANS, LOUIS PHILIPPE, DUKE OF (1725–1785)
- ORLEANS, LOUIS, DUKE OF (1372–1407)
- ORLEANS, PHILIP I
- ORLEANS, PHILIP II
railway; there are several large manufactories for the production of agricultural machines, also foundries, porcelain, brick and tile works and glass works
.
A technical school of mechanics and a branch of the Bank of France are among the institutions of the town
.
End of Article: VIERZON
|
[back]
VIERSEN
|
[next]
VIETA (or VIETE), FRANCOIS, SEIGNEUR DE LA BIGOTIER...
|
del.icio.us it!