Carcassonne

Carcassonne (okzitanisch: Carcassona) ist eine Stadt mit 47.068 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2012) in Südfrankreich und Präfektur des Départements Aude. Sie ist Sitz des Gemeindeverbands Carcassonne Agglo mit über 105.000 Einwohnern. Ihr Wahrzeichen ist die mittelalterliche, auf einem Hügel der Altstadt gelegene, als Cité von Carcassonne bezeichnete Festung.
Carcassonne liegt etwa 70 km nordwestlich von Perpignan an einer alten Handelsstraße zwischen Mittelmeer und Atlantik. Die Stadt liegt an den Flüssen Aude und Fresquel und wird vom Canal du Midi durchquert. Mehr infos: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcassonne

Carcassonne (French pronunciation: ​[kaʁ.ka.sɔn]; Occitan: Carcassona, Occitan pronunciation: [kaɾ.ka.ˈsu.no]) is a fortified French town in the Aude department, of which it is the prefecture, in the Region of Languedoc-Roussillon.
Occupied since the Neolithic, Carcassonne is located in the Aude plain between two great axes of circulation linking the Atlantic to the Mediterranean sea and the Massif Central to the Pyrénées. Its strategic importance was quickly recognized by the Romans who occupied its hilltop until the demise of the Western Roman Empire and was later taken over by the Visigoths in the fifth century who founded the city. Also thriving as a trading post due to its location, it saw many rulers who successively built up its fortifications up until its military significance was greatly reduced by the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659.
The city is famous for the Cité de Carcassonne, a medieval fortress restored by the theorist and architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc in 1853 and added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1997. Consequently, Carcassonne greatly profits from tourism but also counts manufacture and wine-making as some of its other key economic sectors. Quelle: Wikipedia
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