Concarneau
Concarneau ( Breton Konk cores) is a municipality in Cornwall, with 18 826 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in the department of Finistère ( Breton: Penn Ar Bed ) in France. Its massive walls located within Old Town, the ville close, is almost completely surrounded by water and is regarded as worth seeing.
- 2.1 Town twinning
- 3.1 Les Remparts and Ville Close
- 3.2 Le Musée de la Pêche
- 3.3 The Marinarium
- 3.4 Fort du Cabellou
- 3.5 Fête des Filets Bleus
- 5.1 Sons and daughters of the town
History
Formation
The town of Concarneau today was first settled in the 10th century by monks of the Abbey Landévennec. This built on an island here at the mouth of the River Moros (now the Ville Close ) a small monastery. Later it became an important Concarneau Brittany fortress. Since the 12th century, the Ville Close is connected by bridge to the mainland.
Meaning of the name
The name of the city, in Breton Konk cores, means originally Henkel of Cornwall, so the refugees from Cornwall in Britain, indicating the close cultural ties between Brittany and Cornwall, because Cornouailles is actually only the French pronunciation for Cornwall, where the word part wall is of Germanic origin in Cornwall and strangers means ( eg in Wales, Valais ( Switzerland ) or the pejorative word welsch )
Policy
Twinning
- Bielefeld (originally with the district of Bielefeld - Senne ), North Rhine -Westphalia, Germany, since 1969
- Mbour, Thies, Senegal, since 1974
- Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom, since 1982
Culture and sights
Les Remparts and Ville Close
A tour of Les Remparts - the ramparts of Ville close - offers beautiful insights into the streets and views of the harbor and marina. Inside the Ville close, there are souvenir shops next to small restaurants and a fishing museum.
Street in the Ville close
Wells in the Ville close
Gate to the jetty in the Ville close
View of the marina of Les Remparts - the city walls
House in the old Ville Close
Le Musée de la Pêche
The Fisheries Museum Le Musée de la Pêche shows the history of marine fisheries and fisheries techniques all over the world by means of large dioramas, many models and different types of boats. In the outdoor area you can watch from the hold to the bridge, a real page trawler, visit the Hémérica.
Model of a sailing ship
Deck the Hémérica
Bridge of Hémérica
Engine room of the Hémérica
The Marinarium
As a showcase of the Marine Biological Laboratory, the station biologique de Concarneau, the Marinarium illustrates the extraordinary biodiversity of the oceans, the richness of the Litt Orals and the protection of the marine resources. Founded in 1859 by Jean Victor Coste ( 1807-1873 ), she is a renowned research facility today.
Sealife in Marinarium of Concarneau
Shark Bits in Marinarium of Concarneau
Fort du Cabellou
The Fort du Cabellou was built in 1746 to defend the entrance and the port of Concarneau. Since 1962 it is a historical monument.
Fort du Cabellou in Concarneau
Fête des Filets Bleus
In mid-August the city celebrates the annual Fête des Filets Bleus (Festival of the blue nets ). It was in 1905, in a year in which failed to sardines, founded to help fishermen and named after the traditional blue nets of fishing fleet Concarneaus. Thousands of participants in their national costumes attract every year thousands of visitors. It is one of the biggest festivals of Breton and Celtic culture, as they take place in many places of Brittany.
Economy
Besides tourism, Concarneaus economy is based primarily on fishing. The town is the third largest fishing port in France, the tuna he is even at the top, with a fleet of 36 ships, 900 sailors and a landing of 164,000 tonnes ( tuna) annually.
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the town
- Marc di Napoli ( born 1953 ), French actor and painter
- Michel Desjoyeaux (* 1965), one of the world's most successful solo sailors
- Stéphane Guivarc'h (born 1970 ), international footballer
- Frédéric Lancien (born 1971 ), track cyclist
- Florian Guillou ( b. 1982 ), cyclist