Joinville (Haute-Marne)

Joinville is a commune with 3560 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Haute -Marne, in the Champagne -Ardenne region.

Geography

Joinville is the fourth largest city in the Haute- Marne. It lies on the River Marne, which crosses the city. Downstream of the city is the Marne by the largest artificial lake in France, Lake Der- Chantecoq regulated. The river also feeds the Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne ( dt: canal between Champagne and Burgundy ) by which - allowing a navigable route from the Paris region to the Mediterranean - taking advantage of other rivers and canals.

History

  • The establishment of Joinville to go back to Jovinus who had built here a fortress in 354, to keep the defeated of the later Emperor Julian Alemanni barriers.
  • Stephan from Joinville (fr: Étienne de Vaux ) can build the castle in 1027.
  • Gottfried III. , One of his direct descendants, donated in 1163, the Collegiate Church of St. Laurent, grave laying of the later masters of Joinville, for which the sculptor Jacques Bachot to 1495/1504 created two late Gothic, now lost tombs.
  • From the family of Vaux- Joinville derived from two bishops: Guido III. from the Diocese of Châlons died in 1190 during the Third Crusade in Palestine and
  • Guillaume de Joinville from the Diocese of Langres Archbishop of Rheims and crowned Louis VIII King of France.
  • Vaux- Joinville
  • Lorraine - Guise
  • Orléans

Attractions

  • Former city fortifications from the 16th and 17th centuries
  • The quays on the banks of the Marne
  • Notre-Dame from the 12th and 13th centuries
  • Castle " Grand Jardin " from the 16th century with beautiful Renaissance gardens

Castle Grand Jardin - East Wing

Castle Grand Jardin - Renaissance Park

Prague Jesus Kindl in Notre -Dame Church

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Jean de Joinville (around 1224-1317 ), biographer of Ludwig, the Holy
  • Charles de Lorraine - Guise (1524-1574), Cardinal of Lorraine
  • Louis I de Lorraine - Guise (1527-1578), Cardinal and Bishop of Metz
  • Henry, Duke of Guise (1550-1588), murdered at Blois by the Guard of Henry III.
  • François Devienne (1759-1803), French composer of the 18th century
  • Louis -Marie- Joseph- Eusèbe Caverot (1806-1887), Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church

Twinning

  • Dreieich, district Sprendlingen, Germany, since 1974
Champagne-Ardenne Arrondissement Arrondissement of Saint-Dizier Cantons of France Postal codes in France Marne (river) Roman Catholic Diocese of Langres Louis VIII of France Margaret of Joinville John I, Duke of Lorraine Claude, Duke of Guise Henry II of France Louis I, Cardinal of Guise Henry III of France
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