Lot (department)
Lot [ lɔt ] is a French department of atomic number 46 It is in the south of the country, in the Midi -Pyrenees and was named after the Lot River, a tributary of the Garonne.
History
The department of Lot was created ( part of the government of Guyenne ) on March 4, 1790 from parts of the old French province of Quercy. In another were (especially Montauban ) affiliated nor areas further south. In 1808, but these were again lost in re-creation of the Tarn- et- Garonne.
Geography
The department of Lot borders the departments of Corrèze, Cantal, Aveyron, Tarn -et -Garonne, Lot- et- Garonne and Dordogne.
The Lot crosses the department from east to west with numerous meanders, the closest Mäanderhals is approximately 200 m wide to find the place Luzech, which can be impressive look from many vantage points of view.
In the north of the department of the Dordogne is also cuts through the area. Between the two major rivers are located in the eastern part of the department of the Causses plateaus of limestone, which are strongly influenced by karst processes.
Coat of arms
Description: In red a silver schwarzgefugte stone bridge with six arched bridge over a blue Wellenschildfuß. On the bridge there are five silver brick schwarzgefugte fünfzinnige towers, higher becoming the center of the bridge, with open archway, above which hovers ever a golden lily in the same distance.