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Dijon

Dijon is a city in eastern France, and is the capital of the Côte-d'Or département and of the Burgundy region. Dijon began as a Roman settlement called Divio, located on the road from Lyon to Paris. The province was home to the Dukes of Burgundy from the early 11th until the late 15th centuries and Dijon was a place of tremendous wealth and power and one of the great European centres of art, learning and science.

Located at 47.3219, 5.04139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Dijon, Communes of Côte-d'Or, Prefectures in France

Félix Kir

Canon Félix Kir (January 22, 1876 - April 26, 1968) was a French Catholic priest, resistance fighter and politician. He was born at Alise-Sainte-Reine on the Côte-d'Or. He entered a small seminary at Plombières-lès-Dijon in 1891 and was ordained 1901. He then worked as a parish priest. During the occupation of France during World War II, he took an active part in the French Resistance, helping with the escape of 5,000 prisoners of war from a camp at Longvic.

Located at 47.3278, 4.99889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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1876 births, 1968 deaths, People from Côte-d'Or, Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Well of Moses

The Well of Moses is a monumental sculpture recognised as the masterpiece of the Dutch artist Claus Sluter (1340-1405/6). It was executed by Sluter and his workshop in 1395–1403 for the Carthusian monastery of Chartreuse de Champmol built as a burial site by the Burgundian Duke Philip the Bold just outside the Burgundian capital of Dijon, now in France.

Located at 47.3213, 5.01665 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Statues of Jesus, Vandalized works of art, Arts in the court of Philip the Good, Buildings and structures in Dijon, History of Dijon, Visitor attractions in Dijon

Jardin botanique de l'Arquebuse

The Jardin botanique de l'Arquebuse (2 hectares) is a botanical garden and arboretum located at 1 Avenue Albert-Premier, Dijon, Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne, France. It is open daily without charge. The garden is located within a larger park and garden (5 hectares) created on the former 16th-century training grounds for chevaliers of the arquebus.

Located at 47.3214, 5.0279 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Gardens in Côte-d'Or, Botanical gardens in France, Visitor attractions in Dijon

Champmol

The Chartreuse de Champmol, formally the Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinité de Champmol, was a Carthusian monastery on the outskirts of Dijon, which is now in France, but in the 15th century was the capital of the Duchy of Burgundy. The monastery was founded in 1383 by Duke Philip the Bold to provide a dynastic burial place for the Valois Dukes of Burgundy, and operated until it was dissolved in 1791, during the French Revolution.

Located at 47.317, 5.004 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Carthusian monasteries in France, Arts in the court of Philip the Good, Buildings and structures in Dijon, History of Dijon, Gothic art

Gare de Dijon-Ville

Gare de Dijon-Ville is the main railway station serving the city Dijon, Côte-d'Or department, eastern France. It is situated on the Paris–Marseille railway.

Located at 47.3233, 5.02722 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Railway stations in Burgundy (French region), TER Bourgogne

Church of Notre-Dame of Dijon

The Church of Notre-Dame of Dijon is a Roman Catholic church in Dijon. Work on the church began around 1230.

Located at 47.3228, 5.04139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Churches in Burgundy (French region), Churches in Côte-d'Or

Kir Lake

Kir Lake (Lac Kir) is an artificial lake located west of Dijon, France. Traversed by the Ouche, it was completed in 1964 and named after Félix Kir (1876-1968), the mayor of Dijon and the lake’s creator.

Located at 47.3275, 4.9975 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Artificial lakes