|
CAVAILLON , a See also:town of See also:south-eastern See also:France in the See also:department of See also:Vaucluse, 20 M. S.E. of See also:Avignon by See also:rail. Pop. (1906) town, 5760; See also:commune, 9952. Cavaillon lies at the See also:southern See also:base of Mont St Jacques on the right See also:bank of the See also:Durance above its confluence with the Coulon. It has a hotel de ville of the 18th See also:century, a See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church of the 12th century, dedicated to St Veran, and the mutilated remains of a triumphal See also:arch of the See also:Roman See also:period. The town is an important railway junction and the commercial centre of a See also:rich and well-irrigated See also:plain, which produces melons and other fruits, See also:early vegetables (artichokes, tomatoes, See also:celery, potatoes), and other products in profusion. See also:Silk-See also:worms are reared, and silk is an important See also:article of See also:trade. The preparation of preserved vegetables, fruits and other See also:pro-visions, distilling, and the manufacture of See also:straw hats and See also:leather are carried on. Numerous See also:minor See also:relics of the Roman period have been found to the south of the See also:present town, on the site of the See also:ancient Cabellio, a See also:place of some See also:note in the territory of the Cavares. In See also:medieval and See also:modern See also:history the town has for the most See also:part followed the fortunes of the Comtat Venaissin, in which it was included. Till the See also:- TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
- TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
- TIME, STANDARD
time of the Revolution it was the see of a See also:bishop, and had a large number of monastic establishments.
End of Article: CAVAILLON
Additional information and Comments
There are no comments yet for this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click, and select "copy." Then paste it into your website, email, or other HTML.
Site content, images, and layout Copyright © 2006 - Net Industries, worldwide.
Do not copy, download, transfer, or otherwise replicate the site content in whole or in part.
Links to articles and home page are always encouraged.
|
del.icio.us it!