Where is Nancy in France?

Nancy is a city in northeastern France. At the intersection of the Moselle River and the Marne-Rhine Canal. The economic and cultural center of Lorraine. Population 96,000, including 278,000 suburbs (1982). transportation hub. Resources such as iron, rock salt and coal are nearby. Center for metallurgy and metal processing industries. There are industries such as steel, machinery, chemistry, precision instruments, tobacco, and crystal glass. There are universities (founded at the end of the fourteenth century), museums, libraries, etc. Many 18th century monuments.

Nancy is located in the center of the Lorraine region in France. Nancy is the capital of the Lorraine region and the provincial capital of the Meurthe-Moselle department. It is 350 kilometers away from Paris and 150 kilometers away from Strasbourg, the seat of the European Parliament. It has about 350,000 residents and is the second largest city in eastern France after Strasbourg. Nancy is a famous historical and cultural city and one of the European financial centers. It has both a long history and modern civilization. The city is world-famous as a cultural center with regional operas, the National Theater Ballet, the National Drama Center, symphony troupes, ethnomusic schools, museums, cinemas, etc. Nancy has more than 18,000 companies and about 160,000 corporate employees. With its numerous industrial companies and active business atmosphere, Nancy provides a large number of employment opportunities for the residents of Lorraine Province. Nancy is also an important education center and is the largest university city in northeastern France. There are three public universities (Nancy I, Nancy II, and the National Institute of Technology) located in this city, with hundreds of laboratories and scientific research. It has more than 3,000 employees and has accepted and trained more than 4.5 college students. Nancy has beautiful natural scenery. People can walk, ride bicycles, and go skiing in the Vosges (an hour's drive from Nancy). There are almost no high-rise buildings in the city of Nancy, and at most there are only a few near the train station. Therefore, the sky in the city is extremely open. Standing at almost any intersection, you can see the hills and forests in the distance, which is depressing. The skyscrapers have nothing to do with the sky here. The streets are not wide and can only be used by two cars. Like Paris, the density of traffic lights in the city center is extremely high. This is a good way to limit traffic flow. Buildings with unique styles and decorated with patterns and statues can be seen everywhere. The owners also like to engrave the building's construction period on them. Antiquity is definitely an honor here. Many streets and alleys are paved with stones and vehicles are not allowed to enter. When walking in the rain, you can often hear the sound of high heels hitting the stones. In the streets and alleys, you can always come across Gothic or Barot style churches if you don't go far; and in every corner of the city, you can see the towering bell tower of a certain church. Nancy has a long history and rich culture. Stanislas Square, located in the center of Nancy, was built from 1761 to 1769 by Stanislas, Duke of Lorraine, King of Poland, the father-in-law of French King Louis XV. In the 19th century, it was renamed after the builder and his statue replaced the statue of Louis XV. It combines the architectural styles of the medieval city and the Renaissance city, and is a masterpiece combining the Royal Square and the National Square. The Arc de Triomphe, which was rebuilt from the ruins of the city wall at the exit of the square, is the connection point between the old and new cities. This architectural complex was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1983. Nancy is also the birthplace of the European "Art Nouveau" movement in the early 20th century. Various cultural festivals are now organized here every year. Nancy is famous for its various museums, multimedia libraries, and National Music Conservation Center. Nancy has developed modern industries, such as robotics industry, electronics industry, artificial intelligence, machinery industry, motor industry, papermaking, textile, metallurgy and printing industry. The city has three universities, with thousands of researchers, hundreds of laboratories and 45,000 students.

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On the first weekend of December, Nancy will host the celebration of Saint Nicolas. This is a traditional celebration with lively performances every year: parades of floats, various parades and fireworks. The Christmas market is not to be missed either! There are many small wooden houses gathered to display and sell handicraft products from various cities. For the Week-end de la Saint-Nicolas tour, please contact the Nancy Tourist Office.

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By train: It only takes 1 hour and 30 minutes to take the TGV Est Européen from Paris. By plane: Metz-Nancy Lorraine Airport is a 30-minute drive from the city center. By car: Please use the highway A31, A33 or the national road RN 4 (300 kilometers from Paris)

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Fullerville Castle

Fu Leville Castle is 9 kilometers southeast of Nancy. The castle was built in the 16th century, replacing the Fullerville Castle.

A 14th-century fortress with only a single square main tower remaining. After crossing the ancient ditch decorated with walls from the 18th century, we entered the main courtyard of the castle. Two counter wings flank the beautiful Renaissance-style facade of the main building. The balcony with handrails on the main building is ready to run.

Entering the castle, we can visit the bedrooms of the Grand Duke of Lorraine, Stanislas's bedroom, the 18th-century chapel and several rooms decorated with paintings and furniture in the style of Louis XV, Regency or Louis XVI.

Arouet Castle

As if one of the Loire castles had lost its way in the countryside of Sion, Arouet Castle meets all the criteria for a beautiful castle: rounded corners Towers, moats, magnificent French gardens, English gardens, castle grounds, fences and statues and much more. The castle is south of Nancy, next to Notre Dame de Sion, and the N57 and D9 pass by the castle.

Stanislaw Square

Nancy has a world-famous city square known as the most exquisite city square in the world - Stanislaw Square

S?aw Square. The famous writer Victor Hugo once said: "Stanislaw Square is the most beautiful, most pleasant, most perfect square I have ever seen, a magnificent square." The monumental architecture of the square draws inspiration from Classical and baroque inspiration. Besides the triumphal arches, statues and fountains incorporated into these prestigious buildings, the most important architect was Emmanuel. The cast iron lattice pattern is a shell-like ornament with a golden sheen that adds a complete touch to the affluent city and the city as a whole. Jean Lamour created these outstanding ironworks.

Nancy Botanical Garden

On June 19, 1758, the first botanical garden in Nancy broke ground under the leadership of Bakar. It was located in Sainte-Carterina Main street. In 1768, plants from the botanical garden of the city of Pont Asson settled here. Bakar carefully managed the botanical garden. During his 15 years as director, he spared no effort to bring all the valuable plants he could collect into the botanical garden to thrive. In 1805, Queen Joséfina de Poharnais visited the Botanical Garden and sent a group of exotic flowers and plants from her greenhouse to the Botanic Garden as a gift. At that time, the botanical garden classified plants for the first time based on Linnaeus' plant classification system. In 1854, the Botanical Garden became famous when the famous botanist Dominique Alexander Goldhorn joined the team. He redrawn the blueprint of the Botanic Garden and began to build a tropical greenhouse. In 1976, the three botanical gardens in Nancy, the Historical Garden of Sainte-Catherine Avenue, the Streitland Garden and the Montmoiselle Botanical Garden, formed the Nancy Botanical Protection Institute and the Federation of Botanical Gardens. In 1996, the Académie Angesir-Carrie participated in the management of the federation, which today is the most dynamic organization in the French gardening community. The Federation is renowned for its rich plant species, extensive collections, precious heritage, unique human resources, and the close collaboration and unremitting efforts of its partner groups. The federation has a special plant library, which contains 7,000 books, more than 200 professional journals and plant atlases with more than 8,000 pictures. The herbarium has 80,000 specimens. In addition to flower specimens from Lorraine and France, there are also many specimens from Algeria, Australia, Brazil, Mauritius, the Netherlands, Syria, and the United States. There are also many rare lichen and bryophyte specimens discovered by French botanists. The federation's seed bank has been in operation since 1988 and has a full set of special equipment required for a series of experiments such as seed germination and storage. The seed bank collects 45,000 seed samples, and annual seed guides are sent to 1,200 units in 110 countries for seed exchange. The federation's two gardens, the Moss Botanical Garden and the Streitberg Garden, allow visitors to get close to and learn about plants through numerous themed collections. The Mongolian Botanical Garden was founded in 1976 and is located on the outskirts of Mongolian City. It has 12,000 different plants on 27 hectares of land, including common plants known to locals and exotic species originating from distant countries. . The alpine plant area of ??the park includes fifteen open-field plant collection areas, including the Arboretum, Rose Garden, Medicinal Botanical Garden, Historical Plant Collection Area, Classification Garden, Harvest Garden, Horticultural Garden, and Lorraine Botanical Garden, showing people a wealth of plant species. There are 6,500 horticultural varieties planted in the 2,500-square-meter tropical greenhouse, including araceae, orchids, succulents, carnivorous plants, bromeliads and ant-loving plants, just like stars in various roles, posing and charming. Thousands of kinds. The Streitland Garden was founded in 1966 on the roadside on the central ridge of the Vosges Mountains. It is the garden with the richest alpine plant species in France. 500 species of plants native to major mountain ranges around the world have settled here, including alpine plants native to the Alps, Jura Mountains, and Pyrenees, shrubs and trees from the Balkan Peninsula and Caucasus Mountains, and trees from distant lands. Rare plants of the Himalayas. The park also has a collection area for alpine flowers from the Vosges Mountains, which is a safe haven for alpine plants from the Vosges Mountains. The park's natural alpine forests, peat bogs and alpine pastures, exotic plants, winding mountain roads and many unexpected wonders delight visitors and arouse people's imagination.

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Nancy is located in the center of Lorraine, 450 kilometers east of Paris and 150 kilometers west of Strasbourg. *** With 350,000 inhabitants, it is the second largest city in eastern France after Strasbourg.

Nancy has beautiful scenery and a large area. It is a financial and administrative center city and has many advanced modern industries (robotics industry, electronics industry, artificial intelligence, machinery industry, electrical industry, papermaking, textile, metallurgy and printing industry). ). Université Nancy II

There are three universities in Nancy. There are thousands of researchers and hundreds of laboratories in these universities. There are a total of 45,000 students in these three universities. On-site interviews at the University of Nancy for further study. All this makes Nancy a knowledge-intensive city. You must know that more than 10% of the population of Nancy is students. Université Nancy II is a key public university in France. The school has four colleges, all located in the center of Nancy. Nancy is also known as a cultural center city. Every year there are various cultural festivals, parades, opera performances, national ballet, national drama center, multimedia library, symphony orchestra, National Music Preservation Center, various There are museums, zeniths, and twenty-five television halls. And Lorraine is also famous for its greenery, and the natural environment near Nancy is well preserved. Here people can engage in various entertainment, leisure, and sports activities, breathe fresh air in the Haye Forest, water ski and surf at Madina Lake, and ski in the Vosga Mountains. Nancy has two majors: literature, law, humanities, economics, economics and management, human resources, trade and commerce, philology, linguistics, archaeology, psychology, geography, history, philosophy, art, visual/ Film art, music, computers, etc.

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