Gaillac de la rive du Tarn - Gaillac, France
N 43° 53.829 E 001° 53.652
31T E 411190 N 4861043
[FR] La ville est surnommée "La Rose du Midi" en raison de la brique rose dans toute la ville historique. [EN] The city is called "The Southern Pink" due to the pink brick used every where in the historic center.
Waymark Code: WM13CHY
Location: Occitanie, France
Date Posted: 11/08/2020
Views: 6
[FR] Une communauté monastique est à l’origine du développement de la ville dès le Xe siècle. Elle va s’organiser autour de l’église abbatiale au bord du Tarn et sur la colline du château de l’Hom. L’abbaye s’enrichit de donations et de la perception de nombreux droits ; elle accueille les pèlerins de Compostelle jusqu’à la création de l’hôpital Saint-Jacques sur les quais, à l’initiative d’un laïc au XIIIe siècle. L’abbaye est à l’origine du développement du vignoble, déjà exporté dans toute l’Europe depuis l’époque gallo-romaine.
[EN] A monastic community was at the origin of the development of the city beginning in the 10th century. It was organized around the abbey church on the banks of the Tarn river and on the hill of the Hom castle. The abbey became rich from donations and colleciton of fees; it welcomed the pilgrims of Compostella and created the Saint James hospital along the docks in the 13th century.
The abbey was at the origin of the development of the vineyards which had been exporting wine throughout Europe since the Gallo-Roman era.
City Name: Gaillac
View Type: Over Water
Location Type: Man-made Structure
City Lights: yes
Distance: 0
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