Verdun
Verdun is a city in the Meuse department in Grand Est, northeastern France. It is an arrondissement of the department. In 843, the Treaty of Verdun, which divided the Carolingian Empire into three kingdoms—considered the foundation of Germany and France—was signed there.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gare de Verdun and Verdun Cathedral.
Gare de Verdun
Railway station
Photo: Christianwalter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gare de Verdun is a railway station.
Verdun Cathedral
Place of worship
Photo: Fab5669, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Verdun Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Verdun, Lorraine, France. The cathedral is the seat of the Bishops of Verdun. It was declared a monument historique on 30 October 1906 and the cloister on 13 July 1907.
Verdun
- Type: Locality with 17,900 residents
- Also known as: “55545”
- Location: Arrondissement of Verdun, Meuse, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.1597° or 49° 9′ 35″ northLongitude
5.3828° or 5° 22′ 58″ eastPopulation
17,900Elevation
220 metres (722 feet)Open location code
8FX7595M+V4GeoNames ID
6437249
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Verdun” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “فيردان”
- Belarusian: “Горад Вердэн”
- Bulgarian: “Вердюн”
- Chinese: “凡尔登”
- Esperanto: “Verduno”
- French: “Verdun”
- Georgian: “ვერდენი”
- Hebrew: “ורדן”
- Japanese: “ヴェルダン”
- Kazakh: “Верден”
- Korean: “베르됭”
- Latin: “Virodunum”
- Russian: “Верден”
- Serbian: “Верден”
- Spanish: “Verdún”
- Ukrainian: “Верден”
- Western Frisian: “Ferdun”
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