Château de Plessis-lez-Tours

The royal Château de Plessis-lèz-Tours is the remains of a late Gothic château located in the town of in the department, in the of France.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle
  • Also known as: “Chateau de Plessis-lez-Tours”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jardin botanique de Tours and Priory of St. Cosmas.

Park
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The is a municipal botanical garden and arboretum located at 33, Boulevard Tonnellé, , , , . is situated 720 metres northeast of Château de Plessis-lez-Tours.

Museum
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The or the Priory of Ronsard is a former priory built upon an in the river at near in Touraine, founded in the 11th century and dedicated to St. is situated 1 km northwest of Château de Plessis-lez-Tours.

Hospital
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is a public healthcare facility in the department of , France. It is the oldest component of the Tours University Hospital Center. Two of its buildings were designated as Monuments historiques on October 21, 1992. is situated 1 km northeast of Château de Plessis-lez-Tours.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tours and Sanitas.

Photo: Pierre-Antoine Demachy, Public domain.
is the largest city in the region of , France. It is the prefecture of the department of . The commune of had 138,668 inhabitants as of 2022 while the population of the whole metropolitan area was 526,370.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km east of Château de Plessis-lez-Tours.

Town
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is a commune in the department of , , central . It is the largest suburb of the city of Tours, and is adjacent to it on the southwest. is situated 3½ km south of Château de Plessis-lez-Tours.

Château de Plessis-lez-Tours

Latitude
47.38251° or 47° 22′ 57″ north
Longitude
0.66056° or 0° 39′ 38″ east
Elevation
52 metres (171 feet)
Open location code
8FV29MM6+26
Open­Street­Map ID
way 70686976
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
12089058
Wiki­data ID
Q638089
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Château de Plessis-lez-Tours” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Պլեսի լը Տուր”
  • Belarusian: “Плесі-ле-Тур”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Plessis-lez-Tours”
  • Chinese: “普莱西城堡”
  • Chinese: “普莱西莱图尔城堡”
  • Chinese: “普萊西城堡”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel van Plessis-les-Tours”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel van Plessis-lès-Tours”
  • French: “château de Plessis-lès-Tours”
  • French: “Château de Plessis-lèz-Tours”
  • German: “Schloss Plessis-lès-Tours”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο του Πλεσσί-λε-Τουρ”
  • Hebrew: “שאטו שה פלסי-לה-טור”
  • Hungarian: “Château de Plessis-lez-Tours”
  • Irish: “château de Plessis-lès-Tours”
  • Italian: “castello di Plessis-lez-Tours”
  • Italian: “Castello di Plessis-lez-Tours”
  • Japanese: “シャトー・ド・プレシ＝レ＝トゥール”
  • Japanese: “プレシ＝レ＝トゥール城”
  • Latin: “Plesseium”
  • Latin: “Plessiacum prope Turonas”
  • Latin: “Plessiacum prope Turones”
  • Russian: “Плесси-ле-Тур”
  • Swedish: “Plessis-lez-Tours”
  • Ukrainian: “Плессі-ле-Тур”

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