Bavay is a town and commune of northern France in the département of Nord, 15 m. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Nord (North is a department in the far north of France. It is the country's most populated department E. S. E. of Valenciennes by railway. Valenciennes (Old Dutch: Valencijn, Latin: Valentianae) is a Town and commune in northern France in the "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation.
History
Under the name of Bagacum or Bavacum, the town was the capital of the Nervii and, under the Roman Empire, an important center of roads, the meeting-place of which was marked by a milestone, destroyed in the 17th century and replaced in the 19th century by a column. The Nervii were one of the most powerful Belgic tribes living east of the Scheldt in northern The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar Bavay was destroyed during the barbarian invasions and never recovered its old importance. "Barbarian" is a pejorative term for an uncivilized person either in a general reference to a member of a nation or Ethnos perceived It suffered much during the wars of the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. One of the Roman highways connected Bavay to Tongeren via the relay of Liberchies, and later on continued to Cologne. Tongeren ( French: Tongres, German: Tongern) is a City and municipality located in the province of Limburg Liberchies is a Belgian village situated along the previous Roman highway Bavay - Tongeren where a vicus was discovered
Economy
The town carries on the manufacture of iron goods and of fertilizers. Iron (ˈаɪɚn is a Chemical element with the symbol Fe (ferrum and Atomic number 26 Fertilizers ( also spelt fertiliser are chemical compounds given to Plants to promote growth they are usually applied either through the soil for uptake by plant
References
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain. The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911 is a 29-volume reference work that marked the beginning of the Encyclopædia Britannica The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone
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