Darney is built on a promontory dominating the valley of the Saône. The Romans built a castle here to control the area, and watch the forested countryside. As a fortified town in the Middle Ages, Darney had towers and two fortified gates, and was known as the "city of thirty towers". Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine gave the town its church in 1308. The town suffered during the Thirty years war, being razed by the Swedes led by Bernard of Saxe-Weimar, who were allies of the French, in 1634. The castle of the time was destroyed in 1639. Remnants of this castle still exist, as well as the current, smaller castle, which was built in 1725.[3]
During the First World War, Darney was the rallying point for Czech and Slovak volunteers, where they were stationed at Camp Kleber.[4] Due to their presence, on 30 June 1918, Czechoslovakian independence was proclaimed in the village. The French President, Raymond Poincaré inspected 6,000 Czech and Slovak legionnaires,[5] before handing over the Czechoslovakian army flag to Edvard Beneš, Minister of the Interior and of Foreign Affairs within the Provisional Czechoslovak government.[6] This flag became the flag of the 21st rifle regiment.[7]
The former town hall is now a Franco-Czechoslovak museum, dedicated to Camp Kleber, the Czechoslovak troops stationed there, and the birth of the Czechoslovak state.[8]
Twin townsedit
Darney is twinned with the town of Slavkov u Brna, also known as Austerlitz, in Moravia.
Exceptional Darney forest and wilderness assets of Ourche Valley: Oak trees, roe deers, red deers, wild cats. The Ourche river. Scenic views at La Hutte with peaceful pond and lakes, the old chapel and of course the giant trees of the Arboretum. Scenic views at Abbaye de Droiteval.
^. General Council of Vosges. July 7, 2009. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
^"Events in June: Commemoration of the birth of Czechoslovakia and Homage to 6000 troops at Camp Kleber" (in French). General Council of Vosges. Retrieved July 7, 2009.[permanent dead link]
^. French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. November 25, 2008. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
^"Commemorating the legacy of Darney" (PDF). Czech army. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
^"Speech of the Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek in Darney in France". Czech government. June 29, 2008. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
^ (in French). Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
External linksedit
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darney, french, pronunciation, daʁnɛ, commune, vosges, department, grand, northeastern, france, communecenter, towncoat, armslocation, show, franceshow, grand, estcoordinates, 0858, 0467, 0858, 0467countryfranceregiongrand, estdepartmentvosgesarrondissementneu. Darney French pronunciation daʁnɛ is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France DarneyCommuneCenter of the townCoat of armsLocation of DarneyDarneyShow map of FranceDarneyShow map of Grand EstCoordinates 48 05 09 N 6 02 48 E 48 0858 N 6 0467 E 48 0858 6 0467CountryFranceRegionGrand EstDepartmentVosgesArrondissementNeufchateauCantonDarneyIntercommunalityCC Vosges cote Sud OuestGovernment Mayor 2020 2026 Yves Desvernes 1 Area17 92 km2 3 06 sq mi Population Jan 2020 2 1 065 Density130 km2 350 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST INSEE Postal code88124 882601 French Land Register data which excludes lakes ponds glaciers gt 1 km2 0 386 sq mi or 247 acres and river estuaries It is located in the Voge Plateau around the location of the source of the river Saone Darney is known for its forest of oak and beech trees Contents 1 History 2 Twin towns 3 Points of interest 4 Natives of Darney 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editDarney is built on a promontory dominating the valley of the Saone The Romans built a castle here to control the area and watch the forested countryside As a fortified town in the Middle Ages Darney had towers and two fortified gates and was known as the city of thirty towers Theobald II Duke of Lorraine gave the town its church in 1308 The town suffered during the Thirty years war being razed by the Swedes led by Bernard of Saxe Weimar who were allies of the French in 1634 The castle of the time was destroyed in 1639 Remnants of this castle still exist as well as the current smaller castle which was built in 1725 3 During the First World War Darney was the rallying point for Czech and Slovak volunteers where they were stationed at Camp Kleber 4 Due to their presence on 30 June 1918 Czechoslovakian independence was proclaimed in the village The French President Raymond Poincare inspected 6 000 Czech and Slovak legionnaires 5 before handing over the Czechoslovakian army flag to Edvard Benes Minister of the Interior and of Foreign Affairs within the Provisional Czechoslovak government 6 This flag became the flag of the 21st rifle regiment 7 The former town hall is now a Franco Czechoslovak museum dedicated to Camp Kleber the Czechoslovak troops stationed there and the birth of the Czechoslovak state 8 Twin towns editDarney is twinned with the town of Slavkov u Brna also known as Austerlitz in Moravia Points of interest editArboretum de la HutteExceptional Darney forest and wilderness assets of Ourche Valley Oak trees roe deers red deers wild cats The Ourche river Scenic views at La Hutte with peaceful pond and lakes the old chapel and of course the giant trees of the Arboretum Scenic views at Abbaye de Droiteval Natives of Darney editAntoine Argoud Nicolas Sylvestre Bergier Xavier Breton Louis Morizot nbsp Darney forestSee also editCommunes of the Vosges departmentReferences edit Repertoire national des elus les maires in French data gouv fr Plateforme ouverte des donnees publiques francaises 13 September 2022 Populations legales 2020 The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies 29 December 2022 Chateaux and fortresses in Vosges General Council of Vosges July 7 2009 Archived from the original on October 14 2007 Retrieved July 7 2009 Events in June Commemoration of the birth of Czechoslovakia and Homage to 6000 troops at Camp Kleber in French General Council of Vosges Retrieved July 7 2009 permanent dead link Czech Republic Political Relations French Ministry of Foreign Affairs November 25 2008 Archived from the original on April 6 2012 Retrieved July 7 2009 Commemorating the legacy of Darney PDF Czech army Retrieved July 7 2009 Speech of the Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek in Darney in France Czech government June 29 2008 Retrieved March 4 2011 Darney Austerlitz twinning committee website in French Archived from the original on July 20 2011 Retrieved July 7 2009 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Darney nbsp Darney travel guide from Wikivoyage nbsp This Vosges geographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Darney amp oldid 1125866157 Points of interest, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
