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C-HTML
C-HTML (for "Compact HTML") is a subset of the HTML markup language that works on DoCoMo's i-mode mobile phones. C-HTML also adds several additional features not found in standard HTML, notably the accesskeys, phone number shortcuts for links, and emoji pictorial characters as locally extended Shif..
Château
The Château de Fontainebleau with its gardens. A rural château in France. For other senses of this word, see château (disambiguation). A château (plural châteaux) is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor or a country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortif..
Château-Chalon AOC
Château-Chalon is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée for wines made in the Jura wine region of France, around the village of Château-Chalon. Only white vin jaune wines from the Savagnin grape can be made in this appellation. However, they are not labeled as vin jaune.It is bottled in the tradit..
Château-Chinon
Château-Chinon is the name of two communes of the Nièvre ''département, in France: Château-Chinon (Ville)Château-Chinon (Campagne) The two towns are neighboring each other. They were separated during the French Revolution. See also: The Château Chinon in Chinon redirect[[Template:Disambig]]..
Château-Chinon (Ville)
Château-Chinon (Ville) is a commune of the Nièvre département, in France. ..
Château-d'Œx
Château-d'Œx is a commune in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. More specifically, it is in, and the capital of, the district of the Pays-d'Enhaut. The famed graphic artist M.C. Escher spent several years of his life living here. Wikimedia Commons has media related to: [Special]..
Château-Gaillard
For the commune in the Ain département, see Château-Gaillard, Ain. Château-Gaillard Château-Gaillard is a ruined medieval castle, located above the town of Les Andelys, in the Eure département of Normandy, France. It is located some 95 km north-west of Paris and 40 km from Rouen. Histo..
Château-Gaillard, Ain
Château-Gaillard Country France Région Rhône-Alpes Départment Ain Arrondissement Belley Canton Ambérieu-en-Bugey INSEE 01000 Postal Code 01500 MayorCurrent Term ?2001-2008 Intercommunality Longitude Latitude A..
Château-Gontier
Château-Gontier is a commune of the Mayenne département, in France. ..
Château-Grillet AOC
Château-Grillet is a wine-growing AOC and winery in the northern Rhône wine region of France, near Vienne. The wines are exclusively white, made from the Viognier grape, similar to the better-known Condrieu AOC. The single estate of Château Grillet forms the entire appellation, a situation known..
Château-Landon (Paris Metro)
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Château-Richer, Quebec
Château-Richer is a small town situared in the Capitale-Nationale region of Québec. Located on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River east of Quebec City, Château-Richer is the seat for the Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality. The first rural parish in New France was established ..
Château-Salins
Château-Salins (german: Salzburgen) is a commune of the Moselle département, in France. ..
Château-Thierry
Château-Thierry Country France Région Picardie Départment Aisne (sous-préfecture) Arrondissement Château-Thierry Canton Château-Thierry INSEE 02168 Postal Code 02400 MayorCurrent Term Dominique Jourdain Intercommunality Com..
Châteaubernard
Châteaubernard is a commune of the Charente département, in France. ..
Châteaubriant
Châteaubriant is a French commune, located in the Loire-Atlantique département, in the Pays de la Loire région. Heraldry Two blasonnements are mentioned: 1- D'azur, à trois fleurs de lis d'or, deux et une, brisé en cœur d'un bâton raccourci et péri en bandes de gueules (Of azure, with thr..
Châteaudun
Châteaudun is a commune of the Eure-et-Loir département, in France. It is a sous-prefecture of Eure-et-Loir counting about 15,000 inhabitants. It is about 50 km northwest of Orléans, and about 50 km south-southwest of Chartres, on the river Loir, a tributary of the Sarthe. Its château is known..
Châteauguay, Quebec
Chateauguay is a city in southwestern Quebec south of Montreal on Lac St-Louis, (part of the St. Lawrence River). Population (2001 census): 41,003. It was the site of a battle during the War of 1812 (see Battle of Chateauguay). External links [City of Chateauguay] ..
Châteauguay (electoral district)
Châteauguay was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917 and from 1979 to 2004. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. In 1914, it was almagamated with Huntingdon to become Châteauguay—Huntingdon r..
Châteauguay—Huntingdon
Châteauguay—Huntingdon was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1949. This riding was first created in 1914 from Châteauguay and Huntingdon. It was first used in the Canadian federal election of 1917. It was abolish..
Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie
Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1968. This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Beauharnois—Laprairie and Châteauguay—Huntingdon ridings. It was first used in the ..
Châteauguay—Saint-Constant
Châteauguay—Saint-Constant is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. Its population in 2001 was 102,709. Châteauguay—Saint-Constant was created in 2003 from Châteauguay riding, with the exception of a portion of ..
Châteaulin
Châteaulin / Kastellin Country France Région Bretagne Départment Finistère(sous-préfecture) Arrondissement Châteaulin Canton Chief town of Châteaulin Canton INSEE 29026 Postal Code 29150 MayorCurrent Term Yolande Boyer2001-200..
Châteauneuf
Places in France known as Châteauneuf: Châteauneuf, Alpes-MaritimesChâteauneuf, Côte-d'OrChâteauneuf, LoireChâteauneuf, Saône-et-LoireChâteauneuf, SavoieChâteauneuf, Vendée See also Châteauneuf-de-Bordette, Drôme Châteauneuf-de-Chabre, Hautes-Alpes Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne, Vau..
Châteauneuf, Alpes-Maritimes
Châteauneuf is a village and commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département of southeastern France. Situated near Grasse, Châteauneuf offers magnificent panoramic views of the Riviera. External links [Châteauneuf official Site] (in French), general information ..
Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne
Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne is a commune of the Vaucluse département in southern France. See also Félibrige ..
Châteauneuf-de-Galaure
Châteauneuf-de-Galaure Country France Région Rhône-Alpes Départment Drôme Arrondissement Valence Canton Saint-Vallier INSEE 26083 Postal Code 26330 MayorCurrent Term Intercommunality Longitude 04° 57' 27" E Latitud..
Châteauneuf-de-Randon
Châteauneuf-de-Randon Country France Région Languedoc-Roussillon Départment Lozère Arrondissement Mende Canton Châteauneuf-de-Randon(chief town) INSEE 48043 Postal Code 48170 MayorCurrent Term Pierre Bessière2001-2008 Interco..
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Castle ruin in Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vineyard and château near Châteuneuf-du-Pape Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a town and commune in the Vaucluse département in Provence, in southern France. Its name derives from a castle built by the Popes when they ruled from Avignon. Contents 1 ..
Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC
Châteauneuf-du-Pape is an AOC for wine made near the village of Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the Rhône wine region. Most wines produced are red, with many grape varieties allowed although Grenache Noir is the most common. Others are Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsaut, Terret Noir, Muscardin and Vaccarèse. Wh..
Châteauneuf-sur-Cher
Châteauneuf-sur-Cher is a commune of the Cher département in France. ..
Châteauponsac
Church of Châteauponsac Châteauponsac is a town and commune in the Haute-Vienne département, in France, where the Remillard family of Québec and the United States originated. ..
Châteaurenard
Châteaurenard Country France Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Départment Bouches-du-Rhône Arrondissement Arles Canton Châteaurenard INSEE 13027 Postal Code 13160 MayorCurrent Term ? Intercommunality Longitude 04° 51'..
Châteauroux
For the town in the Hautes-Alpes, see Châteauroux-les-Alpes. Châteauroux Country France Région Centre Départment Indre (préfecture) Arrondissement Châteauroux Canton Chief town of 4 cantons INSEE 36044 Postal Code 36000 MayorCurr..
Châteauroux-Déols Air Base
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Châteaux of the Loire Valley
The châteaux of the Loire Valley (Val de Loire) number more than 300. They represent a nation of builders starting with the necessary castle fortifications in the 10th century to the splendor of those built a thousand years later. When the French kings began constructing their huge châteaux here, ..
Château (disambiguation)
Château may refer to: a château (French for castle; plural châteaux) is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor or a country house of gentry, usually French, with or without fortificationsThe term Château fort is used in French and occasionally in English, where there is need of a d..
Château Branaire-Ducru
Château Branaire-Ducru Château Branaire-Ducru is a winery in the appellation of Saint-Julien in the Bordeaux region of France. Château Branaire-Ducru is also the name of the red wine produced by this property. The château was classified as one of the ten Fourth Growths (Quatrièmes Crus..
Château Cheval Blanc
Château Cheval Blanc, a Bordeaux property in Saint-Émilion. In 1832 Château Figeac sold 15 ha/37 acres to M. Laussac-Fourcaud, including part of the narrow gravel ridge that runs through Figeac and neighboring vineyards and reaches Château Pétrus just over the border in Pomerol. This became Ch..
Château Clique
The Clique du Château or Château Clique was a group of wealthy families in Lower Canada in the early 19th century. They were the Lower Canadian equivalent of the Family Compact in Upper Canada. They were known on the electoral scene as the Parti bureaucrate (Bureaucratic Party, also known as the B..
Château d'Amboise
Château d'Amboise. The Royal Château at Amboise is a château located in Amboise, in the Indre-et-Loire département of the Loire Valley in France. Built on a promontory overlooking the Loire River to control a strategic fordThe site has been fortified since Gallo-Roman times replaced in t..
Château d'Anet
The Château d'Anet is a French palace near Dreux built by Philibert de l'Orme for Diane de Poitiers, the mistress of Henry II of France from 1547 to 1552. It was a gift from the king and was built on the domains of Diane's deceased husband, Louis de Brézé, seigneur d'Anet, Marshal of Normandy and..
Château d'Angers
The Château d'Angers overlooks Angers and the Maine River. The Château d'Angers is located in the city of Angers in the département of Maine-et-Loire, in France. The fortress of Angers, on a rocky ridge overhanging the river Maine, was one of the sites inhabited by the Romans because of i..
Château d'Apremont
The Château d'Apremont – portions of which are believed to date from the 13th century – is located in Apremont-sur-Allier, on a promontory overlooking the valley of the Vie. The two extant towers were built by Philippe Chabot de Brion in the first half of the 16th century. This châte..
Château d'Eau (Paris Metro)
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Château d'If
The Château d'If and neighboring offshore islands seen from Marseille The Chateau d'If from a boat View from a cell in the Château d'If The Château d'If is a fortress (later a prison) located on the island of If, the smallest island in the Frioul Archipelago situated in the..
Château d'Ussé
The Château d'Ussé is located in the commune of Rigny-Ussé in the Indre-et-Loire département, in France. An 11th century stronghold for the Comte de Blois, the first castle was built on a high terrace at the edge of the Chinon forest overlooking the Indre Valley. ..
Château d'Usson
The château d'Usson is one of the Cathar castles in what is now southwestern France. Location The château d'Usson is located on the territory of the commune of Rouze, in the Ariège département, south of the Aude département. It is located upstream from Axat, along the Aude River gorge, carved..
Château d'Yquem
A half bottle of Yquem Château d'Yquem is a Premier Cru Supérieur (French, "Great First Growth" or "Great First Vintage") wine from the Sauternes region in the southern part of the Bordeaux vinyards known as Graves. In the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855, Château d'Yquem was..
Château des Vallées
--> The Château des Vallées is a château from the XIX century in Tournon-Saint-Pierre. Home of Mado Robin (1918-1960) a French Coloratura soprano who could hit the octave range of b3 (highest ever recorded). ..
Château de Bagatelle
The Château de Bagatelle is a small château in the Bois de Boulogne in the XVIe arrondissement of Paris. There is also a Château de Bagatelle located near Abbeville in northern France.'' History The château was initially built as a small hunting lodge built for the Maréchal d'Estrées in 1720..
Château de Beauregard
The Château de Beauregard is a fairly small castle in the Loire Valley in France, not far from the city of Blois. Although still inhabited, it can be visited by tourists. See also: Châteaux of the Loire Valley ..
Château de Blois
The Château's most renowned feature, the spiral staircase in the François I wing. The Royal Château de Blois is located in the Loir-et-Cher département in the Loire Valley, in France. The residence of several French kings, it is also the place where Joan of Arc went in 1429 to be blessed b..
Château de Breteuil
-->The Château de Breteuil (previously called Bevilliers) was built in the early 1600's and decorated principally in the 18th century. It is located in France, 35 km (22 miles) to the South-west of Paris in the heart of the renowned Valley of Chevreuse. -->The castle is set in a listed Park of so..
Château de Brissac
The front of the Château The Château Brissac in the commune of Brissac-Quincé, in the département of Maine-et-Loire, France, was originally built as a fortified castle by the Counts of Anjou in the 11th century. After the victory over the English by King Philippe II of France, he gave the ..
Château de Chambord
The impressive front façade of the Château as it appears to visitors. "Chambord" redirects here. For , see . The château The Royal Château at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France, is one of the most recognizable châteaux in the world because of its very distinct French Renaissance archi..
Château de Chantilly
The front entrance and courtyard at the Château de Chantilly The Château de Chantilly is a historic château located in the town of Chantilly, France. It comprises two attached buildings; the Grand Château, destroyed during the French Revolution and rebuilt in the 1870s, and the Petit Châ..
Château de Chaumont
The Château de Chaumont is a French castle. It was the first château at Chaumont-sur-Loire, Loir-et-Cher, France. Originating in the 11th century, it was built by Eudes II, Count of Blois. In 1560, the castle became the property of Catherine de' Medici who entertained numerous astrologers there, ..
Château de Chavaniac
The Château de Chavaniac is a strong house of eighteen rooms furnished in the Louis XIII style located in Chavaniac-Lafayette, Haute-Loire, in Auvergne, France. Framed with two towers in black stones it was built in the 14th Century and is the birth place of the Marquis de la Fayette in 1757. I..
Château de Chenonceau
Château de Chenonceau as seen from Diane de Poitiers' gardens The Château de Chenonceau, near the small village of Chenonceaux, in the Indre-et-Loire département of the Loire Valley in France, was built on the site of an old mill on the River Cher, sometime before its first mention in wri..
Château de Cheverny
Château de Cheverny The Château de Cheverny is located at Cheverny, in the département of Loir-et-Cher in the Loire Valley in France. The lands were purchased by Henri Hurault, Comte de Cheverny, and Treasurer for War under King Louis XI Lost to the Crown because of fraud to the State, i..
Château de Compiègne
The Château de Compiègne is a French château, a royal residence built for Louis XV and restored by Napoleon. Compiègne was one of but three seats of royal government, the others being Versailles and Fontainebleau. It is located in Compiègne in the Oise département, and open to the public. ..
Château de Coucy
Chateau of Coucy, watercolor, ca 1820 (Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris) The Château de Coucy is a French castle in the commune of Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique, in the département of Aisne, built in the 13th century and renovated by Viollet le Duc in the 19th. In 1917, the German army dynamited..
Château de Courson
The Château de Courson was built in 1676 in Courson-Monteloup (the postal code is 91680; INSEE code 91186), on the south-west outskirts of Paris, France. It is in the Essonne département of the Île-de-France région. Originally the home of the Lamoignon family, the château has been in the same..
Château de Ferrières
Château de Ferrières is a French château built between 1855 and 1859 by Baron James de Rothschild. Rothschild ownership of the Château de Ferrières was passed down through the male line according to the rule of primogeniture. Considered the most important 19th century château in France, it i..
Château de Florac
The Castle of Florac (Le Château de Florac) is a 13th century castle located in the French town of Florac, in Lozère, in south-central France. It originally belonged to the Barony of Anduze and passed through a number of feudal families. It was rebuilt in 1652 after the religious wars. During the..
Château de Fontainebleau
The central range of Fontainebleau: patterned parterres have been replaced with lawn. The Royal Château of Fontainebleau (in the Seine-et-Marne département) is the largest of the French royal châteaux. The château as it is today is the work of many French monarchs, building on a structur..
Château de Gaillon
The somewhat battered and denuded Château de Gaillon, begun in 1502 on ancient foundationsThe feudal castle on its strategic height had been given, "walls and towers", by Louis IX to his friend Eudes Rigaud, Archbishop of Rouen; it had belonged to successive archbishops until the New Lodgings (..
Château de Langeais
The Chateau de Langeais, Indre-et-Loire, France was originally built as a fortress in the 10th century by Foulques Nerra on a promontory created by the small valley of the Roumer River at the opening to the Val de Loire. Under the Plantagenet kings, the chateau was fortified and expanded by Richard..
Château de Lavaux-Sainte-Anne
The Château de Lavaux-Sainte-Anne (English: Castle of Lavaux-Sainte-Anne) is located in Belgium near Rochefort, in the province of Namur, Wallonia. In 1450, Jean II de Berlo commissioned the building of the castle. On November 16, 2002, famous tennis player Justine Henin married Pierre-Yves Harden..
Château de la Bourdaisière
The Château de la Bourdaisière is a castle in the countryside in the Commune of Montlouis-sur-Loire, in the Indre-et-Loire département of France. Its origins date back to the 14th century when it was a fortress belonging to Jean Meingre. Over the next few generations, the property changed hands..
Château de la Muette
The Château la Muette was a castle located in Paris, France near the Porte de de la Muette on the edge of the Bois de Boulogne until the 1920s, when it was demolished to make room for a wealthy housing estate. It was built for Marguerite de Valois, the first wife of Henri IV. Louis XV, Lo..
Château de la Rochecourbon
Château de la Rochecourbon is a large château in the Charente-Maritime département of France. It is in Saint-Porchaire between Saintes and Rochefort. Its name is just as frequently written Château de la Roche Courbon. Built in the 15th Century, upon a rocky outcrop in the midst of marshland, ..
Château de Loches
The chateau, as seen from the front. The dungeon of the castle The Château de Loches is located in the département of Indre-et-Loire in the Loire Valley in France and is a very ancient castle first constructed in the 9th century. Built more than 1,600 feet above the Indre River, the hu..
Château de Luc
Castle of Luc (Le Château de Luc) is a French castle-ruin in the town of Luc in the Lozère département, in the Languedoc-Roussillon région. It was built in the 12th century on a previous Celtic site. The castle guarded a link to the South of France of the Auvergne frequently used by pilgrims o..
Château de Lusignan
The Château de Lusignan (in Lusignan, Vienne département, France) remains, even in its present ruined state, the largest of the ''châteaux-forts'' of France #redirect [[Template:Fact]]. It was the seat of the lords of Lusignan, who distinguished themselves in the First Crusade and held the cr..
Château de Malmaison
The Château de Malmaison is a country house (or château) in the city of Rueil-Malmaison about 12 km (7 mi) from Paris. History Josephine de Beauharnais purchased the manor house in April 1799 for herself and her husband, the future Napoleon I of France, at that time away fighting the N..
Château de Marly
The Château de Marly was located in what has become Marly-le-Roi, the commune that existed at the edge of the royal park. The town that originally grew up to service the château is now a dormitory community for Paris. At the Château of Marly, Louis XIV of France escaped from the formal rigors he..
Château de Menthon
The Château de Menthon is located on the banks of Lake Annecy in Savoy, France. The Castle overlooks the small village of Menthon. It is said to be the birth place of St. Bernard. The name Menthon comes from the celtic men-dun, which means "Stone Fortress". Though the current castle was built in t..
Château de Miral
The Château de Miral (13th C) is located on the territory of the commune of Bédouès, Lozère département, in the Cevennes mountains of south-central France, about 10km east of Florac going towards Le Pont-de-Montvert on road "D998". The castle overlooks the confluent of the Runes River and Tarn ..
Château de Montreuil-Bellay
The Château de Montreuil-Bellay, in the town of Montreuil-Bellay, département of Maine-et-Loire, France, was first built on the site of a Gallo-Roman village high on a hill on the banks of the Thouet River. The property, consisting of more than 1,000 acres (4 km²), was acquired by a Bellay famil..
Château de Montsoreau
Château de Montsoreau. The Château de Montsoreau, in the market town of Montsoreau, Maine-et-Loire, France, was constructed in 1455 by Jean de Chambes, a senior councillor to King Charles VII. Erected on the bank of the Loire river, it was a strategic fortress, controlling river traffic betw..
Château de Najac
Château de Najac or the royal fortress of Najac is located in Najac, in the Aveyron département, in southern France. The castle was built in 1253 by Alphonse de Poitiers, brother of Saint Louis, on the site of an older castle (a square tower) built in 1100 by Bertrand of St Gilles, son of Raymond..
Château de Oiron
The Château de Oiron is located in Oiron, in the Deux-Sèvres département of western France. It has its origins rooted in the 15th century war with the English for control of France when a victorious Charles VII of France gave the domain and great forest of Oiron to Guillaume Gouffier who would b..
Château de Pécany
Château de Pécany is located in the Dordogne Valley in France. It was built by the de Courssou family in 1780 on the foundations of an older structure that probably dates to the 16th century. In 1840 the château was modified to include two towers and a large central staircase. Located in one of ..
Château de Pez
Château de Pez is a vineyard in the northern parts of Saint Estèphe owned by the champagne house Louis Roederer since 1995. ..
Château de Rambouillet
The Château de Rambouillet, which is the summer residence of the Presidents of France, is located in the town of Rambouillet, Yvelines département, France, 50 km (30 miles) southwest of Paris. The Château was originally a simple fortified manor dating back to 1368 that over time was expanded to..
Château de Saumur
right Located in the French town of Saumur, in the Maine-et-Loire département, the Château de Saumur was originally constructed as a fortified stronghold. After its destruction in 1067, the château was rebuilt by a member of the powerful Plantagenet family. In the early part of the 1200s..
Château de Sceaux
The Château de Sceaux in its formal park laid out by André Le Nôtre lies at the heart of Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine, not far from Paris. The former château was built for Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Louis XIV's minister of finance, who purchased the domaine in 1670. The seigneurie of Sceaux appears in ..
Château de Taillebourg
The Château de Taillebourg is a ruin from the mediaeval era. It is built on a rocky outcrop, overlooking the village of Taillebourg and the valley of the Charente River, in the Charente-Maritime department of France. It commanded a very strategic position and was therefore the focus of much conflic..
Château de Valençay
Chateau Valençay Château de Valençay is a château in the commune of Valençay in the Indre département in the Loire Valley of France. The castle was built in 1540 by Robert d'Estampes and most notably acquired in 1747 by the Scottish banker John Law. A wing was added in the late 18th ce..
Château de Villandry
At the Château. The Château de Villandry is located in Villandry, in the département of Indre-et-Loire, France. The lands where an ancient fortress once stood were known as Colombier until the 17th century. Acquired in the early 1500’s by Jean Le Breton, France’s Controller-Genera..
Château de Vincennes
The chapel and Le Vau's isolated range (2005) The Château de Vincennes is a massive 14th and 17th century French royal castle in the town of Vincennes, to the east of Paris, now a suburb of the metropolis. Like other more famous châteaux it had its origins in a hunting lodge, set up for Lo..
Château de Vincennes (Paris Metro)
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Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is a vineyard in the Saint-Julien appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is also the name of the red wine produced by this property. The château was classified as one of fifteen Second Growths (Deuxièmes Crus) in the Bordeaux Wine Of..
Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg
The château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg is located at Orschwiller, Alsace, France, in the Vosges mountains just west of Sélestat. History It was originally constructed in 1147 and rebuilt after 1479 with a defensive system suited to the new artillery of the time. It was dismantled in the Thirty Ye..
Château du Landskron
The Château du Landskron or Castle of Landskron is situated in the southern part of Alsace, east of France, a few footsteps away from Switzerland. The village situated at the north of the ruin, Leymen, lies in France while Flüh that lies at the south east foot of the ruin is in Switzerlan..
Château du Morimont
The Château du Morimont is located on a hill at 522 m above sea level in southern Alsace, France, between the villages Oberlarg and Levoncourt, at 45 km west of the swiss city Basle and 40 km south-west of the French city Mulhouse. Built before 1183, it was destroyed by the earthquake of 13..
Château du Plessis-Bourré
Château du Plessis-Bourré is a Châteaux of the Loire Valley in France situated in the commune of Écuillé in the Maine-et-Loire departement. Built between 1468 and 1472 by Jean Bourré, an advisor to King Louis XI, it was classified as a Monument historique in 1931. Today Château du Plessis..
Château du Rivau
Moated in the 1400's and humanised by the Renaissance, half-attractive château half-fortress, Le Rivau is one of the most important places in the Touraine region. In Rabelais' Gargantua, it was given to captain Tolmere as a reward for his victories in the Picrocholean Wars. In 1429, towards the..
Château Figeac
Château Figeac is the largest estate in Saint-Émilion, with 40 hectares of vineyards. Due to its soil, which is dominated by gravel, it is planted in Cabernet Sauvignon (35%), Cabernet Franc (35%), and Merlot (30%). The wine, which is one of the most famous of Saint-Émilion, is aged in 100% n..
Château Frontenac
East side of Château Frontenac Château Frontenac at sunset The Château Frontenac, a grand hotel, is one of the main attractions of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Designed by architect Bruce Price, the Château Frontenac was one of the first of a long series of "château" style hotels ..
Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste
Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste Label Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste is a winery in the Pauillac appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste is also the name of the red wine produced by this property. The château was classified as one of eighteen Cinquièmes Crus Classés..
Château Haut-Bailly
Château Haut-Bailly is a winery in the Pessac-Léognan sub appellation of the Graves appellation in the Bordeaux region of France. Château Haut-Bailly is also the name of the red wine produced by this property. The chateau was classified as one of the sixteen Grands Crus Classés when the wine..
Château Haut-Brion
A bottle of the 1990 Haut-Brion Château Haut-Brion is a First Growth in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855. It is one of the most expensive and prestigious wines in France. It is located in Pessac, Graves just one mile (2 km) from the city of Bordeaux. The vineyard consists of..
Château Lacave
Château Lacave is a medieval-style Castle in the city of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The Castle functions as a winery and produces a complete line of Brazilian wines. History Construction of Château Lacave commenced in 1968 and was completed in 1978. The Castle is the work of ..
Château Lafite-Rothschild
Château Lafite-Rothschild Lafite-Rothschild label from the 1999 vintage Château Lafite Rothschild is a winery in France currently owned by members of the Rothschild banking family of France. The name Lafite comes from the Gascon term 'la hite' meaning 'small hill'. Only four wine-prod..
Château Lagrange
right Château Lagrange is a winery in the Saint-Julien appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. Château Lagrange is also the name of the red wine produced by this property. The château was classified as one of fourteen Third Growths (Troisièmes Crus) in the Bordeaux Wine Official ..
Château Langoa-Barton
Château Langoa-Barton is a wine estate in the Saint-Julien appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. Château Langoa-Barton is also the name of the red wine produced by this property. The château was classified as one of fourteen Third Growths (Troisièmes Crus) in the Bordeaux Wine Officia..
Château Langoa Barton
Château Langoa Barton in a Bordeaux wine producer established in 1758, and bought by Hugh Barton in 1821. It was classified as a third growth in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855. Its vineyard occupies about 15 hectares (37 acres) and is planted in Cabernet Sauvignon (70%), Merlo..
Château Latour
Château Latour label Tower at Château Latour In most appraisals of the wine-growing world, the five First Growth Châteaux of the famous 1855 Bordeaux Classification are placed among the very best in the world. Of those, the one that is accorded the top prize in terms of consistency of..
Château Laurier
Château Laurier seen from Rideau Street. The Château Laurier is a landmark hotel in downtown Ottawa, Canada. Given its proximity to Parliament Hill and the fact that it has served as a home and meeting place for many notable political figures over the years, the hotel has often been referr..
Château la Tour-de-Pin-Figeac
Château la Tour-du-Pin-Figeac is a grands crus classes in the Classification of Saint-Emilion wine and is owned by Jean-Michel Moueix. The sand and gravel vineyards are planted in Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Foliage is partially removed to increase sunlight reaching the grapes to promote flavor, the..
Château Léoville-Barton
A bottle of the 2000 Château Léoville-Barton Château Léoville-Barton is a vineyard in the Saint-Julien appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. Château Léoville-Barton is also the name of the red wine produced by this property. The château was classified as one of fifteen Second ..
Château Léoville-Las Cases
Château Léoville-Las Cases is a winery in the St Julien appellation of the Bordeaux wine region of France. Château Léoville-Las Cases is also the name of the red wine produced by this property. The château was classified as one of fifteen Deuxièmes Cru Classés (Second Growths) in the Bor..
Château Lynch-Bages
Château Lynch-Bages is a winery in the Pauillac appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. Château Lynch-Bages is also the name of the red wine produced by this property. The château was classified as one of eighteen Cinquièmes Crus Classés (Fifth Growths) in the Bordeaux Wine Official Cl..
Château Lynch-Moussas
Chateau Lynch-Moussas is a winery in the Pauillac appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. Chateau Lynch-Moussas is also the name of the red wine produced by this property. The estate was originally owned by Count Jean-Baptiste Lynch of Ireland in the 18th century and was at the time much la..
Château Margaux
right The vineyard of Château Margaux stands as the producer of one of the world's greatest and most sought-after red wines. One of only five wines to achieve First Growth status in the oft-cited 1855 Bordeaux Classification, its very expensive vintages command a consistently high premium and..
Château Montebello
The Château Montebello is a hotel in Montebello, Quebec, Canada, renown for reportedly being the world's largest log "cabin". In the late 1920s, H.M. Saddlemire, a Swiss-American entrepreneur, acquired a site along the Ottawa River, on land that formerly formed part of the seigniory of Louis-J..
Château Montrose
Château Montrose is a Second Growth in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 and is one of the most prestigious wine producers in France. The vineyard is in Saint-Estèphe, the northernmost of the great Médoc communes. The soil in Montrose's 168 acres consists of gravel and black san..
Château Mouton Rothschild
Château Mouton Rothschild, located 50 km (30 mi) north-west of the city of Bordeaux, France in an area known as the Médoc, specifically the village of Pauillac. It is regarded as one of the world's greatest wines. Originally known as Château Brane-Mouton it was renamed by Nathaniel de R..
Château Pedesclaux
Label from a bottle of Pedesclaux wine. Château Pedesclaux is a fifth growth vineyard located in Pauillac, in the Bordeaux region of France. The château was founded in 1810 by Urbain Pierre Pedesclaux, who operated it with his wife until 1891, when the estate was sold to the Count de Gasteb..
Château Pétrus
Pétrus is a wine of the Pomerol wine region in Bordeaux. The wine is made almost entirely from the Merlot grape. The château belongs to the family of the Libourne wine merchant Moueix. Although the wines of Pomerol have never been classified, Pétrus is now considered among the best of Bordeaux a..
Château Pontet-Canet
Château Pontet-Canet is a winery in the Pauillac appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. Chateau Pontet-Canet is also the name of the red wine produced by this property. The château was classified as one of eighteen Cinquièmes Crus Classés (Fifth Growths) in the Bordeaux Wine Official Cla..
Château Rouge (Paris Metro)
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Château Sentout
Château Sentout in Tabanac is now converted to gîtes but its history can be traced back to at least 1650 (as documented in Bordeaux's archives) when the owner was Monsieur Jean de Sentout. In 1740, the then owner, Baron de Gasq, Minister of Parliament for Bordeaux, sold the Château to Monsieur Je..
Château Talbot
Château Talbot is a winery in the St. Julien appellation of the Bordeaux region of France once belonging to Sir John Talbot, Governor of Aquitaine, Earl of Shrewsbury, in the 15th century. Château Talbot is also the name of the red wine produced by this property. The château was classified as ..
Châtel
Châtel Country France Région Rhône-Alpes Départment Haute-Savoie Arrondissement Thonon-les-Bains Canton Abondance INSEE 74063 Postal Code 74390 MayorCurrent Term Philippe Thoule2001-2008 Intercommunality Longitude 06° 5..
Châtelain
For the commune in France, see Châtelain, Mayenne. Châtelain (Med. Lat. castellanus, from castellum, a castle), in France originally merely the equivalent of the English castellan, i.e. the commander of a castle. With the growth of the feudal system, however, the title gained in France a special..
Châtelain, Mayenne
Châtelain is a French commune, in the département of Mayenne in the Pays de la Loire region. ..
Châtelaine de Vergy
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Châtelat
Châtelat is a village of the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the district of Moutier, in an area called the Bernese Jura (Jura Bernois in French), which sits between the Canton of Jura and the German-speaking part of the Canton of Bern. The people of this commune speak French, al..
Châtelet
In antiquity, a châtelet was a little castle or fortress, wherein the chatelain, or governor lodged. Now, the term may refer to: The city of Châtelet, Belgium.Émilie du Châtelet, the 18th century French mathematician, physicist, and author.François Châtelet (d. 1985), French historian of po..
Châtelet, Belgium
Châtelet is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. As of January 1, 2005, Châtelet had a total population of 35,475. The total area is 27.03 km² which gives a population density of 1,312.37 inhabitants per km². Website of the town : [http://www.chatelet.be] ..
Châtelet (Paris Metro)
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Châtelet - Les Halles (Paris RER)
Châtelet - Les Halles (pronounced /ʃat(ə)lɛ le al/) is a major commuter train hub in Paris. Taken together with the Paris Métro stations Châtelet and Les Halles, to which it is directly connected, it is the world's largest underground subway station, and arguably the world's busi..
Châtellerault
Châtellerault Country France Région Poitou-Charentes Départment Vienne (sous-préfecture) Arrondissement Châtellerault Canton Chief town of 3 cantons INSEE 86066 Postal Code 86100 MayorCurrent Term Joël Tondusson2001-2008 Inte..
Châtelperronian
Châtelperronian was the earliest industry of the Upper Palaeolithic in central and south western France. It appears to have been derived from the earlier, Neanderthal, Mousterian industry as it made use of Levallois cores and represents the period when Neanderthals and modern humans occupied Europ..
Châtenay
Châtenay or Chatenay is the name or part of the name of several communes in France: Châtenay, in the Ain départementChâtenay, in the Eure-et-Loir départementChâtenay, in the Isère départementChâtenay, in the Saône-et-Loire département Châtenay-en-France, in the Val-d'Oise départementCh..
Châtenay, Ain
Châtenay is a commune in the French département of Ain. See also Dombes External links [La Dombes and the city of Chatenay] ..
Châtenay-Malabry
Châtenay-Malabry Country France Région Île-de-France Départment Hauts-de-Seine Arrondissement Antony Canton Chief town of 2 cantons INSEE 92019 Postal Code 92290 MayorCurrent Term Georges Siffredi2001-2008 Intercommunality Co..
Châtillens
Châtillens is a municipality in the district of Oron of the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ..
Châtillon
Châtillon (French diminutive formed from châtel, i.e. castle) may refer to: Châtillon (family), e.g. Hugh I of ChâtillonBattle of Châtillon during the Siege of Paris in the Franco-Prussian War (1870/1871) It is the name of several places: In Belgium*Châtillon, Belgium, in the province of Luxe..
Châtillon, Hauts-de-Seine
Châtillon Country France Région Île-de-France Départment Hauts-de-Seine Arrondissement Antony Canton INSEE 92020 Postal Code 92320 MayorCurrent Term Intercommunality Communautéde communesde Châtillon-Montrouge Longitude..
Châtillon, Jura
Châtillon, Jura may refer to: Châtillon, Jura, Switzerland, a municipality in the district of Delémont of the Canton of Jura, SwitzerlandChâtillon, Jura, France, a commune in the Jura département, France redirect [[Template:Disambig]] ..
Châtillon, Jura, Switzerland
Châtillon is a municipality in the district of Delémont of the Canton of Jura, Switzerland. External links ..
Châtillon-en-Michaille
Châtillon-en-Michaille Country France Région Rhône-Alpes Départment Ain Arrondissement Nantua Canton Bellegarde-sur-Valserine INSEE 01091 Postal Code 01200 MayorCurrent Term Patrick Perréard2001-2007 Intercommunality Long..
Châtillon-la-Palud
Châtillon-la-Palud Country France Région Rhône-Alpes Départment Ain Arrondissement Bourg-en-Bresse Canton Chalamont INSEE 01000 Postal Code 01300 MayorCurrent Term ?2001-2007 Intercommunality Longitude Latitude ..
Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne
Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne Country France Région Rhône-Alpes Départment Ain Arrondissement Bourg-en-Bresse Canton Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne INSEE 01093 Postal Code 01400 MayorCurrent Term Noël Ravassard2001-2007 Intercommunality..
Châtillon-sur-Marne
Châtillon-sur-Marne in the région of Champagne-Ardenne, France, is a small commune (1186 inhabitants) in the Valley of the Marne River, surrounded by the Parc Naturel de la Montagne de Reims. It lies in the historic province of Champagne. The picturesque village stands above sloping vineyards and ..
Châtillon-sur-Seine
Châtillon-sur-Seine Country France Région Bourgogne Départment Côte-d'Or Arrondissement Montbard Canton Châtillon-sur-Seine(chief town) INSEE 21154 Postal Code 21400 MayorCurrent Term Hubert Brigand2001-2008 Intercommunality ..
Chéticamp, Nova Scotia
Chéticamp, Nova Scotia is an Acadian fishing community on the Cabot Trail on the west coast of Cape Breton Island at the western entrance to Cape Breton Highlands National Park. It has almost 4,000 residents. Chéticamp started as a fishing station used during the summer months by Charles Robin, a..
Chéticamp River
The Chéticamp River is a river on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, located at the western entrance to Cape Breton Highlands National Park. The river flows from Chéticamp Lake in the Cape Breton Highlands into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence at the village of Chéticamp, Nova Scotia. Some of the outflo..
Chtenopteryx
Chtenopteryx is a genus of small, muscular, midwater squids and is the only genus in the family Chtenopterygidae. Three species are presently recognized in the genus, but more are believed to exist. These squids occupy tropical to subtropical waters probably at depths of 500-1000 m during the da..
Chthon
Chthon may mean: Chthon (comics), a demon in the Marvel Comics universeChthon (novel), a science fiction novel by Piers Anthony Chthon may also mean: Chthonian (Cthulhu Mythos), a fictional race, created by Brian Lumley, from the Cthulhu MythosChthonian planet, a type of planetChthonic, a term in..
Chthonian (Cthulhu Mythos)
A chthonian is a fictional character in the Cthulhu Mythos. The being is the creation of Brian Lumley and was first featured in his short story "Cement Surroundings" (1969)—though the creature never made a direct appearance. The chthonians had a more prominent role in Lumley's novel The Burrow..
Chthonian planet
A Chthonian planet (sometimes misspelled Cthonian), is a gas giant with its hydrogen and helium atmosphere stripped away due to its closeness to its star. The remaining rocky or metallic core would resemble a terrestrial planet in many respects.Hébrard G., Lecavelier Des Étangs A., Vidal-Madjar A...
Chthonic
In mythology chthonic (from Greek χθονιος-pertaining to the earth; earthy) designates, or pertains to, gods or spirits of the underworld, especially in Greek mythology. Greek khthon is one of several words for "earth"; it typically refers to the interior o..
Chthonic (band)
Chthonic is a Taiwanese black metal band that incorporates influences from traditional Chinese music including instruments such as the Er-hu. The band's stated goal is to use their music to bring ancient history and mythology into the modern era, especially the tragic history and unique myths of Ta..
Chthon (comics)
Chthon is a fictional character, a demonic Elder God in the Marvel Comics universe. His name derives from chthon, the Greek word for "earth" and "earthly", although it is possibly also an homage to Cthulhu. Chthon was "born" after the Demiurge seeded the planet Earth with the beginnings of life. Co..
Chthon (novel)
In this 1967 novel, the author Piers Anthony imagines a future in which galactic felons are dispatched to the prison planet Chthon to slave in fetid underground gem mines, with no hope of return. The anti-hero Aton, comndemned for miscegenation with a minionette, acts as a catalyst for uncontrolled..
CHTN-FM
CHTN is a radio station in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, broadcasting at 100.3 FM. The station, owned by Newcap Broadcasting, plays an adult hits format branded as Ocean 100.3. The slogan of the station is, "We play everything!". The station originally launched in 1974, airing at 720 on the..
Chtylok
There are very few or no other articles that link to this one.Please help [[help:link|introduce links]] in articles on [related topics]. After links have been created, remove this message.This article has been tagged since July 2006. } Chtylok, also called the Nakra and the Chek'n Kau, i..
CHTZ-FM
CHTZ is a radio station in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The station airs at 97.7 on the FM dial, and broadcasts an active rock format with the brand name HTZ (Hits) FM. The station launched in 1949 as an FM simulcast of the city's CKTB. The station later launched distinct programming, and adopt..
CH (television system)
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