Saint-Quentin

Japanese: サン･カンタン（英語表記）Saint‐Quentin

Located in northern France, about 150km northeast of Paris, it is the main city of the Aisne department in the Belmandois region. It has a population of 62,000 (1990). The city dates back to the Roman period and was named after a saint who is said to have been martyred here in the 3rd century. It became a center of pilgrimages in the early Middle Ages, and a commune was formed in the 12th century. In addition to the wool industry that has flourished since the Middle Ages, there are also industries such as machine manufacturing, and the city is connected to the north and south by the Canal of Saint-Quentin. [Morimoto Yoshiki]
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The Abbey Church of Saint-Quentin (13th-15th century) is a vast Gothic building with a double transept.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

フランス北部，パリ北東方約150kmに位置するベルマンドア地方エーヌ県の主要都市。人口6万2000(1990)。ローマ期に起源をもつ都市で，3世紀に当地で殉教したといわれる聖人の名にちなむ。中世初期から巡礼の中心となり，12世紀にはコミューンが形成された。中世以来繁栄した羊毛工業に加えて，機械製造などの工業があり，サン･カンタン運河によって南･北と結びつけられている。【森本芳樹】
［美術］
　サン･カンタン修道院教会(13～15世紀)は二重翼廊(トランセプト)を備えた広大なゴシック建築である。

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