Angers (English spelling)

Japanese: アンジェ（英語表記）Angers

The capital of the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. Overlooking the Maine River, a tributary of the Loire River. The cultural and economic center of the Anjou region. Originally the central settlement of the Andecabe, a Celtic clan, it was conquered by Caesar and became a Roman territory. From the end of the 9th century it was part of the Angevin domain, and in the early 13th century it was made an appanage (royal fief) by King Philip II, and in 1481 it became a direct domain of the king. During the French Revolution it was one of the bases for the Vendée Rebellion (1793), and suffered extensive damage during World War II. Currently, it is home to industries in the electrical, electronic, mechanical, textile, food and photography industries, and is also a distribution center for agricultural products and wine from the surrounding area, and is also famous as a tourist destination. Many buildings attest to the city's prosperity in the past, such as the Château de Angers (1228-38, with 17 towers 40-60m high), known as a representative medieval fortress, the Cathedral of St. Maurice (12th-13th century) with its two high spires, and the Hospitalier Saint Jean (12th century). Population: 148,405 (2008).

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Japanese:

フランス西部，メーヌエロアール県の県都。ロアール川の支流メーヌ川にのぞむ。アンジュー地方の文化，経済の中心都市。初めケルト人の一族アンデカブの中心集落であったが，カエサルに征服されてローマ領となり，9世紀末からはアンジュー家領，13世紀初頭には国王フィリップ2世によってアパナージュ (国王親族封) とされ，1481年に国王直轄領となった。フランス革命時にはバンデーの反乱の根拠地の一つとなり (1793) ，第2次世界大戦では甚大な戦禍を受けた。現在は電機，電子，機械，繊維，食品，写真などの工業が立地するほか，周辺の農産物，ワインの集散地でもあり，観光地としても有名。中世城塞の代表として知られるアンジェ城 (1228～38。高さ 40～60mの塔 17を備える) ，2つの高い尖塔をもつ聖モーリス大聖堂 (12～13世紀) ，聖ジャン施療院 (12世紀) など往時の繁栄を物語る建築物が多い。人口 14万8405（2008）。

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