Dinant (English spelling)

Japanese: ディナン（英語表記）Dinant

A town in the province of Namur in southern Belgium. It is located at the foot of limestone cliffs on the right bank of the Meuse River, about 23 km south of Namur and 24 km from the French border. From the 11th century until the French Revolution, it belonged to the Archdiocese of Liège. In addition to woolen textiles, it is famous for brass kitchen utensils and decorative items called "dinandries" that have been produced since the 15th century, and biscuits called "cook de dinant". Although many buildings were destroyed in the two world wars, it still has many historical buildings, including an 11th century fortress (now a museum), and beautiful limestone caves, making it a tourist destination. Population 12,183 (1991).

Dinan
Dinan

A town in the Côtes-d'Armor department in western France. It is located on the left bank of the Rance River, about 20 km south of Saint-Malo. It is a former fortified town in the Duchy of Brittany. It is known as a tourist destination due to its beautiful views of the Rance River valley and its many medieval buildings. It has a rampart (built in the 11th century), defensive towers (14th-15th centuries) overlooking the valley, the Flamboyant-style Saint-Malo Cathedral (15th century), and the Saint-Saube Cathedral, which combines both the Romanesque and Gothic periods. Population 12,873 (1990).

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Japanese:

ベルギー南部，ナミュール州の町。ナミュールの南約 23km，フランス国境へ 24kmのムーズ川右岸の石灰岩の崖下に位置する。 11世紀以後フランス革命まではリエージュ司教領に属した。毛織物のほか，15世紀頃から生産されてきた「ディナンドリー」と呼ばれる真鍮製の台所用品や装飾品細工，「クックドディナン」と呼ばれるビスケット類が有名。2度の世界大戦で多くの建物が破壊されたが，なお 11世紀の城塞 (現美術館) をはじめ，歴史的建築物が多く，美しい鍾乳洞もあり，観光地となっている。人口1万 2183 (1991) 。

ディナン
Dinan

フランス西部，コートダルモール県の町。サンマロ南方約 20km，ランス川左岸に位置する。ブルターニュ公領の旧要塞町。ランス河谷の景観と多くの中世建造物によって，観光地として知られる。城壁 (11世紀創設) ，谷を見おろす防御塔 (14～15世紀) ，フランボアイヤン様式のサンマロ聖堂 (15世紀) ，ロマネスク，ゴシック両期にまたがるサンソブール聖堂などがある。人口1万 2873 (1990) 。

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