Folkestone

Japanese: フォークストン(英語表記)Folkestone
Folkestone
A town in the Shepway district in the southeast of Kent County, southeastern tip of England, England. It is a port town facing the English Channel and is also known as a seaside resort. It is located about 10 km west-southwest of Dover, and developed under the influence of Dover, which had privileges as one of the Five Ports (a federation of five ports) since the Middle Ages. A promenade called the Leas stretches for more than 3 km along the cliffs to the west. The port is one of the main ports on the English Channel. After the railway was opened, Folkestone developed as a ferry port connecting with Boulogne-sur-Mer in France on the opposite shore and as a high-class seaside resort. Today it is the terminus of the Eurotunnel. It is the birthplace of William Harvey, the discoverer of blood circulation. Population 45,273 (2001).

Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information

Japanese:
イギリス,イングランド南東端部,ケント県南東部,シェプウェー地区の町。ドーバー海峡に面する港町で,海浜保養地としても知られる。ドーバーの西南西約 10kmに位置し,中世以降シンク・ポーツ(五港連盟)の一つとして特権を有したドーバーの影響下に発展した。西方の崖に沿って 3km以上にわたりリーズと呼ばれる遊歩道が延びる。港はドーバー海峡の主要港の一つ。鉄道が開通すると,フォークストンは対岸のフランスのブーローニュシュルメールとの間を結ぶフェリー港として,また高級海浜保養地として発達した。今日ではユーロトンネルの終点となっている。血液循環の発見者ウィリアム・ハーベイの生地。人口 4万5273(2001)。

出典 ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典について 情報

<<:  Folk song (English spelling)

>>:  Fork - Fork (English spelling)

Recommend

Fukai Eigo - Fukai Eigo

A financial strategist during the Taisho and Show...

Conques

A town in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie ...

Elenismo - Elenismo

…In Latin, it is Graecia, and in modern European ...

Aratos (English spelling)

[Born] Around 315 BC. Cilicia, Soloi Died 240/239 ...

Tuning (English spelling)

The process of adjusting the pitch of an instrume...

Eikosho - Eikosho

… There are known examples from the Han dynasty o...

Forgiveness

The act of a sovereign, based on his two great pow...

Red pine - Red festival

...The flowers grow in spikes, but the rachis is ...

Kienholz, E.

…Junk art, which mainly uses waste from industria...

Fan - Ougi

A fan is a tool used to create a breeze and cool ...

Corynebacterium glutamicum

…Originally, it was obtained by hydrolyzing wheat...

Jishuei - Jishuei

A powerful man during the civil war at the end of...

The rule of excess - Umbrella

...laws that encourage or enforce frugality. Alth...

Wei Zhongxian

A Chinese eunuch in the late Ming Dynasty. He was...

Nakamura Nakazo

Kabuki actor. First World (1736-90). Stage name: ...