Lorient - Lorient (English spelling)

Japanese: ロリアン - ろりあん(英語表記)Lorient
Lorient - Lorient (English spelling)

A city in the Morbihan department in western France. Population 59,189 (1999). Located on the southern coast of Brittany, it has a natural harbor formed by the mouth of the Blavet and Scorff rivers. The port is one of France's leading fishing and commercial ports. It also functions as a military port, with a naval base and arsenal, and is home to industries such as steel, machinery, canning, and shipbuilding. In the 17th century, under the reign of Louis XIII, the town was founded under the name Port-Louis, and in 1664 the East India Company established its base here, giving the city its name L'Orient, meaning "East (Orient)". During World War II, it became a German submarine base, and most of the city was destroyed by Allied bombing.

[Nobuo Takahashi]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

フランス西部、モルビアン県の都市。人口5万9189(1999)。ブルターニュ半島南岸に位置し、ブラベ川とスコルフ川の河口により形成された自然の良港をもつ。港はフランス有数の漁港であり、商港でもある。海軍の基地・工廠(こうしょう)があり、軍港としても機能し、製鉄、機械、缶詰、造船などの工業が行われる。17世紀、ルイ13世の時代にポール・ルイPort-Louis(ルイ港)の名で町が築かれ、1664年ここを基地とした東インド会社にちなみ、東方(オリエント)を意味するロリアンL'Orientが市名の由来となった。第二次世界大戦中はドイツ軍の潜水艦基地となり、連合軍の爆撃を受けて市街地の大部分が破壊された。

[高橋伸夫]

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