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unusual facts about Méolans-Revel


Tête de l'Estrop

Administratively the mountain is divided between the French communes of Prads-Haute-Bléone (southern slopes) and Méolans-Revel (vallon du Laverq, northern slopes).


Eastland Company

By the first article, the company was erected into a body politic, under the title of the Company of Merchants of the East; to consist of Englishmen, all practicing merchants, who have trafficked through the sound, before the year 1568, into Norway, Sweden, Poland, Livonia, Prussia, Pomerania, etc., and likewise Revel, Königsberg, Dantzic, Copenhagen, etc., excepting Narva, Muscovy, and its dependencies.

Fyodor Apraksin

Apraksin's last expedition was to Revel in 1726, to cover the town from an anticipated attack by the English government, with whom the relations of Russia at the beginning of the reign of Catherine I were strained.

That same year he assisted the tsar in launching a new harbour in Revel.

Grigoriy Kirdetsov

July 1918, in the occupied Revel - nowadays known as Estonia's capital: Tallinn-; he occupied the position of the editor of the semi-official publication of North-Western Government - the newspaper “free Russia” (Свободная Россия), in 1919-1920 together with Aleksandr Ivanovich Kuprin he was the editor of the newspaper “freedom of Russia”(Свобода России), and in 1920-1921 - the newspaper “for the freedom of Russia”(За свободу России).

Johan Hampus Furuhjelm

In 1878–1880 Hampus Furuhjelm served as commander of Revel's naval port.

Meolans

Piedmont Ringlet (scientific name Erebia meolans), a species of butterfly

Rigole de la montagne

The original plan was to take water from the Sor River at Revel via the rigole de la plaine and transport it to the Bassin de Naurouze to provide a source of water for the canal.

Saare County

The Danish stronghold was besieged and surrendered within five days, the Danish garrison returned to Revel, leaving bishop Albert of Riga' brother Theodoric and few others behind hostages as pledges for peace.

Thomas Bérard

This was agreed upon by their Grand Masters: Hugo de Revel of Hospitaliers and Anno von Sangershausen of Teutonic Knights.

Thomas Malory

At one point, he was arrested and imprisoned in Maxstoke Castle, but he escaped, swam the moat, and returned to Newbold Revel.

Victor-Maurice, comte de Broglie

After the death of his father he inherited Revel Counties and de Broglie, the marquisate of Senonches and also received the Government of La Bassee, near Lille.


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