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Encyclopedia > Verdun, Meuse, France

Verdun, sometimes also called Verdun-sur-Meuse, is a city in northeast France, in the département of Meuse, of which it is a sous-préfecture. Population 25,000.


History

In the Treaty of Verdun in 843, the empire of Charlemagne was divided into three parts.


Verdun was the site of the Battle of Verdun in 1916 during World War I.


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Verdun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (680 words)
Verdun (German: Wirten, official name before 1970 Verdun-sur-Meuse) is a city and commune in the Lorraine région, northeast France, in the Meuse département, of which it is a sous-préfecture.
Verdun became part of the middle kingdom Lotharingia, and later of the Holy Roman Empire, in which it was an Imperial Free City.
Consequently, Verdun was utterly unprepared for the initial bombardment on the morning of 21 February 1916.
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