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| Rouen | ||
| region | Normandy | |
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| Residents | 111.360 (2018) | |
| height | 10 m | |
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Rouen is a port city on the Seine, located in the north-west of France. The city belongs to the region Normandywhose capital it is. The city was badly damaged in World War II and rebuilt in the 1950s and is now a modern city. It is still worth a visit because of its cathedral.
background
The history of Rouen is particularly linked to the person of Joan of Arc (Joan of Arc). The young woman, who said she had visions of saints and - quite unusual for a woman at the time - had fought against the English in the Hundred Years War, fell into the hands of her enemies in May 1430, who handed her over to the Catholic courts in Rouen. She was interrogated and sentenced in the local donjon (defense tower). Finally, on May 30, 1431, she was burned at a stake in the market square of Rouen. Numerous places in the city commemorate the national heroine and saint.
getting there
By plane
The closest international airports are the two Paris airports Charles de Gaulle and Orly (140 and 145 km southeast) and Beauvais (85 km east). There are numerous direct connections from German-speaking countries to the first two, the latter is used by low-cost lines such as Ryanair, but there are currently no direct flights from D / A / CH. From Orly airport you can get to Rouen in 1:40 hours by car with smooth traffic, from CDG in just under two hours; by train from CDG in a good two to 2½ hours, from Orly in 2½ to three hours (two changes each time).
The small airport is located about 90 km west of Rouen Deauville, to which there are only a few scheduled flights.
By train
ICs leave Paris Saint-Lazare train station every two hours directly to Rouen, they take about 1:10 hours. Also every two hours (staggered) there are ICs with several stops to Rouen, which take just under 1½ hours. The ticket costs € 24. During rush hour every hour, otherwise every two hours IC travel between Le Havre and Rouen, the journey takes one hour. Regional express trains (TER) run from Dieppe to Rouen approximately every hour; they take between three quarters of an hour and a good hour. TERs run seven times a day between Caen and Rouen, which take around 1:45 hours, and are supplemented by regional buses, which take around the same time. TER operate four times a day between Amiens and Rouen, the journey time is around 1:15 hours.
Connections from German-speaking countries usually go via Paris, whereby the train station has to be changed (from Gare du Nord or d'Est to Gare Saint-Lazare). The fastest connection from Cologne to Rouen, for example, takes 5:15 hours and from Frankfurt am Main six hours.
By bus
Ouibus, the SNCF ferry service, runs several times a day from Paris-Bercy via La Défense to Rouen. From Bercy the journey takes 2:40 hours, from La Défense 1:35 hours. The single journey costs € 7.
In the street
From the greater Paris area, the A 13 motorway leads directly to Rouen. The A 28 from Amiens / Calais leads here from the north-east; from Caen and Le Havre the A 13; from Le Mans the A 28; the A 150 from the north towards the Channel coast.
From the northern and central parts of Germany you drive through Belgium (past Liège and Amiens). From Cologne, for example, it is 520 kilometers, for which you have to plan a good five hours of pure travel time. If you are coming from southern Germany, you should drive around the greater Paris area and take the A 26 from Reims past Amiens. Only from the extreme south-west of Germany and Switzerland cannot sensibly avoid driving over the Paris motorway ring.
By boat
The closest ferry ports to / from England are Dieppe and Le Havre.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
Churches, mosques, synagogues, temples
- 1 Cathedrale Notre-Dame (Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen). E-mail: [email protected].
Construction of the cathedral began in 1180 and was completed around 1450. The cast iron steeple was not put on until 1825. The damage caused by World War II was repaired by 1980. - 2 Abbatiale Saint-Ouen (abbaye Saint-Ouen de Rouen).Former abbey church, Gothic style, with an important organ.
- 3 Église Sainte-Jeanne d'Arc. The modern church was consecrated in 1979. It stands near where Joan of Arc died at the stake.
- 4 Église Saint-Maclou, place Barthélemy.Late Gothic Flamboyant style church, built 1437-1517. The 82 m high tower dates from the 19th century.
- 5 Temple Saint-Éloi. Reformed church in the late Gothic style.
Buildings
- 6 Tour Jeanne d'Arc. Defense tower and the only remaining part of the high medieval castle. It is called the tower of Joan of Arc because she was imprisoned here in 1430/31, interrogated and finally sentenced.
- 7 Gros Horloge (Clock tower). 14th century astronomical clock.
- 8 L'aître Saint-Maclou, Plague ossuary from 1348, surrounded by wooden galleries with carvings depicting dance of death scenes
- 9 Palace of Justice, 36 Rue aux Juifs. Tel.: 33(0)2 35 52 87 52. Built 1499–1528 in the flamboyant style (late Gothic), rebuilt several times. Carefully restored after the damage of World War II. It is the largest preserved secular building of the European Gothic.
- Archbishop's Palace, the oldest part is Gothic and dates from the 13th century, so it is as old as the cathedral. However, the main facade was redesigned in the Renaissance style around 1500.
- 10 Hotel de Bourgtheroulde, lavishly decorated Renaissance town house on the Place de la Pucelle, now a luxury hotel
- 11 Hotel de Ville, Place du General de Gaulle.Classicist town hall on the site of the former Saint-Ouen abbey.
- 1 Gare de Rouen Rive-Droite (gare de Rouen-Rive-Droite), rue de La-Rochefoucauld.Central station with a beautiful Art Nouveau reception hall.Feature: free WiFi.
Museums
- 12 Musée des Beaux-Arts
- 14 Historial Joan of Arc.In the former bishop's palace, video installations recall the life of Joan of Arc, her condemnation and rehabilitation.
- Panorama XXL. Monumental round pictures by Yadegar Asisi (similar to Panometer in Leipzig, Dresden or Berlin).
activities
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nightlife
accommodation
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Upscale
- Hotel de Bourgtheroulde *****, 15 Pl. De la Pucelle, 76000 Rouen. Tel.: 33 2 35 14 50 50. Luxury hotel in a historic Renaissance building on Place de Pucelle.
Camping / RV
- 1 RV park, Quai Bas Jacques Anquetil (In an industrial area on the Seine, within walking distance of the old town). de facto a parking lot, without electricity, without supply / disposal.Price: free.
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literature
Web links
- http://www.rouen.fr - Rouen official website
