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| region | Grand Est | |
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| Residents | 19.724 (2018) | |
| height | 343 m | |
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Saint-Dié-des-Vosges - mostly only Saint-Dié called - is a town on the Meurthe River in the Vosges. It belongs to the department Vosges and to the travel region Lorraine.
background
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges is a bishopric and has a population of around 20,000. The city used to be in German Saint Didel or Saint Diedolt called. The area around Saint-Dié is called Pays de la Déodatie. Martin Waldseemüller's map of the world was made in Saint-Dié in 1507 (Universalis Cosmographia) published the first map series to use the designation America used. The only surviving copy is now in the Library of Congress at Washington, D.C.
The city was badly damaged in 1944 and rebuilt in a modern way. The only thing left of the old buildings is the rebuilt cathedral and its immediate surroundings.
getting there
By plane
The closest airport is Strasbourg (SXB; 85 km away). From the Entzheim airport train station, a train leaves once a day (10.03 a.m.) directly to Saint-Dié (travel time 1:45), otherwise you have to change trains in Strasbourg and Sélestat and take a total of 2 hours.
By train
The 1 Saint-Dié-des-Vosges train station departs approximately once an hour from regional express trains (TER) Nancy Served via Lunéville, the journey takes just over an hour. In Nancy there is a connection to the TGV to / from Paris. A TER leaves five times a day Epinal to Saint-Dié, also an hour's drive.
From direction Strasbourg A TER only runs once a day to Saint-Dié (departure from Strasbourg at 9.55 a.m., arrival at Saint-Dié at 11.49 a.m. The nearest more important train station on the Alsatian side is 45 km away Sélestat (Schlettstadt) on the Strasbourg–Colmar–Mulhouse–Basel. There you can change to the bus to Saint-Dié every two hours. From Strasbourg it takes a total of 1:45 hours by bus and train, from Colmar 1½ hours, from Basel SBB 2:10 hours.
Coming from Germany, the journey by train is cumbersome and lengthy: From Freiburg (Breisgau), which is only 100 km away, you have to change at least twice and take at least 2:45 hours, from Saarbrücken 150 km away even more than 3½ hours.
By bus
On weekdays the 30428 bus leaves the train station every two hours Sélestat to Saint-Dié, driving time 70 minutes.
In the street
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges is on the motorway-like route nationale N 59. This leads from Sélestat / Strasbourg in one direction and Lunéville / Nancy in the other direction. From the prefecture town of Épinal you can get to Saint-Dié via the D420 departmental road (50 km / 55 minutes). From Nancy it is approx. 85 km (driving time about an hour); 90 km from Strasbourg (just under 1½ hours). From Freiburg i. Br. One drives about 100 km (approx. 1:45 hours) via Riegel and Sélestat; from Basel via the A35 and Colmar 130 km (also 1:45 hours); from Saarbrücken via Sarreguemines, the French A4, Sarrebourg and Baccarat 150 km (around 2 hours); from Karlsruhe via the A5, past Offenburg, Strasbourg and Sélestat 170 km (just under 2½ hours).
By boat
mobility
Tourist Attractions
Churches
- 1 Cathédrale Saint-Dié, Place du Général de Gaulle, 88100 Saint-Dié-des-Vosges.
The cathedral was built in the 12th century in Romanesque style and expanded in the 18th century with the main facade and two towers made of red sandstone.
- Église Notre-Dame-de-Galilée (directly adjoins the cathedral, on the other side of the cloister). Romanesque church from the 12th century.
- 2 Église Saint-Martin, Rue d'Hellieule.Neo-Romanesque church made of reddish sandstone from 1902 with a steep tower.
- 3 Chapelle du Petit-Saint-Dié, 7 rue Déodat (300 m southwest of the train station).The chapel was built in the 15th century on the site of the former house chapel and burial place of Saint Deodatus (namesake and patron saint of Saint-Dié).
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Buildings
- 4 Tour de la Liberté, Parc Jean Mansuy.The Tower of Freedom was built in 1989 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution in the Tuileries Garden in Paris and was rebuilt after the celebrations in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges and opened to the public on July 14, 1990.
- 5 Usine Claude-et-Duval, 1 avenue de Robache (150 m north of the cathedral).The knitwear and knitwear factory was built in 1948–51 based on a design by the internationally renowned architect Le Corbusier and has 80 employees to this day. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2016.
Museums
- 6 Pierre-Noël Museum.Regional museum of the Vosges with archaeological finds from Celtic and Roman times, paintings by local artists from the 17th to 20th centuries, handicraft objects (faience and porcelain), militaria, prepared animals and objects from traditional everyday culture.
various
- 7 Celtic camp from La Bure (6 km north of the city center).Fortified high altitude site from the 2nd to 1st century BC BC (La Tène period).
activities
To go biking
- Le Chemin des Abbayes. Shorter Railway cycle pathwhich connects 3 abbeys, 8 km from Étival to Senones.
shop
kitchen
- 1 Chez Eva, 4 Rue de l'Orient, 88100 Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France. Tel.: 33 3 29 56 56 55. Open: 1200-1330.
- 3 Brasserie Restaurant Saint Martin, 20 Place Saint-Martin, 88100 Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. Tel.: 33 3 29 56 11 78. Open: daily 1145-1400, 1845-2200.
nightlife
- 1 La Cabane au Darou, 10 Rue de la Prairie, 88100 Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. wide selection of beers.Open: 1730-0100, closed on Sundays.
- 2 L'Entracte II, 33 Rue de la Prairie, 88100 Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. Open: until 0200.
accommodation
- 1 Hôtel Beausejour, 64 Rue d'Alsace, 88100 Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. Tel.: 33 (0)3.29.56.85.20, Email: [email protected].facebook url used
- 2 Hôtel Campanile, Rue de la Madeleine, 88100 Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. Tel.: 33 (0)3.29.56.85.20, Fax: (0)3.29.55.52.64, Email: [email protected].
- 3 hotelF1, Zone artisanale d'Hellieule 1, 88100 Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. Tel.: 33 (0)8.91.70.53.79, Fax: (0)3.29.56.78.39, Email: [email protected].
- 4 Hotel de France, 1 Rue Dauphine, 88100 Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. Tel.: 33 (0)3.29.56.32.61, Fax: (0)3.29.56.01.09.
- 5 Hotel le Globe, 2 Quai Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 88100 Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. Tel.: 33 (0)3.29.51.32.06.
- 6 ibis Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, 5 Quai Jeanne d'Arc, 88100 Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. Tel.: 33 (0)3.29.42.24.22, Fax: (0)3.29.55.49.15, Email: [email protected].
security
health
- 1 Pharmacie Michel, 18 Rue Thiers, 88100 Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. Tel.: 33 (0)3.29.56.13.62, Fax: 33 (0)3.29.56.71.60. Open: Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
- 2 Pharmacie de la Poste, 10 Rue Dauphine, 88100 Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. Tel.: 33 (0)3.29.56.10.63. Open: Monday from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 2:00 p.m. 00 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Practical advice
- 3 Office de Tourisme Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, 6 Quai du Maréchal Leclerc, 88100 Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. Tel.: 33 (0)3.29.42.22.22.
- 4 La Poste, 11 Rue Dauphine, 88100 Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. Open: Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
trips
literature
Web links
- http://www.saint-die.eu - Official website of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
