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Definition: Dijon

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. An industrial city in eastern France to the north of Lyons.[Wordnet].

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Date "Dijon" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references)

Common Expressions: Dijon

Expressions Definition
Antiphonary of St. Benigne, Dijon The Antiphonary of St. Benigne (also called Antiphonarium Codex Montpellier) is a late 10th century musical manuscript in a codex that records antiphonal responses of Gregorian chant, one of the earliest surviving pieces of written music. There are only about five 10th century musical manuscripts (and some fragments from the 9th century), with which scholars debate how to realize Gregorian chant in modern liturgical use and performance. Whenever historical documents are scanty, their interpretation tends to be correspondingly bitter. (references)
Dijon the Thief Dijon the Thief is a fictional anthromorphic dog character featured in the Disney animated series DuckTales. This Arabic stereotype is an obsessive kleptomaniac, stealing items of great value. He usually stuffs them into his loosely fitting clothing, pretending not to notice the constant clanking and jingling which results. He was voiced by Richard Libertini. (references)
Dijon Thompson Dijon Lynn Thompson (born February 23 1983 in Los Angeles) is a professional basketball player in the NBA. He was chosen by the New York Knicks in the second round of the 2005 NBA Draft (54th pick overall) and then was soon traded along with forward-center Kurt Thomas to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for guard Quentin Richardson, the draft rights to guard Nate Robinson (21st pick in the first round of the 2005 NBA draft), and cash considerations. (references)

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Extended Definition: Dijon

Dijon

This article is about the French commune. For the American Gospel Singer, see Dijon Prioleau.

Coordinates: 47°19′26″N 05°02′34″E / 47.32389°N 5.04278°E / 47.32389; 5.04278

Commune of Dijon

Location
Coordinates 47°19′26″N 05°02′34″E / 47.32389°N 5.04278°E / 47.32389; 5.04278
Administration
Country France
Region Bourgogne
Department Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement Dijon
Intercommunality Dijon
Mayor François Rebsamen
(2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation 220–410 m (720–1,300 ft)
(avg. 245 m/800 ft)
Land area1 40.31 km2 (15.56 sq mi)
Population2
(2005)		 150,803[1]
 - Density 3,709 /km² (9,610 /sq mi) (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 21231/ 21000
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Dijon (fr-Dijon.ogg listen (help·info), pronounced [diʒɔ̃]) is a city in eastern France, the capital of the Côte-d'Or departement and of the Bourgogne region. Dijon is the historical capital of the province of Burgundy. Population (2005): 150,800 for the commune; 236,953 for the greater Dijon area.

History

Dijon began as a Roman settlement called Divio, located on the road from Lyon to Paris. Saint Benignus, the city's patron saint, is said to have introduced Christianity to the area before being martyred. This province was home to the Dukes of Burgundy from the early 11th century AD until the late 1400s and Dijon was a place of tremendous wealth and power and one of the great European centers of art, learning and science. It was occupied by Nazi Germany between June 1940 and early 1945, when it was liberated by joint French/UK/USA forces. [2] The city itself was liberated on September 11, 1944.

Arc de triomphe known as the Porte Guillaume, on Place Darcy in the centre of Dijon.

Main sights

Dijon boasts a large number of churches and cathedrals, including St. Bénigne, Notre-Dame, St. Étienne, and St. Michel. The crypt of Dijon Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Benignus, dates from 1,000 years ago, and the city has retained many architectural styles from many of the main periods from the past millennium, including Gothic, Renaissance and Capetian. Many of the still-inhabited houses in the city's central district date from before the 18th century.

Dijon was spared the destruction of various wars such as the 1870 Franco-Prussian War, despite the fact that the Prussian army invaded the city. Therefore, many of the old buildings such as the half-timbered houses dating from the 12th to the 15th century (found mainly in the city's core district) are undamaged, at least by organized violence.

There are many museums in the city, including one dedicated to mustard and steak. Another is the Musée des Beaux Arts in the old part of the Ducal Palace (see below). It contains, among other things, ducal kitchens that date back to the mid-1400s, and a collection of European paintings from the early Renaissance to the Impressionistic periods.

Among the more interesting of Dijon's sights is the Ducal Palace, the Palais des Ducs et des États de Bourgogne or "Palace of the Dukes and the States of Burgundy" (47°19′19″N 5°2′29″E / 47.32194°N 5.04139°E / 47.32194; 5.04139), which is one of only a few remaining examples of the Capetian period in the region. Another is a curious carving of a little owl, la chouette, on the church of Notre Dame on the rue de la Préfecture. It is reported that this has become regarded as a good-luck charm: people touch it with their left hand and make a wish. The current carving is a copy as the original was destroyed the night of January 5 or 6 2001 by vandals. The current version is now protected by video surveillance.

Transport

Dijon and suburbs

Dijon is located approximately one hour and 40 minutes southeast of Paris by the TGV high-speed train (LGV Sud-Est) via Gare de Lyon. By car, it is about three hours from Paris. For comparison, Lyon is 180 km (110 mi) away and two hours distant - although there is no high-speed train link between both cities. Nice takes about six hours by TGV and Strasbourg about three hours at regular train speed.

Culture

Dijon Cathedral.

Dijon holds the International and Gastronomic Fair every year. With over 500 exhibitors and 200,000 visitors every year, this is one of the ten most important fairs in France. Dijon is also home, every three years, to the international flower show Florissimo. Dijon also hosts the Fete de la Musique (Music Festival) every summer, with live musical groups playing on street corners throughout the city centre.

To the northwest of Dijon, the race track of Dijon-Prenois hosts various motor sport events. It hosted the Formula 1 French Grand Prix on four occasions from 1974 to 1984.

Dijon is home to Dijon FCO, a soccer team in Ligue 2, the second-highest league in French football. Dijon is better known for its national professional league basketball club (Pro A), JDA Dijon.

Dijon has numerous museums such as the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, the Musée Archéologique, the Musée de la Vie Bourguignonne, the Musée d'Art Sacré, and the Musée Magnin. It also contains approximately 700 hectares of parks and green space, including the fine Jardin botanique de l'Arquebuse (botanical garden) and the Serres de l'Université de Bourgogne (botanical greenhouses operated by the university).

Apart from the numerous bars who sometimes have live bands, the main venues in Dijon are : Le zenith de Dijon, La Vapeur and l'Atheneum.

Colleges and universities

Food and drink

Mustard

A traditional Dijon mustard.

Dijon is famous for its mustard, even though around 90% of all mustard seeds used are imported, mainly from Canada. The term Dijon mustard (moutarde de Dijon) designates a method for the making of mustard, particularly strong if made in that fashion. Most Dijon mustard (brands such as Amora or Maille) is produced industrially, and in fact need not be produced around Dijon. The name has become genericized, meaning it cannot be registered for protected designation of origin status under European Union law.[6] Dijon mustard shops also feature exotic or unusually-flavored mustard (for example fruit-flavoured Dijon), often sold in decorative hand-painted faience (china) pots.

Wine

As the capital of the Burgundy region, Dijon reigns over some of the best wine country in the world. Many superb vineyards producing vins d'appellation contrôlée, such as Vosne-Romanée and Gevrey-Chambertin, are within 20 minutes of the city center. The town's university boasts a renowned oenology institute. The drive from Santenay to Dijon, known as the route des Grands Crus, passes through an idyllic countryside of vineyards, rivers, villages, forests, and twelfth-century churches. The region's architecture is distinguished by, among other things, toits bourguignons (Burgundian roofs) made of tiles glazed in terra cotta, green, yellow and black and arranged in eye-catching geometric patterns.

The city is also well known for its crème de cassis, or blackcurrant liqueur, used in the drink known as "Kir" (white wine, especially Bourgogne aligoté, with blackcurrant liqueur, named after former mayor of Dijon canon Félix Kir). The same drink made with champagne instead of white wine is known as a Kir Royal.

The American food writer M.F.K. Fisher, who moved to Dijon shortly after her marriage in 1929, wrote about the region's cuisine in Long Ago in France.

Restaurants

Dijon is home to some of the finest French cuisine. Popular attractions include Le Sauvage, Les Gourmandises de Tatine, Le Piano Qui Fume, le Restaurant et Cave a Vins de la Porte Guillaume and Chez Léon.

Notable people

Coat of Arms of Dijon (1899 - 1962)
  • John the Fearless (1371 - 1419), Duke of Burgundy
  • Charles, Duke of Burgundy (1433 - 1477)
  • Saint Jane Frances de Chantal (Jeanne - Françoise Frémiot, baronne de Chantal, 1572 - 1641), founder of the Visitation Order
  • Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (1627 - 1704), bishop and theologist
  • Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 - 1764), composer
  • François Rude (1784 - 1855), sculptor
  • Augustin Cauchy (1789-1867), mathematician
  • Henry Darcy (1803 - 1858), engineer
  • François Jouffroy (1806 - 1882), sculptor
  • Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (1832 - 1923), engineer and architect
  • Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity (Marie - Élisabeth Catez, 1880 - 1906), Carmelite nun and religious writer
  • Maurice Boitel (1919 - 2007), painter
  • Roger Guillemin (b. 1924), Nobel laurate in Physiology and Medicine
  • Jean-Pierre Marielle (b. 1932), actor
  • Claude Jade (1948 - 2006), actress
  • Premena'th Pascal Wilson/Clere (b. 1962), author, artist, teacher, and healer.
  • Vitalic (born as Pascal Arbez in 1976), an electronic music artist.
  • Julien Pillet (b. 1977), sabre fencer

Photo gallery

Some of the beautiful roof work seen throughout Dijon

The Gargoyles on Notre Dame de Dijon

Porte Guillaume on Darcy Square

Rue de la Liberté (Freedom Street)

Carrefour du Miroir (Mirror's Crossroads)

Boutique de moutarde (Typical mustard shop)

Place François Rude (François Rude Square)

Typical street in the old town-centre

Place de la Libération (Liberation Square)

Palais des ducs de Bourgogne (Dukes of Burgundy's Palace)

Philippe le Bon Tower

Philippe II Le Hardi's tomb

Dijon Cathedral

Saint-Michel Church

The Market in Dijon designed by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (who also designed the Eiffel Tower)

La Chouette ("The Owl") at Notre Dame de Dijon (rub it for goodluck)

Twin towns

Dijon is twinned with:

  • Flag of Romania Cluj-Napoca in Romania
  • Flag of the United States Dallas in United States
  • Flag of Germany Mainz in Germany
  • Flag of Poland Opole in Poland
  • Flag of Hungary Pécs in Hungary
  • Flag of Italy Reggio Emilia in Italy
  • Flag of the Republic of Macedonia Skopje in Macedonia
  • Flag of Russia Volgograd in Russia
  • Flag of the United Kingdom York in United Kingdom

References

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External links

Préfectures of régions of France
Metropolitan France

Strasbourg (Alsace) · Bordeaux (Aquitaine) · Clermont-Ferrand (Auvergne) · Dijon (Bourgogne) · Rennes (Bretagne) · Orléans (Centre) · Châlons-en-Champagne (Champagne-Ardenne) · Ajaccio (Corsica) · Besançon (Franche-Comté) · Paris (Île-de-France) · Montpellier (Languedoc-Roussillon) · Limoges (Limousin) · Metz (Lorraine) · Toulouse (Midi-Pyrénées) · Lille (Nord-Pas de Calais) · Caen (Basse-Normandie) · Rouen (Haute-Normandie) · Nantes (Pays de la Loire) · Amiens (Picardie) · Poitiers (Poitou-Charentes) · Marseille (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) · Lyon (Rhône-Alpes)

Overseas regions

Cayenne (French Guiana) · Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe) · Fort-de-France (Martinique) · Saint-Denis (Réunion)

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Dijon". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: Dijon

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Dijon 88     1990 480km of Dijon 56
1990 480km of Dijon 56     1998 FIA GT Dijon 500km 49
1998 FIA GT Dijon 500km 49     2002 FIA Sportscar Championship Dijon 25
2006 FIA GT Dijon 500km 38     2006 FIA GT Dijon 500km 38
Dijon FCO 35     Académie des Sciences, Arts et Belles-Lettres de Dijon 4
2002 FIA Sportscar Championship Dijon 25     Antiphonary of St. Benigne, Dijon 4
Arrondissement of Dijon 22     Archdiocese of Dijon 14
Archdiocese of Dijon 14     Arrondissement of Dijon 22
Dijon Thompson 11     Benignus of Dijon 9
Dijon (DuckTales) 11     Cassis de Dijon 2
Benignus of Dijon 9     Dijon 88
Dijon Cathedral 8     Dijon (DuckTales) 11
Dijon Prioleau 7     Dijon Cathedral 8
Antiphonary of St. Benigne, Dijon 4     Dijon FCO 35
Académie des Sciences, Arts et Belles-Lettres de Dijon 4     Dijon Prioleau 7
Radio Shalom Dijon 3     Dijon Thompson 11
JDA Dijon 3     JDA Dijon 3
Cassis de Dijon 2     Nicasius of Dijon 2
Palais des Sports de Dijon 2     Palais des Sports de Dijon 2
Nicasius of Dijon 2     Radio Shalom Dijon 3

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Translations: Dijon

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Balgarski Дижон (Dijon). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, Dijon. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski (transliteration) dizhon (Dijon). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, Dijon. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian Дижон (Dijon). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, Dijon. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian (transliteration) dizhon (Dijon). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, Dijon. (volunteer & more translations)
Central Danish Dijon (Dijon). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, Dijon. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 第戎 (dijon). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, Dijon. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 第戎 (dijon). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, Dijon. (volunteer & more translations)
Danish Dijon (Dijon). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, Dijon. (volunteer & more translations)
Dansk Dijon (Dijon). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, Dijon. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch Dijon (Dijon). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, Dijon. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian Digione (Dijon). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, Dijon. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese ディジョン (Dijon). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, Dijon. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian дижон (Dijon). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, Dijon. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) dizhon (Dijon). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, Dijon. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki дижон (Dijon). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, Dijon. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) dizhon (Dijon). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, Dijon. (volunteer & more translations)
Sjaelland Dijon (Dijon). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, Dijon. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: Dijon

Language Translations for “Dijon” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag Dathagijathagon (Dijon). Additional references: Athag, Dijon. (volunteer)
Double Dutch Dagijagon (Dijon). Additional references: Double Dutch, Dijon. (volunteer)
Esperanto Dijon (Dijon). Additional references: Esperanto, Dijon. (volunteer)
Leet [)¦_|¤/\/ (Dijon). Additional references: Leet, Dijon. (volunteer)
Oppish Dopijopon (Dijon). Additional references: Oppish, Dijon. (volunteer)
Pig Latin Ijonday (Dijon). Additional references: Pig Latin, Dijon. (volunteer)
Terran B Dijonn (Dijon). Additional references: Terran B, Dijon. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi Dubijubon (Dijon). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, Dijon. (volunteer)
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