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Wissant (French pronunciation: [ɥisɑ̃]; from Dutch: Witzand, "white sand") is a
seaside commune in the Pas-de-Calais
department in the Hauts-de-France...
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Jacques de
Wissant was,
together with his
brother Pierre, one of the six
burghers of Calais.
Because of the name, it can be ****umed that the brothers...
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Pierre de
Wissant is a
bronze sculpture by
French artist Auguste Rodin, part of his
sculptural group The
Burghers of Calais. This
sculpture represents...
- six
burghers depicted are:
Eustache de
Saint Pierre Jacques de
Wissant Pierre de
Wissant Jean de
Fiennes Andrieu d'Andres Jean d'Aire
Under French law...
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medal at the
Amsterdam Exposition. In 1890, she and her
husband moved to
Wissant, a
small village on the Côte d'Opale,
where they
built a
villa designed...
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location is unknown. The main
candidates have been Saint-Omer (Sithiu),
Wissant and
Boulogne (more
usually called Gesoria**** and
later Bononia), but a...
- the east. The Pale
roughly encomp****ed the land
between Gravelines and
Wissant,
which was
about 20
square miles (52 km2).
Throughout its history, the...
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Batterie Lindemann (four 406 mm guns at Sangatte),
Batterie Wissant (150 mm guns near
Wissant),
Batterie Todt (four 380 mm guns),
Grosser Kurfurst (four...
- department, and Université d'Artois on the
eastern part.
Mussel aquaculture in
Wissant Cap Gris Nez Cap
Blanc Nez Boulogne-sur-Mer Nausicaä Le
Touquet Grand-Place...
- the
Channel to
Sumeran (now
called Sombres),
landing at the
village of
Wissant. The
route continues through Guînes (Sigeric's Gisne), Thérouanne (Teranburh)...
