Naours basement
The basement of Naours ( French Cité souterraine de Naours ) is a system of basements, also known as Muche in France, near the French commune of Naours in the Somme department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France around 18 km north of Amiens .
history
The origin of the basement is traced back to the time of the Norman invasions in the 9th century. The basement is first mentioned in written sources in the 14th century. Intensive use took place in the Wars of Religion and the Thirty Years War . Later it was forgotten. The rediscovery took place in 1887 by the pastor of Naours, Abbé Ernest Danicourt. In 1893 the Société française d'archéologie held a conference in the basement. During the First World War from 1916 to 1918 it was used by British and Canadian troops, including as a military hospital. During the Second World War , the basement was initially used by British troops as a magazine. From 1941 the German Wehrmacht used it as an ammunition store and from 1943 as a base in connection with the Atlantic Wall . The looted facility was reopened to the public in 1949 and has served as a tourist attraction with an attached amusement park ever since.
investment
The basement, 30 m below the surface, is dug into the chalk ground. The approximately 2.0 km long network of paths in the basement forms an underground city. There are several underground spaces and 300 chambers with three chapels, stables, a bakery and storage rooms. A small folklore museum has been set up in some of the halls. Two historic windmills that have been transferred here are installed in the cave park, one from Linselles and the other from Stavele (Belgium).
See also
literature
- Michelin Green Guide Northern France - Paris Area , 1st edition 1997, p. 244, ISBN 2-06-234401-5 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michelin Guide Northern France p. 244
Web links
Coordinates: 50 ° 2 ′ 10 ″ N , 2 ° 16 ′ 39 ″ E