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Clarens (other)
Clarens is the name of several places: * Clarens, Free State, a town in Free State Province, South Africa * Clarens, Hautes-Pyrénées, a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department of southwestern France * Clarens, Switzerland, a small village in the canton of Vaud * Clarens (Alexandria, Virginia), U.S., a historic mansion See also * Clarence (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarens, Free State
Clarens is a small town situated in the foothills of the Maluti Mountains in the Free State province of South Africa and nicknamed the "Jewel of the Eastern Free State". It was established in 1912 and named after the town of Clarens in Switzerland where exiled Paul Kruger spent his last days. It is situated 336 km from Johannesburg, 284 km from Bloemfontein, and 389 km from Durban. History A farm called "Leliehoek" (English: Lily Corner) was bought from Hermanus Steyn in 1910, and in 1911 Piet de Villiers sold his farm "Naauwpoort" (situated near the Titanic rock) to a company that planned to establish a village there. These two farms were divided into stands and sold for fifty pounds each. A commission was appointed in 1912 to finalise negotiations, and a decision was made to name the village "Clarens" in honour of President Paul Kruger’s influence in the area. This came about in the following way - during the Free State-Basotho War of 1865 - 1866, five burg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarens, Hautes-Pyrénées
Clarens is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department and Occitanie region, in south-western France. Geography The Petite Baïse forms most of the commune's western border. Places to Visit # Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges # Valcabrere # Mont d'Astarac # Col d'Aspin # Tarbes # Arreau See also *Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes o ... References Communes of Hautes-Pyrénées {{BagnèresdeBigorre-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarens, Switzerland
Clarens-Montreux or Clarens is a neighbourhood in the municipality of Montreux, in the canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. This neighbourhood is the biggest and most populated of the city of Montreux. Clarens was made famous throughout Europe by the immense success of the book '' La Nouvelle Héloïse'' by Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Notable people ; Lived in Clarens * Élisée Reclus (1830–1905), renowned French geographer, writer and anarchist; resided in Clarens from 1872 * Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893), the Russian composer of the Romantic period, wrote his Violin Concerto in Clarens in 1878; it is one of the best known violin concertos ever written. * Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847-1885), the Danish writer, resided in Montreux in the winter of 1877-78 and featured the town of Clarens in his novel ''Niels Lyhne''. * Sholem Aleichem (1859–1916), the Yiddish classic writer, resided in Clarens in 1912. * Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971), the Russian composer, lived in Clare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarens (Alexandria, Virginia)
Clarens or the Clarens Estate is a 19th-century Federal-style mansion in Alexandria, Virginia. downloaded November 23, 2012. Clarens is best known as the residence of (November 3, 1798–April 28, 1871), a and from |
