 |
Sponsored LinksTravel reviews & great deals at TripAdvisor: AuchAuch (ōsh) [key], town (1990 pop. 24,728), capital of Gers dept., SW France, in Gascony, on the Gers River. It is a farm market and commercial center with a variety of manufactures and an important trade in Armagnac brandy, poultry, wine, and grain. One of the chief towns of Roman Gaul, it was an archiepiscopal see, the capital of Armagnac (10th cent.), and the capital of Gascony (17th cent.). The old part of town, steep and hilly, is topped by a flamboyant-style Gothic cathedral (15th–16th cent.). The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on Auch from Infoplease:
- Even Dwarfs Started Small (Auch Zwerge haben klein angefangen) - Starring Helmut Döring, Gerd Gickel, Paul Glauer, Erna Gschwendtner, Pepi Hermine
- Gers: meaning and definitions - Gers: Definition and Pronunciation
- Gers - Gers Gers , department (1990 pop. 174,700), SW France. Auch is the capital.
- Friedrich Theodor Vischer - Vischer, Friedrich Theodor Vischer, Friedrich Theodor , 1807–87, German aesthetic ...
- Armagnac - Armagnac Armagnac , region and former county, SW France, in Gascony, roughly coextensive with Gers ...
|
|
