Belfort
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Template:FRdot Belfort is a town and commune of northeastern France, préfecture (capital) of the Territoire de Belfort département in the Franche-Comté région. Population (1999): 50,417. Approximately 80,000 including suburbs.
Sights
Belfort is the home of The Lion of Belfort, a sculpture by Frédéric Bartholdi expressing people's resistance against the siege in the Franco-Prussian War (1870)
FIMU
Belfort is also known for organising a large music festival in May, every year. The FIMU (Festival International de Musique Universitaire) is home to nearly 2500 musicians from many different countries, most of them students. The musicians give more than 250 concerts in the 3-day festival in a wide variety of styles (e.g. classical, jazz, traditional and experimental music.) All the concerts are free of charge and are performed on 14 different locations in the old city "vielle ville" of Belfort. In 2004, more than 60.000 people attented the festival. The FIMU takes place on the 14th, 15th and 16th of May in 2005.
External links
- City council website (http://www.mairie-belfort.com/) (in French)
- Tourist office website (http://www.ot-belfort.fr/)
- FIMU Music festival, Belfort (http://www.Fimu.com/)
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