Wissant

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Wissant er en kommune i den franske afdeling Pas-de-Calais og har 981 indbyggere. Stedet er en del af arrondissementet Boulogne-sur-Mer. Wissant ligger ved Opaalkysten mellem klipperne Cap Gris-Nez og Cap Blanc-Nez, præcist 5 km fra begge. Cap Gris-Nez har grå eller mørke klipper, mens Cap Blanc-Nez har hvide. Navnet Wissant kommer fra "hvid sand" og mellem disse klipper ligger der faktisk et stykke sand. I det 12. århundrede blev stedet stavet som Witsant eller Wisand, og der blev talt en gammel form for flamsk her; klipperne blev oprindeligt kaldt Swartenesse eller Grisenesse og Blankenesse eller Witternesse. I tidlig middelalder var det en vigtig havn, som både nævnes i Dantes Den guddommelige komedie og i Chanson de Roland. Senere sandede havnen til, og Calais overtog rollen. To af borgerne fra Calais, som i 1347 overgav sig til den engelske konge Edward III og som blev evigtgjort af Rodin, kom fra Wissant: Jacques og Pierre de Wissant. Også i det 21. århundrede er Wissant især populært blandt vandrere, surfere og kitesurfere.

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Address: Wissant, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

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