Monschau (Castle/Chteau)
Le chteau de Montjoie, qui surplombe la cit, date du XIIIe sicle. Il est mentionn pour la premire fois en 1198. partir de 1433, le chteau est proprit des ducs de Juliers. En 1543, l'empereur Charles Quint l'assigea, le prit et pilla la ville. Le chteau resta cependant la maison de Juliers jusque 1609, puis il fut intgr au Palatinat-Neuburg. En 1795, la France prit la rgion, et sous son nom franais de Montjoie, en fit un chef-lieu de canton. La rgion redevint prussienne en 1815, et Monschau fut nomme capitale de district, le Kreis Montjoie. En 1918, Guillaume II lui rendit son nom de Monschau.
Limite orientale de l'offensive allie en dcembre 1944, la ville fut une de celles qui servit de base arrire la contre-offensive allemande lors de la bataille des Ardennes.
Monschau Castle, overlooking the city, dates from the thirteenth century. It is mentioned for the first time in 1198. From 1433, the castle is owned by the Dukes of Jlich. In 1543, Emperor Charles V besieged, took and plundered the city. The castle, however, remained the home until 1609 Jlich, then he was integrated into the Palatinate-Neuburg. In 1795, France took the region, and under its French name Montjoie, made capital of the canton. The area became Prussian in 1815, and Monschau was named capital of the district, the Kreis Montjoie. In 1918, William II gave him back the name of Monschau. Eastern boundary of the Allied offensive in December 1944, the city was one that served as a rear base against the German offensive, during the Battle of the Ardennes.
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