Guided tour of the princely capital, a small town of character

Name: Guided tour of the princely capital, a small town of character
Start: 2022-09-18T14:30:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T16:30:00+02:00
Location: Ville de Senones

Discover the history of the former capital of the Principality of Salm-Salm, an independent state.

Sunday 18 September 2022, 14:30Passed

Conditions

Free. Rendez-vous Place Dom Calmet. Information at the Senones Tourist Office.

Registration

03 29 57 91 03

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Discover the history of the former capital of the Principality of Salm-Salm, an independent state.

Through the princes of Salm, the region is associated with the history of Lorraine, France, and the Holy Roman Empire.
By making Senones the capital of their independent principality landlocked in France, these very enlightened despots have built castles but also made this territory a socio-economic laboratory very innovative but unknown.
The historical and architectural treasures of Senones will be revealed to you during this visit.

About the location

Ville de Senones

Place Dom Calmet, 88210 Senones

Vosges
Grand Est

Nestled in a green wooded valley of the Vosges, the Abbey of Senones was founded in the 7th century by Gondelbert.
From the twelfth century the Counts of Salm appointed devoted came into conflict with the rich abbey. The power of these protectors increased and eventually stripped the abbot of his temporal power in 1571\. In 1751, as a result of international relations, the territory of the abbey became the Principality of Salm-Salm. Three princes succeed each other and build hotels and castles, transforming the village into the capital, giving the old centre its present appearance.
The abbey benefited from a continuous prosperity that resulted in the reconstruction of all the abbey buildings at the end of the 17th and 18th centuries. The reputation of its scholarly abbots and the wealth of the library of over 15,000 volumes earned it an international reputation. Philosophers like Voltaire, scientists and scientists come to study there and discover this small independent principality wh