Lens [2]

Lens [2]

Lens (spr. langs), Stadt im franz. Depart. Pas-de-Calais, Arrond. Béthune, an der Deûle und dem Kanal von L. (Teil des Laufes der Deûle), Knotenpunkt der Nordbahn, hat Steinkohlengruben, Fabrikation von Rübenzucker, Maschinen, Seilerwaren etc. und (1901) 24,370 Einw. – Hier 20. Aug. 1648 Sieg Condés über den österreichischen Erzherzog Leopold Wilhelm.


http://www.zeno.org/Meyers-1905. 1905–1909.

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