1. Bretagne
Ar Mor
Land of the sea

2. Structure General facts The relief The flag “Gwenn ha Du“
Traditions and traditional costumes
Typical breton

3. General facts Map of the Bretagne [1]
peninsula in the northwest of France
size: km²
1100 km long coastline
divide in the Départements Côtes D`Armor, Finistère, Ille-et-Vilaine and Morbihan
population: inhabitants
in the Basse-(lower)Bretagne live long-established inhabitants -> with Celtic roots -> speak brezoneg
in the Haute-(upper)Bretagne -> people speak French
Map of the Bretagne [1]

4. Relief part of the Armorica mountain range rugged coastline
especially in the west: cliff coast
otherwise-> hilly
Highest point: Roc'h Trévézel (384 m)
cliff coast at Kap Frehel

5. “Gwenn ha Du“ [2]

6. Traditional costumes[3]
official: French
traditionally: “brezonegh“
old Gallic language with Celtic roots
related to the Welch language in Wales, the Cornish and the Gaelic in Scotland and Ireland
today: only every 5. Breton speaks it
to remember the people on the language:
Can be learned as foreign language in school since 1977
Breton names on street signs
Used in pop and folk music

7. Typical breton Dolmen in Morhiban [5]
Field with 1000 menhires next to Carnac [4]
barrow = Hügelgrab

8. Castle in Fougères[6]
Fort de la Latte
St. Malo
Château la Roche-Jagu

9. Typical stone houses
Church in Louannec

10. sources Content: Bretagne- Marco Polo Reiseführer
HB Bildatlas Bretagne
Pictures:
Own pictures
[1] karte.gif
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[5] de-mein-goarec-a.jpg
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