Place details
Place nameRheims
Other namesReims, Remi, Durocortorum, Durocortorum Remorum
CountryFrance
Latitude49.25
Longitude4.033
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Important city of Roman Gaul; sacked by Vandals in 406; site of baptism of Clovis and his officers in 496; scene of major European fairs in the 12th century; site of Reims cathedral, traditional coronation place of kings until 1830; severely damaged in World Wars I and II.