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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs' has mentioned 'Medieval' in the following places:
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| 91xc2xa0m or 299xc2xa0ft)Websitewww.mairie-provins.fr; www.provins.net/en/ UNESCO World Heritage SiteOfficialxc2xa0nameProvins, Town of Medieval FairsCriteriaCultural:xc2xa0(ii)(iv)Reference873revInscription2001 (25th session)Area108xc2xa0ha (0.42xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi)Bufferxc2xa0zone1,365xc2xa0ha (5.27xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi) 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1xc2xa0km2 (0.386xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | WIKI |
| Provins, a town of medieval fairs, became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001. | WIKI |
| Contents 1 Administration 2 History 2.1 Roman Era 2.2 Medieval Era 2.3 Modern Era 3 Sights 4 Economy 5 Education 6 Notable people 7 Twin towns 8 See also 9 References 10 External links | WIKI |
| Medieval Era[edit] | WIKI |
| Under the protection of the Counts of Champagne, it hosted one of the largest Champagne fairs, an agricultural and trade fair crucial to the medieval economy. | WIKI |
| Provins is known for its medieval fortifications, such as the Tour Cxc3xa9sar (the Caesar Tower) and well-preserved city walls. | WIKI |
| Provins also used to be a large producer of wine, with the medieval methods of wine making still being carried out by residents, and some vineyards are still being used to produce. | WIKI |
| Located in xc3x8ele-de-France in the Seine-et-Marne department, the historic walled city of Provins is an outstanding and authentic example of a medieval fair town in Champagne, a region that was an important centre of exchange, and which witnessed, together with the rise of trading fairs in the 11th century, the beginning of significant international trade in Europe. | UNESCO |
| The urban layout and the medieval dwellings that remain in Provins are an outstanding example of an architectural ensemble built specially to fulfill these functions. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iv): Provins preserves to a high degree the architecture and urban layout that characterize these great medieval fair towns. | UNESCO |
| Some 150 historic houses have preserved their medieval vaulted cellars, intended for the storage of goods. | UNESCO |
| Due to its economic decline, but also to the persistence of its urban functions, the medieval fairs town of Provins remains relatively intact to this day. | UNESCO |
| Open spaces, cellars, public and religious buildings and fortifications have preserved the medieval character of the fairgrounds. | UNESCO |