Saint Helier ( English Saint Helier , French Saint-Hélier , norm . Saint Hélyi , ) - city and port , the capital of the British crown possession of jersey . In the administrative division is equated to one of the twelve parishes of Jersey.
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| Square | 10.6 km² | ||||
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| Population | 28.3 thousand people ( 2001 ) | ||||
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Area - 10.6 km². The population is 28.3 thousand people (2001), this is about a third of the inhabitants of the entire island . It is also the economic center of Jersey. St. Helier is located in southern Jersey on the shores of a small bay .
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Etymology
The city got its name from St. Helier , a Christian martyr who lived here in the VI century and was killed by pirates . It is believed that he was hacked with axes , which today are depicted on the emblem of the city.
History
- 1155 - Saint Helier Abbey was founded on the tidal island of L.Islet, next to the Hermitage.
Attractions
- Elizabeth Castle
- Rock-built Chapel of St. Helier
- Parliament building
- The Maritime Museum and the Museum of the Occupation of the Jersey Island during World War II (located in the same building_.
- Jersey Island History Museum including an art gallery.
- The house-museum of Georgian times with a store - in the evening a group live excursion to this museum is possible. Live - actors dressed in costumes from the time of Dickens, together with a group of tourists knock on the door of the house, open the door to the footman, talking in English and with humor, laughter. The group enters the house and the performance continues there.
It is rather peculiar and unusual to be inside a play and a museum from the time of Dickens. Museum opened in 2011
Many monuments. Also in the Royal City Park (or rather, in the square, maybe it used to be a park) there is a monument to King George II , considered the “zero kilometer”. All distances on the island are counted from this place.
Tourists will need ten days to visit all the attractions of St. Helier and go around the island of Jersey on sightseeing buses. So, to visit the Maritime Museum and the Museum of the History of the Island of Jersey and St. Helier will need one day. There are also peculiar amphibian buses for excursions to Elizabeth Castle during tidal events.
Saint Helier Administration Building
Monument to George II
Monument to the liberation of Jersey from the Nazi invaders
Monument to the liberation of Jersey from the Nazi invaders