Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge for the people . Haut-Rhin. From 1870to 1879 this remnant (234 sq. ni.), takingits name from the town, was called theTerritoire de B., and consisted of thoseportions of Haut-Khin which, seized byGermans during the war of 1870-71, wererestored to France by the preliminaries ofpeace arranged at Versailles, 26th Feb-ruary 1871. The strategical importanceof B. was recognized by France on itscession by Austria in 1048, and it wasfortified by Vauban. At the outbreak ofthe war between France and Germany in1870, B. was a fortress of the fir
Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge for the people . Haut-Rhin. From 1870to 1879 this remnant (234 sq. ni.), takingits name from the town, was called theTerritoire de B., and consisted of thoseportions of Haut-Khin which, seized byGermans during the war of 1870-71, wererestored to France by the preliminaries ofpeace arranged at Versailles, 26th Feb-ruary 1871. The strategical importanceof B. was recognized by France on itscession by Austria in 1048, and it wasfortified by Vauban. At the outbreak ofthe war between France and Germany in1870, B. was a fortress of the first rank;and as such maintained, from 3d Decem-ber 1870 till 10th February 1871, a gallantdefence against the German troops. Itthen capitulated, the defenders being per-uiiited to march out with all the honorsof war. B. was also besieged by the alliesin 1814. B. has a Pop. (1876),13,103; of territory (1876), 08,600. Belfry or Bell-gable, BELFRY (Fr. heffroi), a word of doubt- bury Oxfordshire, fulorigin; a bell-tower, or turret, usually forming part of a church,. but sometimes detached from it—as at Evesham and Berkeley, inEngland, and still more frequently in Italy. See a church was built in a deep glen, the belfry was perchedon a neighboring height, as at St. Feve and elsewhere in Corn-wall, and at Ardclach and Auldbar in Scotland. At this lastplace, the bell was hung upon a tree, as was common enough inScotland at the close of the 17tli c. Where the of amere turret, it is often called a hell-gable or hell-cote, and is alwaysplaced on the west end of the church; a smaller one being some-times ijlaced at tlie east end, which is for the sanctus bell, forwhich reason it is placed over the altar. Municipal belfries aremore common on the continent than in this country. When theburghs began to rise into importance after the 12tli c, they as-serted their right to have bells, to call the burghers together forcouncil or for action. Tiius detach
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