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'''Orchard Lake''' is a medium-sized inland [[lake]], 795 acres (3.2 km²). It has a 110 feet (34 m) maximum depth and is in the city of [[Orchard Lake Village, Michigan|Orchard Lake Village]], [[Oakland County, Michigan|Oakland County]], in [[Michigan]], [[USA]]. It is the second-largest lake in Oakland County after [[Cass Lake (Michigan)|Cass Lake]].
'''Monschau''' (French: '''Montjoie''') is a city in the west of [[Germany]], located in the [[Aachen (district)|district Aachen]], [[North Rhine-Westphalia]]. It is located at 50° 33' North, 6° 15' East, and as of 2002 it has a population of 13,050. An area of 94.61 km² belongs to the city, ranging in altitude between 350 and 650 m above [[mean sea level]].
The lake is unusual in that there is an large 35 acre (142,000 m²) island in the middle of the lake, Apple Island. The island was frequently inhabited by local [[Native Americans]] before the coming of Western settlers, who later planted an apple orchard on the island, giving rise to the current name of the lake. Apple Island is now abandoned and has been designated a protected [[wildlife sanctuary]]. The small Cedar Island is near the western shore.
[[Image:Monschau with Rur river.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|Historic center of Monschau at the Rur river]]
The campus of the old [[Michigan Military Academy]] is on the northeast shore of the lake. The campus is now home to [[SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary]] and [[St. Mary's Preparatory]].
The city is located in the hills of the [[Eifel]], in the narrow valley of the [[Rur]] river. The historic city center wasn't destroyed in [[World War II]], thus the many half-timbered houses and narrow streets nearly unchanged for 300 years make it a popular tourist attraction nowadays. Historically the main industry of the city were cloth-mills.
==History==
Above the city is the castle Monschau, which dates back to the [[13th century]] - in [[1198]] the first mention of Monschau was made. Starting in [[1433]] the castle was used as a seat of the dukes of [[Jülich]]. In [[1543]] Emperor [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V.]] besieged it as part of the [[Geldern Feud]], captured it and plundered the city. However the castle stayed with Jülich until [[1609]], then it became part of [[Palatinate]]-Neuburg.
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[[1795]] [[France|French]] captured the area, and under the name ''Montjoie'' made it the capital of a canton. After the area became part of Prussia again in 1815, Monschau became the capital of a district, the ''Kreis Montjoie''. In [[1918]] the German Emperor changed the name to Monschau.
[[Category:Oakland County, Michigan]]
In [[1972]] the city was enlarged with the previous independent municipalities Höfen, Imgenbroich, Kalterherberg, Konzen, Mützenich and Rohren.
[[Category:Lakes in Michigan]]
==External links==
*http://www.monschau.de - Official webpage (German only)
[[Category:Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia]]
[[de:Monschau]]
[[fr:Montjoie]]
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