永(yong)寧鎮(zhen)(zhen)是泉(quan)州市的一個(ge)(ge)古(gu)(gu)鎮(zhen)(zhen),著名的古(gu)(gu)代泉(quan)州航海燈塔就位于永(yong)寧鎮(zhen)(zhen),永(yong)寧古(gu)(gu)衛城也(ye)是泉(quan)州古(gu)(gu)代規模最大的古(gu)(gu)衛城,是中國(guo)明(ming)朝(chao)三大古(gu)(gu)衛城之一,后被倭寇(kou)多(duo)次(ci)(ci)攻陷(xian)。永(yong)寧經歷(li)過倭寇(kou)以(yi)及清朝(chao)軍隊多(duo)次(ci)(ci)洗街(jie)(即屠城),抗日戰爭時(shi)期多(duo)次(ci)(ci)被日本艦隊和飛機轟(hong)炸,清朝(chao)和民國(guo)時(shi)期是泉(quan)州商業較為發達的一個(ge)(ge)鎮(zhen)(zhen)子(zi)。
永寧(ning)古(gu)(gu)(gu)鎮(zhen)(zhen)是京郊(jiao)文(wen)化第一(yi)(yi)鎮(zhen)(zhen),被(bei)北(bei)京市列為(wei)(wei)(wei)第二批“歷(li)史(shi)文(wen)化保護街(jie)區”。該(gai)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)總面(mian)積為(wei)(wei)(wei)56.3萬(wan)平方(fang)米,古(gu)(gu)(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)由新(xin)建東(dong)西南(nan)北(bei)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)及(ji)古(gu)(gu)(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)遺址等景點構成;城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)有4門:東(dong)為(wei)(wei)(wei)“迎暉門”,西為(wei)(wei)(wei)“鎮(zhen)(zhen)寧(ning)門”,南(nan)為(wei)(wei)(wei)“宣恩門”,北(bei)為(wei)(wei)(wei)“威遠門”。古(gu)(gu)(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)中央設(she)有“玉皇閣”一(yi)(yi)座,輻射四街(jie);建城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)后(hou),東(dong)為(wei)(wei)(wei)“文(wen)教衛生”一(yi)(yi)條街(jie),西為(wei)(wei)(wei)“手工作坊”一(yi)(yi)條街(jie),南(nan)為(wei)(wei)(wei)“文(wen)化”一(yi)(yi)條街(jie),北(bei)為(wei)(wei)(wei)“明清風(feng)格”步行商業街(jie)。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)內(nei)有布局嚴謹廟宇42座,分別座落(luo)于“和平街(jie)”、“利(li)民(min)街(jie)”、“阜民(min)街(jie)”、“太平街(jie)”。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)外綠樹成蔭,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)內(nei)鐘聲(sheng)悠鳴(ming),環城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)河水清新(xin),永寧(ning)大道寬(kuan)闊。
永寧鎮位于(yu)延(yan)慶(qing)縣(xian)中部,距縣(xian)城17公(gong)(gong)里,距市區德(de)勝門90公(gong)(gong)里,是延(yan)慶(qing)縣(xian)第(di)二大鎮。永寧北(bei)(bei)依(yi)香營鄉(xiang)、劉斌堡鄉(xiang),東臨(lin)四海鎮,西部由(you)北(bei)(bei)至南(nan)分別與舊縣(xian)鎮、沈(shen)家營鎮、井莊(zhuang)(zhuang)鎮接壤,南(nan)與大莊(zhuang)(zhuang)科鄉(xiang)及懷柔(rou)縣(xian)交(jiao)界,轄區面積158.7平方(fang)公(gong)(gong)里,其中南(nan)北(bei)(bei)長(chang)24.18公(gong)(gong)里,東西長(chang)19.76公(gong)(gong)里。
永(yong)寧(ning)鎮位(wei)于延慶盆地東部(bu),地勢東高西低,東、南、北三面為山區及半山區,中部(bu)為平原,海(hai)拔在490.6—800米之(zhi)間。