永(yong)寧(ning)鎮是(shi)(shi)(shi)泉(quan)州市的一(yi)個古鎮,著(zhu)名的古代泉(quan)州航(hang)海燈塔就位于(yu)永(yong)寧(ning)鎮,永(yong)寧(ning)古衛(wei)城(cheng)(cheng)也是(shi)(shi)(shi)泉(quan)州古代規(gui)模最大的古衛(wei)城(cheng)(cheng),是(shi)(shi)(shi)中(zhong)國明朝(chao)三大古衛(wei)城(cheng)(cheng)之一(yi),后(hou)被倭寇(kou)(kou)多次(ci)(ci)攻(gong)陷。永(yong)寧(ning)經歷(li)過(guo)倭寇(kou)(kou)以及清(qing)朝(chao)軍隊多次(ci)(ci)洗街(即屠城(cheng)(cheng)),抗日戰爭(zheng)時(shi)期多次(ci)(ci)被日本艦(jian)隊和飛機(ji)轟炸,清(qing)朝(chao)和民(min)國時(shi)期是(shi)(shi)(shi)泉(quan)州商業較為發達的一(yi)個鎮子(zi)。
永寧古鎮是京郊(jiao)文(wen)化第(di)一(yi)鎮,被北京市列為第(di)二批“歷史(shi)文(wen)化保護街(jie)(jie)區”。該城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)總面積為56.3萬平方(fang)米(mi),古城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)由(you)新建東(dong)西(xi)(xi)南北城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)及古城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)遺址等景(jing)點(dian)構成;城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)有(you)(you)4門:東(dong)為“迎(ying)暉(hui)門”,西(xi)(xi)為“鎮寧門”,南為“宣(xuan)恩門”,北為“威遠門”。古城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)中央(yang)設有(you)(you)“玉(yu)皇閣(ge)”一(yi)座(zuo),輻射四街(jie)(jie);建城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)后(hou),東(dong)為“文(wen)教衛生”一(yi)條(tiao)街(jie)(jie),西(xi)(xi)為“手工(gong)作坊”一(yi)條(tiao)街(jie)(jie),南為“文(wen)化”一(yi)條(tiao)街(jie)(jie),北為“明清風格”步行商業(ye)街(jie)(jie)。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)內有(you)(you)布局嚴(yan)謹廟(miao)宇42座(zuo),分(fen)別座(zuo)落于“和平街(jie)(jie)”、“利民街(jie)(jie)”、“阜民街(jie)(jie)”、“太平街(jie)(jie)”。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)外綠樹成蔭,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)內鐘(zhong)聲悠鳴,環(huan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)河(he)水清新,永寧大(da)道寬闊(kuo)。
永寧鎮(zhen)位(wei)于延慶縣中部(bu)(bu),距縣城17公里,距市(shi)區(qu)德勝門90公里,是延慶縣第二大鎮(zhen)。永寧北(bei)依香營鄉(xiang)、劉(liu)斌堡鄉(xiang),東(dong)臨四(si)海鎮(zhen),西部(bu)(bu)由(you)北(bei)至南(nan)分別與舊縣鎮(zhen)、沈家營鎮(zhen)、井莊(zhuang)(zhuang)鎮(zhen)接壤,南(nan)與大莊(zhuang)(zhuang)科鄉(xiang)及(ji)懷柔(rou)縣交界(jie),轄區(qu)面積158.7平(ping)方公里,其(qi)中南(nan)北(bei)長24.18公里,東(dong)西長19.76公里。
永寧鎮位于延慶盆地東(dong)部,地勢東(dong)高(gao)西低,東(dong)、南、北三面為山區及半山區,中部為平原,海拔(ba)在490.6—800米之間。