06-09-2006, 04:15 AM
Quote: Some brief descriptions of major Antrian cities (I haven't really put much thought into some of these...):
Sivaris - Loosely based on RL Chicago, but larger. Set in the Granv?o Mountains. The largest city in Antrium, and its governmental and economic center. Strong banking, tourism, and automobile industry. Extremely Green politics. Multi-lingualism common. Also known for world-class skiing. Pop: 8.5 million, growing fast.
GOOD MATCH FOR Schweindorf = Toronto; also the RL Second City, Great Lakes connections help
Corico (or Koriko, in proper Alv?sin) - Based on RL Florida and my guess of Las Vegas. Second largest city, on a large bay in eastern Antrium. English-speaking. Known for theme parks, casinos, hotels, and bizarre tourist traps. Pop: 4.8 million.
Iffy match for GEORGETOWN = Vancouver, except for the Fantasy Gardens themepark scandal in the early 1990s, a.k.a. [Premier] Bill [Vander Zalm] and [Integrity Commissioner] Ted [Hughes]'s Excellent Conflict of Interest.
Devros - Based on my guess of RL Detroit. Mostly industrial factories, known for its unenvironmental policies that contradict most of Antrium. Primarily English-speaking, with some Alv?sin. Rapidly growing city with little culture and few attractions. Mainly automobile manufacturing. Pop: 3.1 million.
Either SAX-CAUGHBURG = Windsor, just across the river for Motown, or WORTHINGTON = Hamilton
Marinik (M?r?n?k) - Major seaport, loosely based on my guess of RL San Francisco/Seattle. Newer, rapidly growing city. Important naval base. English and French-speaking. Known for its open air markets and beaches. Pop: 2.2 million.
Iffy match for either CHAPEAUXDIX = Victoria, B.C. or DREWBURGH = Halifax, N.S. (What can I say? Canada only has one naval base for each of the Pacific and Atlantic.)
Port Spitz - Resort town on Lake Spitz, in northwestern Antrium. English-speaking, centrist politics, Keesland heritage. Important transport city. Pop: 1.6 million.
Maybe KOLASHEK = Winnipeg, except missing the francophone connection of SAINT VISAGE OSSEUX = St. Boniface
Marime (M?r?m) - French heritage, primarily Francophone. Strongly Catholic, more conservative than most of Antrium. Older city. Based on RL France. Pop: 1.2 million.
Good fit for VILLE DE HOCHELAGA = Quebec City
Orlesk - Keesland heritage, semi-conservative, strong fishing industry. Surrounded by agricultural land. English-speaking. Bayside, near sea city in northeastern Antrium. Pop: 875,000.
OK fit for PAIDRIG = St. John's, Nfld. except not much farming on the Rock.
Anv?ln - Somewhat based on RL Iowa City, Colorado, and some Chicago influences. The cultural center of Antrium, known for its artisans. Lively downtown, large music and fashion scenes. Surrounded by mountains, known also for parks. University town. In central Antrium, northeast of Sivaris. Pop: 425,000.
Maybe KINGSMOUNT = Anglo Montreal (where the Pet Shop Boys' anglo "West End boys" fraternised with the franco "East End girls"); perhaps CHAPEAUXDIX = Victoria, B.C., a better fit if still available.
Marnezjalis (M?rnezj?l?s) - Center of Alv?s-Navlan minority, Alv?sin-speaking, swampy area. Tourism industry from Lake Kernow, economy made up of small, family-owned stores and large markets. Recently built. Pop: 135,000.
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Maybe MOINEVILLE = Moncton, N.B. and/or COMTE MIRAGE = Acadian New Brunswick, although the twinning would have to be mentioned in the provincial (Braunekuste) article only since no municipal articles for either of them.
I think we've got four or five good hits, a two or three maybes and a couple of marginally-accepable-if-you-squint-really-hard.
Sivaris - Loosely based on RL Chicago, but larger. Set in the Granv?o Mountains. The largest city in Antrium, and its governmental and economic center. Strong banking, tourism, and automobile industry. Extremely Green politics. Multi-lingualism common. Also known for world-class skiing. Pop: 8.5 million, growing fast.
GOOD MATCH FOR Schweindorf = Toronto; also the RL Second City, Great Lakes connections help
Corico (or Koriko, in proper Alv?sin) - Based on RL Florida and my guess of Las Vegas. Second largest city, on a large bay in eastern Antrium. English-speaking. Known for theme parks, casinos, hotels, and bizarre tourist traps. Pop: 4.8 million.
Iffy match for GEORGETOWN = Vancouver, except for the Fantasy Gardens themepark scandal in the early 1990s, a.k.a. [Premier] Bill [Vander Zalm] and [Integrity Commissioner] Ted [Hughes]'s Excellent Conflict of Interest.
Devros - Based on my guess of RL Detroit. Mostly industrial factories, known for its unenvironmental policies that contradict most of Antrium. Primarily English-speaking, with some Alv?sin. Rapidly growing city with little culture and few attractions. Mainly automobile manufacturing. Pop: 3.1 million.
Either SAX-CAUGHBURG = Windsor, just across the river for Motown, or WORTHINGTON = Hamilton
Marinik (M?r?n?k) - Major seaport, loosely based on my guess of RL San Francisco/Seattle. Newer, rapidly growing city. Important naval base. English and French-speaking. Known for its open air markets and beaches. Pop: 2.2 million.
Iffy match for either CHAPEAUXDIX = Victoria, B.C. or DREWBURGH = Halifax, N.S. (What can I say? Canada only has one naval base for each of the Pacific and Atlantic.)
Port Spitz - Resort town on Lake Spitz, in northwestern Antrium. English-speaking, centrist politics, Keesland heritage. Important transport city. Pop: 1.6 million.
Maybe KOLASHEK = Winnipeg, except missing the francophone connection of SAINT VISAGE OSSEUX = St. Boniface
Marime (M?r?m) - French heritage, primarily Francophone. Strongly Catholic, more conservative than most of Antrium. Older city. Based on RL France. Pop: 1.2 million.
Good fit for VILLE DE HOCHELAGA = Quebec City
Orlesk - Keesland heritage, semi-conservative, strong fishing industry. Surrounded by agricultural land. English-speaking. Bayside, near sea city in northeastern Antrium. Pop: 875,000.
OK fit for PAIDRIG = St. John's, Nfld. except not much farming on the Rock.
Anv?ln - Somewhat based on RL Iowa City, Colorado, and some Chicago influences. The cultural center of Antrium, known for its artisans. Lively downtown, large music and fashion scenes. Surrounded by mountains, known also for parks. University town. In central Antrium, northeast of Sivaris. Pop: 425,000.
Maybe KINGSMOUNT = Anglo Montreal (where the Pet Shop Boys' anglo "West End boys" fraternised with the franco "East End girls"); perhaps CHAPEAUXDIX = Victoria, B.C., a better fit if still available.
Marnezjalis (M?rnezj?l?s) - Center of Alv?s-Navlan minority, Alv?sin-speaking, swampy area. Tourism industry from Lake Kernow, economy made up of small, family-owned stores and large markets. Recently built. Pop: 135,000.
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Maybe MOINEVILLE = Moncton, N.B. and/or COMTE MIRAGE = Acadian New Brunswick, although the twinning would have to be mentioned in the provincial (Braunekuste) article only since no municipal articles for either of them.
I think we've got four or five good hits, a two or three maybes and a couple of marginally-accepable-if-you-squint-really-hard.