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The two villages, separated by a river, remained relatively obscure until the 1200s, when the Dukes of Loreseia constructed their castle in Rufus Concordia due to its hilly central prominence and potential for a port city. Alba Concordia, south of the river, was soon dwarfed by its neighbor, though the need for food and agricultural products gave the rural community increased economic activity. | The two villages, separated by a river, remained relatively obscure until the 1200s, when the Dukes of Loreseia constructed their castle in Rufus Concordia due to its hilly central prominence and potential for a port city. Alba Concordia, south of the river, was soon dwarfed by its neighbor, though the need for food and agricultural products gave the rural community increased economic activity. | ||
The industrialization of [[Dericania]] that followed the [[Third Caroline War]] elevated Rufus Concordia to the status of an industrial center, making Alba Concordia something of a proto-suburb during the late 1800s and early 1900s. During this period, it became a proving ground for would-be urban planners, as small residential areas and pastures were crossed by sweeping boulevards. A small functioning port was also constructed in Alba Concordia during this period, and it reached its pre-League population height - approximately 15,000. Spared during the [[Great War]], Rufus Concordia was sacked during the [[Third Fratricide]] in 1940, causing mass disruption and chaos in what was once the Duchy of Loreseia. Consequently, Alba Concordia became largely depopulated during the 1940s. | The industrialization of [[Dericania]] that followed the [[Third Caroline War]] elevated Rufus Concordia to the status of an industrial center, making Alba Concordia something of a proto-suburb during the late 1800s and early 1900s. During this period, it became a proving ground for would-be urban planners, as small residential areas and pastures were crossed by sweeping boulevards. A small functioning port was also constructed in Alba Concordia during this period, and it reached its pre-League population height - approximately 15,000. Spared during the [[Second Great War]], Rufus Concordia was sacked during the [[Third Fratricide]] in 1940, causing mass disruption and chaos in what was once the Duchy of Loreseia. Consequently, Alba Concordia became largely depopulated during the 1940s. | ||
The newly formed [[League of Nations]] began the search for a permanent home upon its foundation in 1955, and it quickly identified former [[Dericania]] as the potential place for its headquarters, given the lack of a central power that could threaten the organization combined with the relative availability of land in the war torn country. Alba Concordia was quickly identified as a potential home given its preexisting urban grid and port infrastructure. Primarily paid for using bonds from [[Urcea]], the League purchased the village and its environs south of the river for five hundred million dollars. Subsequently, the League began to organize and rebuild the city. By 1960, the population of the city reached 10,000 as most of the world’s embassies were firmly established, building a new, nascent economy. Until 1963, the territory was directly governed by the organs of the League of Nations, a relatively bureaucratic and ineffective system. The Alba Concordia Commission government was formally chartered by the [[League of Nations General Assembly]] that year after having adopted an appropriate part of the [[Code of the League of Nations]] in 1956. International observers considered the reconstruction of Alba Concordia complete by 1964; the improved fortunes of Alba Concordia also lead to a recovery for Rufus Concordia, and the two cities continue to share a symbiotic relationship. By 1980, the city reached a population of 45,000, and by the 2030s the rapidly growing city reached nearly 100,000 people. | The newly formed [[League of Nations]] began the search for a permanent home upon its foundation in 1955, and it quickly identified former [[Dericania]] as the potential place for its headquarters, given the lack of a central power that could threaten the organization combined with the relative availability of land in the war torn country. Alba Concordia was quickly identified as a potential home given its preexisting urban grid and port infrastructure. Primarily paid for using bonds from [[Urcea]], the League purchased the village and its environs south of the river for five hundred million dollars. Subsequently, the League began to organize and rebuild the city. By 1960, the population of the city reached 10,000 as most of the world’s embassies were firmly established, building a new, nascent economy. Until 1963, the territory was directly governed by the organs of the League of Nations, a relatively bureaucratic and ineffective system. The Alba Concordia Commission government was formally chartered by the [[League of Nations General Assembly]] that year after having adopted an appropriate part of the [[Code of the League of Nations]] in 1956. International observers considered the reconstruction of Alba Concordia complete by 1964; the improved fortunes of Alba Concordia also lead to a recovery for Rufus Concordia, and the two cities continue to share a symbiotic relationship. By 1980, the city reached a population of 45,000, and by the 2030s the rapidly growing city reached nearly 100,000 people. | ||