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[[Collinebourg]] is the capital and largest city of the [[Yonderre|Serene Grand Duchy Yonderre]]. Collinebourg stands on the [[Peritonne]] river with a population of 8.200.000 in its metropolitan area, making up just under 9% of Yonderre's total population. Previously independent cities like [[Nouvelle-Estia]] and [[Nymia]] have been incorporated into Collinebourg due to urban sprawl. | [[Collinebourg]] is the capital and largest city of the [[Yonderre|Serene Grand Duchy Yonderre]]. Collinebourg stands on the [[Peritonne]] river with a population of 8.200.000 in its metropolitan area, making up just under 9% of Yonderre's total population. Collinebourg is also the capital of the eponymous [[Collinebourg County]]. Previously independent cities like [[Nouvelle-Estia]] and [[Nymia]] have been incorporated into Collinebourg due to urban sprawl. | ||
Collinebourg was founded in 1464 by the [[Estia|Estian]] Count (later [[Grand_Duke_of_Yonderre#Grand_Counts_of_Yonderre|Grand Count of Yonderre]]) [[Joanus de Martigueux]] when he built his castle on a hilltop overlooking a narrow stretch of the [[Peritonne]] river at the height of the [[Conquest of Joanusterra]]. Local [[East Goths|Gothic]] settlements had existed on and around the site since neolithic times. Settlers soon came from the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] and Collinebourg saw rapid expansion even in Joanus' own lifetime. Collinebourg was made capital of the new marcher realm Jouanusterra in the ''[[Treaty for the guarantee of Joanus' Land]]'' signed with the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] in 1494. Collinebourg remained an important trade city for land-based trade into the Age of Enlightenment due to its strategic location on the crossroads of [[Catholic Levantia]] and [[Ultmar]]. The [[Great Fire of Collinebourg]] raged for four days in 1728 and ravaged much of the medieval city, and although it left around a quarter of Collinebourgers homeless it also cleared the path for modernization and urbanization previously thought impossible in the inner city. Further developments during the [[Yonderian Golden Age]] brought a Neoclassical look to Collinebourg's architecture. | Collinebourg was founded in 1464 by the [[Estia|Estian]] Count (later [[Grand_Duke_of_Yonderre#Grand_Counts_of_Yonderre|Grand Count of Yonderre]]) [[Joanus de Martigueux]] when he built his castle on a hilltop overlooking a narrow stretch of the [[Peritonne]] river at the height of the [[Conquest of Joanusterra]]. Local [[East Goths|Gothic]] settlements had existed on and around the site since neolithic times. Settlers soon came from the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] and Collinebourg saw rapid expansion even in Joanus' own lifetime. Collinebourg was made capital of the new marcher realm Jouanusterra in the ''[[Treaty for the guarantee of Joanus' Land]]'' signed with the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] in 1494. Collinebourg remained an important trade city for land-based trade into the Age of Enlightenment due to its strategic location on the crossroads of [[Catholic Levantia]] and [[Ultmar]]. The [[Great Fire of Collinebourg]] raged for four days in 1728 and ravaged much of the medieval city, and although it left around a quarter of Collinebourgers homeless it also cleared the path for modernization and urbanization previously thought impossible in the inner city. Further developments during the [[Yonderian Golden Age]] brought a Neoclassical look to Collinebourg's architecture. | ||