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'''Epsilar''' is a city in County Telbrant, located five kilometres from the [[ | '''Epsilar''' is a city in County Telbrant, located five kilometres from the [[Bérasar]] city limits. It is notable for its large [[Levantia|Levantine]] population, and for being the birthplace of the [[Levantian Union Party]]. Originally a working-class community inhabited mostly by Coscivian immigrants from Éorsa and Triatha, the Kiravian economic resurgence in the 211290s caused living standards in the city to rise and turned certain sections of it into affordable but pleasant residential space for professionals. The nucleus of the Levantine community was formed by a few dozen Urcean expatriate families who settled in the vicinity of St. Mark's Catholic church in 21192, which grew rapidly as trade with Urcea increased. Fiannrians, especially Gothic-Fiannrians, sought out the city as immigrant-friendly, and began to cement the city as a major destination for Levantine immigrants. | ||
The population of Epsilar is 30% [[Fiannrian]], 22% [[Urcean]], 8% [[Latin Empire|Latin]], and 3% [[Faneria|Faneriai]], with most of the remainder being [[Coscivian civilisation|Coscivian]]. It should be noted that many Coscivian residents of Epsilar also have Levantian ancestry but are classed as Coscivians due to strict patrilineality. 76% of residents are Roman Catholics, served by eight Latin Rite parishes, two of which are of a Traditionalist orientation. [[Lebhan language|Lebhan]], Gaelic, Orenstian, Gothic, Sorrentian Latin, and Rexish German are all spoken in the city, and can be found in written form on storefronts and in local publications. | The population of Epsilar is 30% [[Fiannrian]], 22% [[Urcean]], 8% [[Latin Empire|Latin]], and 3% [[Faneria|Faneriai]], with most of the remainder being [[Coscivian civilisation|Coscivian]]. It should be noted that many Coscivian residents of Epsilar also have Levantian ancestry but are classed as Coscivians due to strict patrilineality. 76% of residents are Roman Catholics, served by eight Latin Rite parishes, two of which are of a Traditionalist orientation. [[Lebhan language|Lebhan]], Gaelic, Orenstian, Gothic, Sorrentian Latin, and Rexish German are all spoken in the city, and can be found in written form on storefronts and in local publications. | ||
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'''Madisar''' is a {{wp|satellite city}} on the northern end of the [[ | '''Madisar''' is a {{wp|satellite city}} on the northern end of the [[Bérasar]] metropolitan area. It is widely considered the most liberal and Westernised community in the nation. | ||
After the end of Kirosocialism and the accompanying {{wp|economic liberalization|economic liberalisation}}, Madisar was one of the first Kiravian cities to experiment with modern {{wp|Place branding|city branding}} and {{wp|city marketing}}, with the goal of positioning itself as "Kiravia's International City" to attract foreign businesses, investment, and human capital. It is consistently ranked as one of the best Kiravian cities for expatriates and the most Anglophone-friendly city in the nation. | After the end of Kirosocialism and the accompanying {{wp|economic liberalization|economic liberalisation}}, Madisar was one of the first Kiravian cities to experiment with modern {{wp|Place branding|city branding}} and {{wp|city marketing}}, with the goal of positioning itself as "Kiravia's International City" to attract foreign businesses, investment, and human capital. It is consistently ranked as one of the best Kiravian cities for expatriates and the most Anglophone-friendly city in the nation. | ||
Madisar was founded as a mill and market-town by Coscivian colonists from eastern Taństedan in 20546. As Fariva industrialised beginning in the 20970s, Madisar, which was located near (but not quite on) the eastern seaboard's {{wp|fall line}}, became a secondary center of industrial activity. Under Kirosocialist rule during the 21160s, the government of Fariva established the Fariva Technical Institute in Madisar, which trained a large number of informaticians, engineers and scientists. After the fall of Kirosocialism and the Kiravian economic miracle of the 21190s, Madisar became home to many wealthy Kiravians who had made their fortunes in | Madisar was founded as a mill and market-town by Coscivian colonists from eastern Taństedan in 20546. As Fariva industrialised beginning in the 20970s, Madisar, which was located near (but not quite on) the eastern seaboard's {{wp|fall line}}, became a secondary center of industrial activity. Under Kirosocialist rule during the 21160s, the government of Fariva established the Fariva Technical Institute in Madisar, which trained a large number of informaticians, engineers and scientists. After the fall of Kirosocialism and the Kiravian economic miracle of the 21190s, Madisar became home to many wealthy Kiravians who had made their fortunes in Bérasar, many with the help of foreign investors and markets, and also to many FTI-educated returnees who had emigrated during the ''cuahyrvrætor''. This influx of residents with cosmopolitan worldviews laid the foundation for Madisar's later reputation as a center of Western culture in Kiravia. | ||
Most Madisar residents belong to the professional and international business classes or are affiliated with the city's two institutions of higher learning: the Fariva Technical Institute and Darmon University, a Western-style institution where English is the medium of instruction. According to the [[Kiravian State Executive|State Executive]], Madisar has more international passport-holders (not to be confused with [[Passport system in the Kiravian Federacy|Kiravian internal passports]]) per capita than any other census tract with over 10,000 inhabitants at 763 passport-holders per 1,000 residents. The average rate for the entire Federacy is 411 passport-holders per 1,000 residents. A study conducted by Darmon University found that 53% of Madisar residents were fluent English speakers, compared to 2.4% nationwide, and 36% of non-immigrant residents had lived abroad for a year or more, compared to 16% nationwide. | Most Madisar residents belong to the professional and international business classes or are affiliated with the city's two institutions of higher learning: the Fariva Technical Institute and Darmon University, a Western-style institution where English is the medium of instruction. According to the [[Kiravian State Executive|State Executive]], Madisar has more international passport-holders (not to be confused with [[Passport system in the Kiravian Federacy|Kiravian internal passports]]) per capita than any other census tract with over 10,000 inhabitants at 763 passport-holders per 1,000 residents. The average rate for the entire Federacy is 411 passport-holders per 1,000 residents. A study conducted by Darmon University found that 53% of Madisar residents were fluent English speakers, compared to 2.4% nationwide, and 36% of non-immigrant residents had lived abroad for a year or more, compared to 16% nationwide. | ||
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'''Svéntren''' is a settlement in County Koffin, [[Fariva]] that is officially designated as a refugee camp by the Kiravian government. It is inhabited by 10th, 11th, and 12th-generation descendants of the Kiravian population expelled from the island of [[Wintergen]] by the [[Burgundian North Levantine Trading Company]] in {{H:title|1836 AD|21016}}. | '''Svéntren''' is a settlement in County Koffin, [[Fariva]] that is officially designated as a refugee camp by the Kiravian government. It is inhabited by 10th, 11th, and 12th-generation descendants of the Kiravian population expelled from the island of [[Wintergen]] by the [[Burgundian North Levantine Trading Company]] in {{H:title|1836 AD|21016}}. | ||
Svéntren was founded in {{H:title|1837 AD|21017}} at the behest of Vistur L.R.A. Svén, the Delegate representing Wintergen in the [[Federal Stanora]]. Noticing that his constituents were having difficulty adjusting to the urban environments of [[Valēka]] and [[ | Svéntren was founded in {{H:title|1837 AD|21017}} at the behest of Vistur L.R.A. Svén, the Delegate representing Wintergen in the [[Federal Stanora]]. Noticing that his constituents were having difficulty adjusting to the urban environments of [[Valēka]] and [[Bérasar]], where they had arrived after being deported from their home island, Svén introduced the Wintergen Expellee Accommodation Act, which appropriated ◊3,500 for the purpose of purchasing land where the refugees could live more comfortably. Svén had himself appointed as the sole member of the Select Committee on Refugees and visited several locations in [[Kiygrava]], [[Mariava]], and [[Fariva]] before choosing a tract of coastal land in County Koffin. Refugees trickled in during the early autumn of that year and quickly went about constructing log cabins, as they had long done in Wintergen's lumber camps. The residents took to calling the encampment "Svéntren", literally "Svén's Tract" or "Svén's Homestead". | ||
The expellees from Wintergen arrived at Svéntren believing that their situation was temporary, and that the Kiravian Navy would soon recapture their island and allow them to return home. As such, they were content to live off of charitable donations from other patriotic Kiravians and stipends granted to them under the Wintergen Expellee Accomodation Act, and did not bother to bring any of Svéntren's land under cultivation or establish any other means of self-sufficiency beyond some low-intensity fishing. But as the 210th century bore on, most of the original expellees realised that they would not see Wintergen liberated in their lifetimes. Many of the expellees and their first-generation descendants born in [[Great Kirav]] sought outside employment, and many eventually left the community for destinations as far-flung as [[Porfíria]], [[Thýstara]], and the [[Sakhalin Islands]]. Still, about as many chose to stay in Svéntren and take up agriculture or fishing or travel to nearby towns as labourers. | The expellees from Wintergen arrived at Svéntren believing that their situation was temporary, and that the Kiravian Navy would soon recapture their island and allow them to return home. As such, they were content to live off of charitable donations from other patriotic Kiravians and stipends granted to them under the Wintergen Expellee Accomodation Act, and did not bother to bring any of Svéntren's land under cultivation or establish any other means of self-sufficiency beyond some low-intensity fishing. But as the 210th century bore on, most of the original expellees realised that they would not see Wintergen liberated in their lifetimes. Many of the expellees and their first-generation descendants born in [[Great Kirav]] sought outside employment, and many eventually left the community for destinations as far-flung as [[Porfíria]], [[Thýstara]], and the [[Sakhalin Islands]]. Still, about as many chose to stay in Svéntren and take up agriculture or fishing or travel to nearby towns as labourers. | ||