Nevensad
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| Nevensad Nevensad | |
|---|---|
| Province-Level City | |
| Country | Sãikyel |
| • Province | Nevensad |
| Demonym | Neveneit |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pavyel Yumadek |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 584.5 km2 |
| • Metro | |
| Population | |
| • Census | 3,150,700 |
| • Density | 5,390/km2 |
| Postal Code | 4101-4203 |
Nevensad (standard Sanain: /'nɛ.vɛn.sad/, Neveni Sanain: /'ne.ven.sæt/; Kalmish: Neuenstadt) is the capital and largest city of Sãikyel. It is the country's economic, political, and cultural center, as well as a major commercial, cultural, and transportation hub in southern Uletha. As one of Sãikyel's two province-level cities, the city proper is coterminous with Nevensad province. Nevensad lies along the middle reaches of the Niva river, Sãikyel's second-largest river by drainage area and discharge, and touches Lake Sayn in its southwestern extent. Its location in the middle of the Arvina grassland of central Sãikyel allows strategic transportation connections within the country and along the south Darcodian seaboard.
Nevensad province is the core of an urban agglomeration that extends to the surrounding cities of Gau, Maren, Vãikili, and Kabnik. It is the southern core of the nationwide transportation infrastructure, with intercity and international connections by rail, plane, ship, and motorway. Its position on the boundary of the Sanain Steppe and northern temperate forest provides the region with agricultural and timber resources.
Founded in the early 5th century CE as a tradepost on the middle reaches of the Niva, Nevensad grew gradually owing to its favorable position near several navigable bodies of water in the Sanain grasslands. It became established as an economic and political center in the region with the emergence of the Principality of Nevensad in the 15th century. The modern city contains many remnants of its past history as the capital of the Principality of Nevensad between 1400 and 1900. These include the palaces and former monasteries on Iryalde island, Nevensad Cathedral, the San Petrin Dom, the Royal Hermitage, and several large city parks. Nevensad is also a center for education and scientific research, hosting the main campus of Nevensad University, Bentesegi University, South Sãikyel University, the Sanain Institute of Public Health, and the Royal Hospital research institute. The city is also home to the headquarters of four of the Big Seven financial services firms in Sãikyel, institutions considered systemically important to Ulethan economic stability.
It has several important sports venues, including Republic Stadium, Kuvane Stadium, and the national centers for tennis and gymnastics. Nevensad's Mulon Torvoski Arena holds the national Magy Relay tennis competitions, and the Arena Gimnãstiki and neighboring Limyost Complex are the site of the annual gymnastics and athletics tournaments. The association football team Nevensad FK is based in Kuvane Stadium in the suburb of Tan Konyek.
Etymology
The name Nevensad comes from the Old Sanain word *ni, which was the name of one of the four original tribes inhabiting early Sãikyel. Neven is a genitive form of Ni attested only from the 10th century AD onward, as the previous Old Sanain language probably used the modification *nī. Sad is the generic Sanain term for any city or town.
The city most likely earned its nickname "the Second Capital" (Dello Kodasad) from the fact that it is the second-largest city in the country, as well as its position as capital of the once-stronger Kingdom of Nevensad. In addition, Nevensad played a vital role in the early post-Sanain War years, with most of the newly unified country's politics revolving around the condition and legacy of old political organs in the city. At several points in the second half of the 20th century, the population of Nevensad was greater than Sãikyel Sad or Hanbibi.
History
Early history
The area around lake Felo was originally settled as early as the 2nd century BC. Not much is known about these peoples, however, and the lack of anthropological evidence of settlements leads to the conclusion that they were nomadic hunter-gatherers. They had probably moved north from southern Uletha, and were likely using the ecological resources in the steppes and mountains of the present area to sustain small villages of mobile peoples.
By the 5th century, these peoples had diverged into four tribes inhabiting the same area: the Fel, Ni, Huna, and Varva. While the Varva and Huna peoples migrated north and east respectively, the Fel and Ni continued to permanently inhabit the southwestern corner of the country, building small villages and creating the first known permanent settlements in Sanain lands. The 6th century saw the movement of the Ni peoples up to beginning of the Niva at the confluence of the Lakdenik and Vaskar. A sizeable village was founded on a large natural island in the Niva about 10 kilometers from the confluence. Local sources and artifacts call this settlement Ral-dam or Rel-dem, dem being the Middle Sanain word for "island" (the source of this word is Old Sanain *tma, from which modern Sanain toma comes). Sanain linguists specializing in Middle to modern Sanain agree that the modern Iryalde is a corruption of the original term.
Local tribes and neighboring villages had begun to trade with the Ni peoples in the late 6th century, establishing a strong local economy and mutual ties. It was not until the 10th century AD that the city became Nevensad, as neighboring villages were usually named "Nevenkalt", "Nikalt", "Nevenisat", or a variation on these, all essentially meaning "village/town of the Neven." Its favorable position allowed it to grow and become more dominant over the area, and in 950 AD Paidon of the Neven (from which the suburb Paidon uzy Nivas gets its name), the ruler of the Neven lands, renamed the city to Nevensat.[1]
Geography
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Administration
Cityscape
Demographics
Economy
Banking
Tourism
Culture
Bid to be Ulethan Capital of Culture
Nevensad is bidding to be the Ulethan Capital of Culture for 2018. It officially submitted its bid on May 31st, 2017.
Education
Churches and cathedrals
Sports
Infrastructure
Transport
The Nevensad Metro is the regional metropolitan rapid-transit system. It serves the entire city and the surrounding urban area. It was begun in 1928, shortly after the end of the Sanain War, and experienced a rapid spread across the area in the post-war infrastructure boom. Originally only three lines (the modern N1, N2, N3 and N3a), it expanded first to five in 1950 (to accommodate the growing suburbs of Aleilud, Samopoduid, and Bodyoki Han), then to eight in 1973, and ten in 1985. The N11 line was built in 1992, and the short N3a, which connects the busy N1 and N3 lines, was opened in 2006.
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Notes
- ↑ The discrepancy in pronunciation of the original and modern names is due to the way final consonants were vocalized in Middle Sanain. Until about the 1600s, all final consonants remained unvocalized regardless of how the word was written in the Sanain script, as well as with the introduction of the Ingerish alphabet. The first document mentioning Nevensad and not Nevensat dates from 1565, and the spelling became standard after the Principality of Nevensad adopted it officially in 1610.