Amersfoort (English spelling)

Japanese: アーメルスフォールト(英語表記)Amersfoort
Amersfoort (English spelling)
A city in the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands. Population 93,516 (1987). Located in the center of the Netherlands, it is a key hub for rail and road transport, with important distribution functions, and is also an industrial city centered on the metal and chemical industries. It was established as a city in 1259. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the bombazein weaving (a blend of linen and cotton) and tobacco manufacturing industries flourished. St. Joris Church and the Koppelpoort (water gate) retain vestiges of the city's past. [Sato Hiroyuki]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
オランダ,ユトレヒト州の都市。人口9万3516(1987)。オランダの中心部に位置し,鉄道や道路交通の要衝で,重要な流通機能をもち,また金属工業や化学工業を中心とした工業都市でもある。都市として成立したのは1259年。17~18世紀にはボンバゼイン織(亜麻と綿の混織物)工業とタバコ製造業が盛んであった。聖ヨーリス教会とコッペルポールト(水門)が昔の面影を伝えている。【佐藤 弘幸】

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