A city in the eastern part of the West Midlands region in central England. It is part of the Coventry district. It is located about 30 km east of Birmingham and close to the River Avon. The city developed after Leofric, Earl of Mercia, and his wife Godiva founded a Benedictine monastery in 1043. Legend has it that Godiva rode naked through Coventry on horseback to get her husband to lift heavy taxes, and there is a statue of her in the city. Coventry received a royal charter in 1182, and in the Middle Ages it prospered through wool trading and then the woolen textile industry. At the end of the 13th century, it became the center of the textile industry in the Midlands. At the end of the 17th century, ribbon production replaced cloth, and watch manufacturing also flourished. In the second half of the 19th century, modern industry began with the development of the bicycle industry, and at the end of the 19th century, automobile manufacturing began. Later, industries such as rayon and telephones were introduced, and today, automobiles, agricultural machinery, machine tools, and communication equipment are manufactured. During World War II, the city was bombed by German forces in November 1940 and April 1941, causing extensive damage to the city center, and St. Michael's Cathedral and other historical buildings were also destroyed, with some exceptions. The cathedral was rebuilt between 1956 and 1962, and the city center was rebuilt and modernized, becoming a modern industrial city with many parks and squares. It is home to the University of Warwick (1965) and Coventry University (1970). The city has an area of 97 km2 and a population of 304,200 (estimated 2004). Coventry |
イギリス,イングランド中部,ウェストミッドランズ地域東部の都市。コベントリー地区を構成する。バーミンガムの東約 30kmにあり,エーボン川に近い。1043年にマーシア伯レオフリックとその妻ゴダイバが,ベネディクト会の修道院を創設してから発展した町。ゴダイバが夫に重税を廃止してもらうため,約束に従ってコベントリーの町を裸で馬に乗って走ったという伝説で知られ,市内にその彫像がある。1182年に勅許状を得,中世には羊毛の取り引き,次いで毛織物工業で繁栄,13世紀末にはミッドランド地方の織物工業の中心地となった。17世紀末,布地に代わってリボンの生産が中心となり,それとともに時計製造が盛んになった。19世紀後半,自転車工業の発展により近代工業が始まり,19世紀末からは自動車の製造が始まった。その後レーヨン,電話機などの工業が導入され,今日,自動車,農業機械,工作機械,通信機器などを製造する。第2次世界大戦中,1940年11月と 1941年4月にドイツ軍の爆撃を受け,市の中心部は大破し,聖マイケル大聖堂その他の歴史的建造物も一部を除いて破壊された。その後 1956~62年に大聖堂が再建されたほか,市街の再建,近代化が進められ,多数の公園,広場などが配された近代的工業都市となっている。ウォリック大学(1965),コベントリー大学(1970)がある。面積 97km2。人口 30万4200(2004推計)。
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