A commercial and industrial city in western Indiana, USA. Population 57,000 (1990). It is located on the east bank of the Wabash River, on a plateau 18 meters above the water, and the city's name means "high ground" in French. Located in a fertile agricultural and coal-producing region, it produces a variety of industrial products and is important as a distribution center for corn, soybeans, wheat, and other crops. Founded in 1811, the town flourished as a junction for various routes to the Northwest Territory. It is also the location of the state university. [Yagasaki Noritaka] Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
アメリカ合衆国インディアナ州西部の商工業都市。人口5万7000(1990)。ウォバシュ川東岸,水面から高さ18mの台地上にあり,市名はフランス語で〈高台〉を意味する。肥沃な農業地帯,石炭地帯に立地し,多様な工業製品を産するほか,トウモロコシ,大豆,小麦などの集散地として重要。1811年に町がつくられ,ノースウェスト・テリトリーへの諸ルートの分岐点として栄えた。州立大学の所在地。【矢ヶ崎 典隆】
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