A city in the Tendring district, northeastern tip of Essex County, eastern England, United Kingdom. It is a port city on the North Sea, about 60 km northeast of the county capital Chelmsford, at the tip of a promontory jutting into an estuary formed at the mouth of the Stour and Orwell rivers. It is an ancient battlefield where King Alfred the Great sank 16 Danish ships in the estuary in 885. In the 14th century, it flourished as a trading port for wool and wheat, and in the 17th century it became a shipbuilding center. During World War I it was an important naval port. It is one of the best ports on the east coast of England, with a water depth of about 5m at low tide, and is also important as a refuge port. Today it is a trading port mainly with northern European countries, and container transport is thriving. Passenger ships and mail ships also operate between the two areas. There are various light industries and fishing is also practiced. The Dovercourt coast in the southwest is a seaside resort. Population: 21,300 (2001). Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
イギリス,イングランド東部,エセックス県北東端,テンドリング地区の都市。県都チェルムスフォードの東北東約 60km,北海に臨む港湾都市で,ストゥア川とオーウェル川が河口に形成する三角江(エスチュアリー)に突出した岬の先端にある。885年アルフレッド大王がデーン人の船 16隻をこの三角江内で沈めた古戦場。14世紀には羊毛,コムギの貿易港として栄え,17世紀には造船業の中心地となり,第1次世界大戦中は重要な軍港であった。港はイングランド東岸の良港の一つであり,干潮時の水深は約 5m,避難港としても重要。今日ではおもに北ヨーロッパ諸国との貿易港で,コンテナ輸送が盛ん。また同方面との間に旅客船,郵便船なども就航。各種軽工業が立地し,漁業も行なわれる。南西のドーバーコート海岸は海浜保養地。人口 2万130(2001)。
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