A city in central eastern England. It is a unitary authority. The central part of the city is made up of Northamptonshire, the eastern part of Cambridgeshire, and the area south of the River Nean that was formerly part of Huntingdonshire. In 1974, it became part of Cambridgeshire in the municipal reorganization, and in 1998, it became a unitary authority. It is located about 50 km northwest of Cambridge, on the western edge of the lowlands called the Fen, and faces the River Nean. The town developed around St. Peter's Cathedral, whose construction began in 1118, and in the 14th century, it became the center of the wool industry, producing textiles and worsted wool. The vast marshland of the Fen was reclaimed by full-scale drainage works in the mid-17th century and became an agricultural area, and it developed as a market town for distributing agricultural products. After the railway was built in the mid-19th century, industry developed, and industries such as diesel engines, steam turbines, pumps, electrical appliances, canned fruit and vegetables, and sugar (beet sugar) are being produced. The city is on the railway line between London and Edinburgh, making it an ideal location for warehousing and distribution. Area: 343 km2 . Population: 159,700 (2005 estimate). Peterborough |
イギリス,イングランド中東部の都市。単一自治体(ユニタリー unitary authority)。中心部はノーサンプトンシャー県,東部はケンブリッジシャー県,ニーン川南部はハンティンドンシャー県に属していた地域からなる。1974年の自治体再編でケンブリッジシャー県の一部となり,1998年に単一自治体となった。ケンブリッジの北西約 50km,フェン地方と呼ばれる低地の西縁部にあり,ニーン川に臨む。1118年に建造が始まった聖ピーター大聖堂を中心に発展した町で,14世紀には羊毛産業の中心地となり,織物や梳毛の生産が行なわれた。広大な湿地帯であったフェン地方が,17世紀半ば以降本格的な排水事業により干拓され農業地帯となってからは,農産物を集散する市場町として発展。19世紀半ば鉄道が通じてから工業が発達し,ディーゼルエンジン,蒸気タービン,ポンプ,電気器具,果実・野菜缶詰,製糖(甜菜糖)などの工業が行なわれている。ロンドンとエディンバラを結ぶ鉄道が通り,接続地点であるため倉庫や流通業に適している。面積 343km2。人口 15万9700(2005推計)。
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