Lichfield

Japanese: リッチフィールド（英語表記）Lichfield

A city in the southeast of Staffordshire County, mid-west of England, England. It is part of the Lichfield district, including the surrounding area. It is located about 25 km north of Birmingham, and faces a tributary of the River Trent. It is a residential area and agricultural and pastoral areas, and various retail businesses, service businesses, and light industries are carried out. It is an old town recorded as the seat of a bishopric in the Historia Ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum (731/732) by St. Bede, who was active in the first half of the 8th century, and old buildings and historical sites, including a cathedral built in the 13th and 14th centuries, are preserved. It is the birthplace of Samuel Johnson, a well-known poet and lexicographer, and his birthplace is now the Johnson Museum. Area: 329 ^km2 . Area population: 92,232 (2001). City population: 27,900 (2001).

Litchfield
Richfield

A city in southeastern Minnesota, United States. A residential city in the southern suburbs of the state capital, Minneapolis. Vegetable gardens and greenhouse cultivation are popular. The city grew rapidly after World War II, and Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport is located nearby. Population 35,710 (1990).

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Japanese:

イギリス，イングランド中西部，スタッフォードシャー県南東部の都市。周辺を含めてリッチフィールド地区を構成する。バーミンガムの北約 25kmにあり，トレント川の支流に臨む。住宅地帯と農牧地帯が広がり，各種小売業やサービス業，軽工業が行なわれる。8世紀前半に活躍した聖ベーダの『英国民教会史』Historia Ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum（731/732）に司教座所在地として記される古い町で，13世紀から 14世紀にかけて建造された大聖堂をはじめとする古い建築物や史跡が保存されている。詩人，辞書編纂者として知られるサミュエル・ジョンソンの生地で，その生家はジョンソン博物館となっている。地区面積 329km²。地区人口 9万2232（2001）。都市人口 2万7900（2001）。