Esbjerg - Esbjerg (English spelling)

Japanese: エスビアウ - えすびあう(英語表記)Esbjerg
Esbjerg - Esbjerg (English spelling)

A port city on the west coast of the Jutland Peninsula in Denmark. Population 82,341 (2002). Aiming to restore the economy after the Second Slieby War (1864), the state built it as a trading port for Britain, and the population grew from just 13 people to 13,355 at the beginning of the 20th century. Today, it is Denmark's largest fishing port, and is also renowned as an export port for dairy products and other products. Food processing is also a thriving local industry, and it is the transportation and cultural center of western Jutland.

[Murai Masato]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

デンマーク、ユトランド半島西岸の港湾都市。人口8万2341(2002)。第二次スリースビ戦争(1864)後の経済復興を目ざして、国家が対イギリス貿易港として建設し、わずか13人の人口が20世紀初頭には1万3355人に増加した。現在、デンマーク最大の漁港であると同時に、酪製品などの輸出港として名高く、地場産業として食品加工業も栄え、ユトランド西部の交通および文化の中心地である。

[村井誠人]

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