The county was established in 1840. It is named for William Barret Travis. Travis was the commander of the Republic of Texas at the Battle of the Alamo.
Travis County is part of the Austin-Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located along the Balcones Fault.  The physical boundaries of Austin are the Edwards Plateau to the west and the Blackland Prairie to the east.
Rickenbach, Lucerne
Rickenbach is a municipality of the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Pfeffikon merged into the municipality of Rickenbach.
Ruswil
Ruswil is a municipality of the district Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
Merzenberg, Hunkelen, Ziswil, Holz, Grofenhusen, Buholz, Rüediswil, Sigigen, Werthenstein-Unterdorf.
Arrondissements of the Alpes-Maritimes department
There are 2 arrondissements in the Alpes-Maritimes department. The French departments, and in other countries, are divided into "arrondissements", which may be translated into English as districts (in some cases, as boroughs). The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture.
If the prefecture (capital) of the department is in an arrondissement, that prefecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a prefecture and as a subprefecture.
Arrondissements are further divided into communes.
The arrondissements of the Alpes-Maritimes are:
Since its creation, the Alpes-Maritimes department has had some changes:
Arrondissement of Grasse
The arrondissement of Grasse is an arrondissement of France, in the Alpes-Maritimes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Its capital is the city of Grasse.
When the Alpes-Maritimes department was created on 1793, Grasse was part of the Var department. It became an "arrondissement" of the Alpes-Maritimes department in 1860.
The "arrondissement" of Grasse is the most southern of the Alpes-Maritimes department. It is bordered to the north by the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, to the east by the Nice "arrondissement", to the south by the Mediterranean Sea and to the west by the Var department.
The "arrondissement" of Grasse is the smallest in area of the two "arrondissements" of the department, , but the one with a higher population (560,045 inhabitants).
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements".
In the "arrondissement" of Grasse, there are only two cantons where not all their "communes" are in the "arrondissement": Nice-3 and Vence. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and "arrondissements":
The "arrondissement" of Grasse has 62 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are:
Arrondissement of Nice
The arrondissement of Nice is an arrondissement of France, in the Alpes-Maritimes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Its capital is the city of Nice.
When the Alpes-Maritimes department was created on 1793, Nice was part of that original department.
The "arrondissement" of Nice is the most northern of the Alpes-Maritimes department. It is bordered to the northeast and east by the Piedmont region (Italy), to the southeast by the Liguria region (Italy), to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, to the southwest by the Grasse "arrondissement" and to the west by the Var department.
The "arrondissement" of Nice is the largest in area of the two "arrondissements" of the department, , but the one with fewer people living in it (523,267 inhabitants).
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements".
In the "arrondissement" of Nice, there are only two cantons where not all their "communes" are in the "arrondissement": Nice-3 and Vence. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and "arrondissements":
The "arrondissement" of Nice has 101 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are:
Schenkon
Schenkon is a municipality of the district of Sursee in the Swiss canton of Lucerne.
Schlierbach, Switzerland
Schlierbach is a municipality of the district Sursee of the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
Sempach
Sempach is a municipality of the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
It is the site of the Sempach Bird Observatory.
It is located on the Lake Sempach.
Steinibühlweiher is located above the town.
Sursee
Sursee is a city of the Swiss canton of Lucerne. It is the capital of the district of Sursee.
It is at the northern end of Lake Sempach.
Superalloy
A superalloy, or high-performance alloy, is a metal alloy that has several key characteristics. These include excellent resistance to high temperatures and corrosion or oxidation. The term was first used after World War II. They were developed for use in jet engines and gas turbines. About 75% of superalloys are used in aerospace engineering.
The Age of Extremes
The Age of Extremes: The Short Twentieth Century, 1914–1991 is a book by Eric Hobsbawm, published in 1994. In it, Hobsbawm comments on what he sees as the disastrous failures of state communism, capitalism, and nationalism. He is also skeptical of the progress of the arts and changes in society in the latter half of the twentieth century.
Hobsbawm calls the period from the start of World War I to the fall of the Soviet Union "the short twentieth century". This is to follow on "the long 19th century", the period from the start of the French Revolution in 1789 to the start of World War I in 1914. The Age of Extremes is the last in his series of books that include ("", "", ""). In the United States, the book was published with the subtitle "A History of the World, 1914–1991".
Triengen
Triengen is a municipality of the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
On 1 January 2005 the former municipalities of Kulmerau and Wilihof merged into the municipality of Triengen. Since 2009, Winikon part of the municipality.
ShelterBox
ShelterBox is an international disaster relief charity that provides temporary shelter and life saving supplies to displaced families. ShelterBox sends a package that typically contains a tent designed to withstand extreme weather conditions. It also has a water purification kit, blankets, tools, and other things needed to help a family survive after a disaster. The contents of a ShelterBox are designed for the nature and location of the disaster.
Château de Blois
The Royal Château de Blois (French: "Château Royal de Blois") is a palace in France. It is in the center of the city of Blois in the Loir-et-Cher Department. It has been the home for several French kings.
The château is made of several buildings constructed from the 13th to the 17th century around the main courtyard. It has 564 rooms and 75 staircases although only 23 were used frequently. There is a fireplace in each room. There are 100 bedrooms.
The château is now owned by the town of Blois and is a tourist attraction.
Winikon
Winikon is a former municipality of the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
Since 2009, it is part of the municipality of Triengen.
Willisau (district)
Willisau is a district of the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. The capital is the municipality of Willisau.
It contains following municipalities:
Altishofen
Altishofen is a municipality in Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2020 the municipality of Ebersecken became part of Altishofen.
Growth medium
A growth medium or culture medium is a solid or liquid containing nutrients. It is designed to support the growth of microorganisms or cells, or small plants like moss.
There are different types of media for growing different types of cells.