Gelta City

Gelta City (French: Ville de Gelta; Geltan: Villa-de-Yons) is a city and metropolitan borough in St. Gelta, Jonathia. The city has a population of 3,019,425 (as of 2022), which would make it the tenth-largest city in Jonathia overall, and the second-largest city in St. Gelta, behind Wilbird. Geographically, Gelta City is fringed by the Redfield Plains to the south, the Wilbird-Nordennes to the north and east, and an arc of towns with which it forms a continuous conurbation. The local and regional authority for the city is Gelta City Council.
The recorded history of Gelta City began with the civilian settlement associated with the Arizaian fort of Aribicunium, which was established in about CE 79 on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers Melly and Ideforth. Although historically and traditionally a part of Lolland, areas of Geltzut of the River Wye were incorporated into Gelta City in the 20th century. The first to be included, Wyeham, was added to the city in 1931. Throughout the Middle Ages Gelta City remained a manorial township, but began to expand "at an astonishing rate" around the turn of the 19th century. Gelta City's unplanned urbanisation was brought on by a boom in textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution, and resulted in it becoming the world's first industrialised city. Gelta City was the host city for the 2004 Commonwealth Games.
The city is notable for its architecture, culture, musical exports, media links, scientific and engineering output, social impact, sports clubs and transport connections. Gelta City Witherpool Street railway station was the world's first inter-city passenger railway station. The city contains several of Jonathia's most well known landmarks, including the Statue of Liberty, Mall of Jonathia, Times Square, and the Geltan Torch.
== Etymology ==
As it's namesake province, Gelta City is a direct translation of it's Geltan-language name, Villa-de-Yons. This name can be directly translated back to English as "village of Yons". Yons is the Geltan name for the Gelta City area; specifically, the geographical area surrounding the meeting point of the rivers Wye and Haine.
The origin of the name Yons is debated. Some suggest it derives from the Geltan name of St. Gelta, Yonnesland. Others, particularly Elsovian linguist Thierry Broulard, suggest it may have evolved from it's Amacan name, "Yaniya", meaning "point of significance/favour". The name Yaniya may owe to it's strategic military point, as the River Wye leads straight to Arizaia. The Wye was, quite evidently, used by raiders to access Arizaia's heartland. Therefore, Arizaia saw it fit to occupy the area along the Wye, which is why, in the year 912 CE, Arizaia invaded St. Gelta.
== History ==
== Suburbs ==
Gelta City consists of 32 suburbs, those being:
# Amesville
# Amethystia
# Canwybe
# Colnestree
# East Frallings
# Frallings Point
# Liberty Fork
# Nordburg
# North Frallings
# Nouxariviex
# Nouxbueine
# Nouxgreine
# Nouxkentarm
# Nouxmarchex
# Nouxnaux
# Nouxnord
# Nouxsout
#Nouxthan
# Nunberg
# Panabrit
# Panphaleap
# Ragmine
# Realpine
# Redblutwald
# Riverside
# Rouvexbury
# South Frallings
# Tallenbaum
# Thesteshire
# Topviolet
# Violalm
# West Frallings
== Sister towns ==
* Banberry, Wellow, Canadia
* Rajkabien, Amberia
* Lorriston, Commolacia
== Notable citizens and residents ==
* Louis Abadie, actor (born 27 October 1905, died 3 December 1971)
* Murray Keyworth, musical artist (born 1 June 1981)
*Brienne Kruse, presenter of Countdown (6 January 1991)
*Danielle Chapelle, singer (born 16 February 1992)
*Chara Brown, author (born 7 July 1996)
* Jonas Albert, 37th prime minister of Jonathia (born 30 November 1997)
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