Bachsburg

**Bachsburg** is a rural village located on **Flower Island** in the United Plagosi Provinces of the Osterium. It is known for its coal and agricultural production. Bachsburg is named after Ledvig Bach, its first governor. The village is decently settled and is home to a handful of citizens, mostly coal miners and farmers.

### Geography

#### Resources

Flower Island is home to many crops and natural resources, especially flowers as the name would suggest. In terms of agriculture, Bachsburg produces grain products, potatoes, beetroot, and bee products. Much of this produce is sent back to Hansa or bought by the OPTC. Another large portion of Bachsburg's exports are dyes, the island can produce nearly every colour, and so dye shops around the Osterium have been established.

#### Ecosystem

The ecosystem of Bachsburg is quite diverse, most notably Light Eaters and Gardeners which were discovered before Ledvig's settlement. Even though Flower Island's forest is only a sliver of what it once was due to logging, the native Flower Trees are plentiful on the island, and their saplings are even exported abroad due to their looks. The settlers of Bachsburg have also introduced tulips from Hansa, which seem to work well with the native tulip populations so far.

### History

#### Osterian Settlement

Before Ledvig Bach arrived to the island, Flower Island was scarcely settled by Osterians, having only an abandoned mine and a farm. The island was a mass grave for Osterian soldiers and citizens, which may have formed the very fertile soil of the island. Besides this, little is known about the island's history, the likely option is that it was used as a mining colony for the OPTC.

#### Hansan Colonial Era

During the independence era of the Maritime Republic of Hansa, Flower Island was greatly coveted for its size and spice production. Ledvig Bach, the colonial administrator, named it Bachsburg in his own honour. It became the target of a handful of colonial expeditions. Though, none of these expeditions ever evolved into anything substantial, and the island continued under OPTC rule.

#### Mayorship of Ledvig Bach

Though owned by the OPTC for ages, it was only truly settled in 6/12/22 by Ledvig Bach and Horst Arbeit after given permission from Siam\_Man. Together, the two former Hansan statesmen developed the island and began exporting the various goods found in the area, such as bee products and many other crops. This era of Bachsburg was not especially interesting, as it was mostly used as a Hansan colony and was just another town in the OPTC.

#### Mayorship of Rudolf Bach

Rudolf Bach, Ledvig Bach's son, took over mayorship of the island after Ledvig's death. He had great plans for the town, and formed it into the reputable coal-mining village that it is today. Through Rudolf Bach's efforts, Bachsburg became the #1 coal producer in the Osterium Sea. Rudolf Bach was very keen to make Bachsburg a trade-focused village, and so he constructed a port and ordered a small merchant fleet to be built. Under the mayorship of Rudolf Bach, the town swore it's allegiance to the Amberian-Urcastle Commonwealth during the OPTC Civil War, under the agreement that Bachsburg would become it's own duchy.

### Trivia

* It is easy to confuse Bachsburg and Flower Island. Bachsburg is the village while Flower Island is the natural island. Despite this, many Hansans refer to the island as "Bachsburg Island"