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The Balthyrrenian Mainland

The Balthyrrenian Socialist Federative Republic (commonly known as BSFR) is a union of communes (known as districts) with the Federal Capital of Balthyrrenia.

The BSFR is considered a major commune, also being one of the oldest, with historical significance, founded on 25th October 2019 while its specific districts developed all through its existence with the newest being Costa Verde, Verlaine and Fräiheet. BSFR's Ergasia features one of the server's main industrial platforms with many important farms and storages.

## Etymology

The "Balthyrrenian" in BSFR comes from joining the words Baltic and Mediterranean, this is a reference to the commune's distinct architectural makeup which is mostly influenced by the geographical area between these 2 seas. At such the BSFR features different styles of european architecture.

## Description

The BSFR is a commune situated on the extreme west of Celonesia with most of its districts positioned on the coasts south of Spawn Island and east of Maograd.As of july 2023 the BSFR is formed of the following districts: Balthyrrenia(Capital), Ergasia, Nordeste(which encompasses Riva Serena) Laszloville, Gracchia(which encompasses Aigas Vivas), Verlaine, Costa Verde, Lumen and Fräiheet. The commune is built on spruce forests and plains with the Balthyrrenian mountain range separating the northern and southern parts of the commune.

The BSFR has an extensive nether infrastructure composed of an ice rink guarded by brick walls and towers. Every central district of the BSFR is located in this area. To reach the ice rink you have to go on the South Line from (0 , 0) as the South Line is briefly contained in the walls of the ice rink just before reaching Proletaria. The ice rink is located at -80 , 415 (nether coordinates).

The image on the left shows the Gracchia nether station, part of the BSFR ice rink.

Ideologically, the BSFR is supposed to mimic Marxism Leninism through its own approach called Balthyrrenian Socialism. Albeit this vision of ideology, the BSFR is open to every leftist as its \*de facto\* function is to be more of an art collective that builds communes in distinct styles. The BSFR contains administrative functions and has a *premier* that manages most of its affairs. A premier changes whenever the need arises through a democratic vote. The BSFR also employs a lot of other functions through the roles of *People's Commissars* which deal with certain aspects of the commune such as Justice, Agriculture, Sanitation, Transportation, Foreign Affairs and Environmental Action among others.

## History

After the reset of the world map a group made of the best builders of that time decided to make an european inspired commune with each district having a specific architectural profile. Trough this effort Balthyrrenia was created and later became the capital of the BSFR. In the early days each commune had a distinct economic and political role, at such followed Nordeste(agricultural district) and Ergasia(industrial district), Gracchia is also one of the earliest districts, being the first to see actual construction.

As Laura, one of the founders puts it: "*Ok so, the way I experienced it, the initial idea was to bring together some of the best builders and planners of pre-reset world to build a large commune in the post-reset world.*"

Each district naturally came to mature as more districts were being founded giving us the silhouette of the BSFR we currently get to see and part of its early growth is given to its proximity to Spawn Island giving players the time to explore the BSFR mere minutes after joining the minecraft server.

The images on the left show the transformation of Ergasia, BSFR's industrial district from 2019(upper image) to 2023(lower image).

## Trivia

-Early in its development there was an attempt to create a district called Sardinia, the project was abandoned and its ruins sit at -2060 1250.

-At the start of the commune a district by the name Olofstad(based on scandinavian architecture) was being planned out but it never came to fruition.