Lifannian Cities

A Place in Lifannia, Where more than 2 Thousand people live, And has City Rights.

## History

### First Cities

Lifannia's First City was Vilnius, Formed in 294. From there, Other Cities Like Kaunas, Nomsterdamas Were Established. Not many cities were Made, And most people lived in Villages. Most cities in Lifannia were built for defensive Reasons, and as supply links, unlike later cities. Almost nothing from the earliest of Cities has survived, apart from the Original Castle Walls in Kaunas and Nomsterdamas. Cities were small, not having over 5 thousand people usually, other than Vilnius.

### Middle Ages

Stepping into the middle ages, Lifannia doubled the amount of cities, from 11 to 22. This came a result of Lifannian City Rights. Not much is known about them, other than the Requirements were 500 Population, and a lord controlling it. Around this time, Cities started building more permanent Buildings, made out of bricks, not wood.

#### Old Towns

There are 3 Type of Lifannian Old towns. The Oldest of Old towns are rare, as most of them were destroyed. The most known Old Town like this is in Tarsiens, which was far away from Thpalitic attacks. This type of old town were unplanned, and had curved streets. Usually, these type of Old town were like this because they demolished Regular wooden homes, and built more permanent structures.

The Second Type of Old Town is the most common, And most cities from 900 and onward have it. It is heavily planned, with at least one Town square. Usually, the old towns were grander and bigger the richer the city was, not how big it was in Population. Most of these Old towns were Made All through out Lifannia and Thpalitic Empires.

The Third type is Less common, but is more common than the first. It is the mix of both, and started appearing in the late 1600s. These Old towns are seen the most in Borderlands region, on the old borders of Lifannia and Thpalitics. These Old towns main purpose was defense, and were heavily walled off.

## City Sizes

### Small Sized City

2-20k Population, mostly are in between larger cities, and when a place reaches over 2k Population, it can apply for city rights. SOme cities have city rights despite having less than 2k Population, but mostly they have city rights due to historical reasons.

### Medium Sized City

20k-50k, Has more Power In it's County, and gets more Money from the Regional Government. Gets more Represented in County Government.

### Large Sized City

50k-100k , Has more Power In it's Province, and get even more money from the Regional Government. Some Cities this size can also be National Standard Cities, But only due to historical Reasons.

### Didmiestis (Big City)

100k<. Cities this size can apply to be National Standard Cities, and it is the last City level a city can reach. Can get subsidy in some areas, Like public Transportation.

## National Standard Cities

National Standard cities, Usually above 100k< (with some exceptions), have Separate Governments, Budget from their Municipality. The Modern Requirements are:

### Requirements

100k Or Above Population

5% or less debt

2% or less unemployment Level

Functional Public Services and Low crime rate

Train, Bus Stations

City has a surplus

College and or University

Disaster Response Unit, as well as firefighter helicopters if in a heavily forested area.

#### Automatic National Standard Cities

Regional, Provincial and County Capitals, No Matter Their Population can Become National Standard Cities, As long as other Requirements are fit. That is a reason for why some Province Capitals are Smaller than other cities in their Province or County (Other than being passed in Population later on.)