Tunheim

Tunheim, officially the United Serene Prefecture and Township of Tunheim, is a Prefecture within the western-most part of the municipality of Boriopa City. Tunheim is bordered to its west by the English River, to its north and east by the sea, and to its south by the municipality of Urdport and Miseryfjellet. S

Surrounded by sharp cliffs more than 10m high, Miseryfjellet to its south across the border providing a scenic background, and only few kilometres away from the capTunheimunheim is an exceptional spot on Bear Island for settlements and a tourist destination.

## Tunheim

A picture taken at Tunheim looking at the Northern Sea

## Etymology

Greater Tunheim is named after its centrum located in the very north of the Prefecture, the coal mining area known as Tunheim, meaning "yard home."

## Culture

Tunheim is often named "the holiest Prefecture in Easway" due to its strong Christian connections. The Prefecture contains the St. Sebastian's Cathedral to its west by the English river and has a strong Orthodox and Catholic population. A broadcast from Eix - Easway once named it "a beacon of unification in Christ." Despite its strong Christian ties, Tunheim is quite secular and other religions including old beliefs and Dharmic religions are popular here. Tourism has allowed Greater Tunheim to become the epitome of Boriopa City's multi-ethnic status. Photography is popular within the Prefecture.

## Politics

Tunheim is the site of the convergence of many faiths and is universal in such matters. Its governance is noticeably more religiously inclined in its governance, although it maintains secularism.

### Greater Tunheim Movement

A movement to expand the borders of the Prefecture had existed since the creation of Boriopa City, out of Essrina and Urdport in late 2019. A small exclave called 'Thetingstjørneneside' existed within Urdport, just north of Miserfjellet's east and cut off from the rest of the municipality by a lake, although geographically part of Greater Tunheim. This had been a major political goal of many within the Greater Tunheim prefecture. In December 2021, a Tunheim committee met and renamed the Prefecture of Tunheim to Greater Tunheim in support of this goal. Marquis of Boriopa City Csyeigo has been persistently in support of this idea, although Urdport authorites have resisted calls, as this would cut them off from north-eastern prefecture coast-line.

On the 25th March 2023, the Prefectural government of Greater Tunheim and Boriopan City Municipal Council met with representatives of the Urdport Municipal Council, as well as representatives of the Pomory Reform Party and Mutualist Ouroboros Party, signing the Tunheim-Maritime Accord , which incorporated the Thetingtjørneneside exclave into Greater Tunheim. The Tunheim government dropped 'Greater' from its name, declaring its three year goal of unification complete.

## History

Mining by Norwegian companies began in 1916 after investigations indicated "boundless geological treasures." This halted 9 years later after troubles economically financing the operations due to the distance from Norway and less yield than expected. Around 182 people lived within Tunheim during this period. In the mythos of the Easwegians, Norwegians who settled in Greater Tunheim during the 20th century were the most accomodating to ethnic Easwegians who had returned from the mass exodus after the Svalbard treaty had been signed and the most supportive responses to the Easwegian Revolution by Norwegians on the island came from Greater Tunheim.

## Geography

Greater Tunheim is a traditional mining region. It lacks significant vegetation outside of a couple settlements by the sea, with its ground being made mostly of sandstone which covers many pockets of coal seams. These seams date back to the Devonian period which makes them some of the oldest seams on Earth. The Easwegian Railway on Bear Island is to go through the middle of Greater Tunheim, connecting with old restored mining tracks.