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{{About|the Dahemian capital city}}
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|native_name            = <small>''Gëinen'' ({{wpl|Luxembourgish language|Dahemian}})</small><br><small>''Geinen'' ({{wpl|German language|Notgerman}})</small><br><small>''Gonéce'' ({{wpl|French language|Notfrench}})</small>
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'''Gonece''' ({{wpl|Luxembourgish language|Dahemian}}: ''Gëinen'' {{wp|Help:IPA/Luxembourgish|[ˈgəiːnen]}}; {{wpl|German language|Notgerman}}: ''Geinen'' {{wp|Help:IPA/Standard German|[ˈgaɪnɛn̩]}}; {{wpl|French language|Notfrench}}: ''Gonéce'' {{wp|Help:IPA/French|[ʒɑ̃nes]}}) is the {{wp|capital city}} and most populous settlement of [[Dahemia]] with 626,915 inhabitants in 2021, straddling the shores of the river [[Lonane]]. Comprising approximately a quarter of the country's entire population, Gonece is Dahemia's {{wp|primate city}} and the sixth-largest city in the Notgerman-speaking world, after X. Generally considered to lie at the cultural, geographic and economic crossroads of Calesia, it is situated X km (X mi) by road from X, X km (X mi) from X, and X km (X mi) from X.
'''Gonece''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|ʒ|ɔː|ˈ|n|iː|z}} ''{{wpl|English pronunciation respelling|joh-NEE-ss}}''; {{wpl|Luxembourgish language|Dahemian}}: ''Gëinen'' {{wp|Help:IPA/Luxembourgish|[ˈgəiːnen]}}; {{wpl|German language|Notgerman}}: ''Geinen'' {{wp|Help:IPA/Standard German|[ˈgaɪnɛn̩]}}; {{wpl|French language|Hyacinthean}}: ''Gonéce'' {{wp|Help:IPA/French|[ʒɑ̃nes]}}) is the {{wp|capital city}} and most populous [[Dahemia|municipality]] of [[Dahemia]] with 626,915 inhabitants in 2021, straddling the shores of the river [[Lonane]]. Comprising approximately a quarter of the country's entire population, Gonece is Dahemia's {{wp|primate city}} and the 6th-largest city in the Notgerman-speaking world, after X. Generally considered to lie at the cultural, geographic and economic crossroads of Calesia, it is situated X km (X mi) by road from X, X km (X mi) from X, and X km (X mi) from X.


While previously having been settled by the [[Goneitii]] tribe, Gonece proper was founded by the Cambrans in the 1st century BC as ''[[Castrum Goneitiacum Domecanum]]''. During the {{wp|Middle Ages}}, the fledging settlement flourished as a regional trade hub and became an influential {{wp|free imperial city}} and {{wp|citadel}}. Gonece served as the capital of the [[Duchy of Dahemia|Duchy]], and later the [[Kingdom of Dahemia]] in the 18th and 19th centuries, and both its growing importance as a center of power and the {{wp|Industrial Revolution}} brought about a profound demographic boom; by 1900, it was the third-largest Notgerman-speaking city in the world. Much of the historic city center was bombed and destroyed during the [[Great War (Teleon)|Great War]].
While previously having been settled by the [[Goneitii]] tribe, Gonece proper was founded by the [[Hernician Empire|Hernicians]] in the 1st century BC as ''[[Castrum Goneitiacum Domecanum]]''. During the {{wp|Middle Ages}}, the fledging settlement flourished as a regional trade hub and became an influential {{wp|free imperial city}} and {{wp|citadel}}. Gonece served as the capital of the [[Duchy of Dahemia|Duchy]], and later the [[Kingdom of Dahemia]] in the 18th and 19th centuries, and both its growing importance as a Calesian center of political power and the {{wp|Industrial Revolution}} brought about a profound demographic boom; by 1900, it was the 3rd-most populous Notgerman-speaking city in the world. Much of the historic city center was bombed and heavily damaged during the [[Great War (Teleon)|Great War]].


Since 1940, the {{wp|global city}} has been a major center for {{wp|international politics}} and {{wp|diplomacy}}. Gonece is the ''{{wp|de facto}}'' main seat of the [[United Congress (Teleon)|United Congress]] (alongside X) as well as several other {{wp|intergovernmental organization}}s, such as the [[Central Commission for the Lonane]], the [[International Human Rights Council (Teleon)|International Human Rights Council]], and X, most of these located in the modern ''Zollhafen'' district.
Since 1940, the {{wp|global city}} has been a major center for {{wp|international politics}} and {{wp|diplomacy}}. Gonece is the ''{{wp|de facto}}'' main seat of the [[United Congress (Teleon)|United Congress]] (alongside X), as well as several other {{wp|intergovernmental organization}}s, such as the [[Central Commission for the Lonane]], the [[International Human Rights Council (Teleon)|International Human Rights Council]], and the X, most of these located in the [[Zollhafen (Gonece)|Zollhafen]] {{wp|urban renewal}} district. The {{wp|metropolitan region}} comprising 1.3 million inhabitants is part of a large {{wp|conurbation}} extending towards [[Greven (Dahemia)|Greven]] and [[Cherms]], known as the [[Lonane Arc]], and even beyond Dahemia's borders towards X and X in X, totaling a population of more than 5 million.


Gonece is a major continental hub for commerce and transportation. [[Gonece Airport]] is the busiest {{wp|airport}} in the country, and one of the busiest in the world. The city's central railway station, [[Geinen Hauptbahnhof]], is the second-largest railway station in Calesia measured by floor area. As a {{wp|financial center}}, it hosts a number of corporate headquarters and subsidiaries, is home to the [[Gonece Stock Exchange]], and the [[Messe Geinen]] is one of the world's most influential {{wp|trade fair}}s. The [[University of Gonece]] is one of Calesia's oldest and largest {{wp|university|universities}}; other significant educational institutions include the [[Academy of the Arts (Gonece)|Academy of the Arts]] and the [[Technical University (Gonece)|Technical University]].
Gonece is a major continental hub for commerce and transportation. [[Gonece Airport]] is the busiest {{wp|airport}} in the country, and one of the busiest in the world. The [[Port of Gonece]] is the second-largest on the Lonane after X. The city's central railway station, [[Geinen Hauptbahnhof]], is the third-largest railway station in Calesia measured by floor area. As a notable {{wp|financial center}}, it hosts a number of corporate headquarters and subsidiaries, is home to the [[Gonece Stock Exchange]], and the [[Messe Geinen]] is one of the world's most influential {{wp|trade fair}}s. The [[University of Gonece]] is one of Calesia's oldest and largest {{wp|university|universities}}; other significant educational institutions include the [[Academy of the Arts (Gonece)|Academy of the Arts]] and the [[Technical University (Gonece)|Technical University]].


Major attractions of the city include the [[Bendlerberg]] (main square), [[Old Castle (Gonece)|Old Castle]], [[Royal Palace (Gonece)|Royal Palace]] on [[Castle Square (Gonece)|Castle Square]], the [[Georgsstadt (Gonece)|Georgsstadt]] {{wp|central business district}} skyline, the [[Weserath Gate]], the [[Victory Column (Gonece)|Victory Column]], and the [[Kaiserallee (Teleon)|Kaiserallee]] main {{wp|boulevard}}. The urban landscape is shaped in part by extensive parks and green areas, including the [[Hofgarten (Teleon)|Hofgarten]], [[Wallanlagen (Teleon)|Wallanlagen]], the [[Zitadellenpark (Gonece)|Zitadellenpark]] surrounding the [[Donnerberg (Teleon)|Donnerberg]] hill and the [[Gonece Citadel]], the [[Volkspark (Gonece)|Volkspark]], the [[Zoologischer Garten (Gonece)|Zoologischer Garten]], and two {{wp|botanical garden}}s (the [[Old Botanical Garden (Gonece)|Old Botanical Garden]] and the [[Palmengarten (Gonece)|Palmengarten]]). Gonece's internationally renowned cultural institutions and venues include the [[New Opera (Gonece)|New Opera]], the [[Komödie (Gonece)|Komödie]] in the [[Zeughausbau (Teleon)|Zeughausbau]], the [[House of Cultures (Gonece)|House of Cultures]], the [[Historical Museum (Gonece)|Historical Museum]], the [[Borsigbau (Teleon)|Borsigbau]], the [[Donnerberg Archaeological Museum]], and the [[Museum of Decorative Arts (Gonece)|Museum of Decorative Arts]] in the [[Lobrechtbau]], the [[Gregor Minsky Museum]], and the [[Royal Library (Gonece)|Royal Library]], one of the largest {{wp|public library|public libraries}} in the world.
Major attractions of the city include the [[Bendlerberg]] (and the [[Marktplatz (Gonece)|Marktplatz]] main square), [[Old Castle (Gonece)|Old Castle]], [[Royal Palace (Gonece)|Royal Palace]] on [[Castle Square (Gonece)|Castle Square]], the [[Zollhafen (Gonece)|Zollhafen]] {{wp|central business district}} skyline, the [[Weserath Gate]], the [[Independence Column (Gonece)|Independence Column]], the [[Kaiserallee (Teleon)|Kaiserallee]] main {{wp|boulevard}}, and the [[Yingok|Yinese]] community in [[Emmanuelsstadt (Teleon)|Emmanuelsstadt]] (also called "[[Little Dongsing]]"). The urban landscape is characterized in part by extensive parks and green areas, including the [[Hofgarten (Teleon)|Hofgarten]], [[Wallanlagen (Teleon)|Wallanlagen]], the [[Zitadellenpark (Gonece)|Zitadellenpark]] surrounding the [[Donnerberg (Teleon)|Donnerberg]] hill and the [[Gonece Citadel]], the [[Volkspark (Gonece)|Volkspark]], the [[Zoologischer Garten (Gonece)|Zoologischer Garten]], and two {{wp|botanical garden}}s (the [[Old Botanical Garden (Gonece)|Old Botanical Garden]] and the [[Palmengarten (Gonece)|Palmengarten]]). Gonece's internationally renowned cultural institutions and venues include the [[New Opera (Gonece)|New Opera]], the [[Komödie (Gonece)|Komödie]] in the [[Zeughausbau (Teleon)|Zeughausbau]], the [[House of Cultures (Gonece)|House of Cultures]], the [[Historical Museum (Gonece)|Historical Museum]], the [[Borsigbau (Teleon)|Borsigbau]], the [[Donnerberg Archaeological Museum]], the [[Museum of Decorative Arts (Gonece)|Museum of Decorative Arts]] in the [[Lobrechtbau]], the [[Gregor Minsky Museum]], and the [[Royal Library (Gonece)|Royal Library]], one of the largest {{wp|public library|public libraries}} in the world.


== History ==
=== Prehistory ===
=== Hernician period ===
=== Middle Ages ===
=== Capital of Dahemia ===
=== Hyacinthean rule and industrialization ===
=== Great War and postwar ===
== Geography ==
=== Topography ===
=== Parks and gardens ===
=== Climate ===
=== Architecture and cityscape ===
==== Tallest buildings and structures ====
{{Main|List of tallest buildings in Gonece}}
The tallest structure in Gonece is the [[Lannenturm]] (Lonane Tower, also known as the Gonece TV Tower) with a height of 327.9 meters (1,075.8 feet), and the tallest proper building is the [[Messeturm (Teleon)|Messeturm]] (Fair Tower), with a height of 266.2 meters (873.4 feet); from 1988 to 1994, it was the single-tallest building in Calesia. The 13 {{wp|skyscraper}}s of Gonece are:
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|----- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#dddddd"
! Rank
! Name
!class="unsortable"| Image
! Height (m)
! Height (ft)
! Floors
! Location
! Year
!class="unsortable"| Notes
|----- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#F8F8FF"
|1
|[[Lannenturm]]
|[[File:Europaturm am Abend.jpg|center|80px]]
|327.9
|1,075.8
|
|Volksparkstraße 60, [[Düssheim (Gonece)|Düssheim]]
|1975
|{{wp|Telecommunications tower}}, tallest structure in Gonece and Dahemia.
|----- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#F8F8FF"
|2
|[[Messeturm (Teleon)|Messeturm]]
|[[File:01-01-2014_-_Messeturm_-_trade_fair_tower_-_Frankfurt-_Germany_-_05.jpg|center|80px]]
|266.2
|873.4
|64
|Linus-Brühn-Anlage 49, [[Georgsstadt (Gonece)|Georgsstadt]]
|1988
|Tallest building in Calesia upon completion in 1988 until 1994, tallest building in Gonece and Dahemia.
|----- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#F8F8FF"
|3
|[[Reeperplatz 1]]
|[[File:Londres_097..jpg|center|80px]]
|235.0
|771.0
|50
|Reeperplatz 1, [[Zollhafen (Gonece)|Zollhafen]]
|1990
|Third-tallest building in Dahemia, headquarters of [[DZ Volksbank]].
|----- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#F8F8FF"
|4
|[[Paramount 180]]
|[[File:Landmark_Pinnacle_geograph-6678817-by-Stephen-Richards.jpg|center|80px]]
|233.4
|764.2
|75
|Laurent-Moser-Allee 180, [[Zollhafen (Gonece)|Zollhafen]]
|2020
|Tallest residential building in Dahemia and eastern Calesia.
|----- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#F8F8FF"
|5
|[[Landschaftsturm (Teleon)|Landschaftsturm]]
|[[File:Canary_Wharf_from_Rotherhithe_Crop_-_Newfoundland.jpg|center|80px]]
|220.1
|722.3
|60
|Laurent-Moser-Allee 111–115, [[Zollhafen (Gonece)|Zollhafen]]
|2015
|Mixed-use tower. Main tenant is Mabey.
|----- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#F8F8FF"
|6
|[[Grand One (Teleon)|Grand One]]
|[[File:South_Quay_Plaza_1_(November_2023).jpg|center|80px]]
|215.0
|705.4
|67
|Wilhelm-von-Koldmeier-Straße 7–9, [[Zollhafen (Gonece)|Zollhafen]]
|2016
|Mixed-use tower with residential apartments and a hotel (CB Hotel Group).
|----- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#F8F8FF"
|7
|[[Westdock Tower]]
|[[File:One_Park_Drive,_Canary_Wharf.jpg|center|80px]]
|205.0
|673.4
|57
|Westdockstraße 4–10, [[Zollhafen (Gonece)|Zollhafen]]
|2020
|Residential tower.
|----- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#F8F8FF"
|8=
|[[Reeperplatz 5]]
|[[File:HSBC_Building_London.jpg|center|80px]]
|200.0
|655.4
|42
|Reeperplatz 5, [[Zollhafen (Gonece)|Zollhafen]]
|1999
|Global headquarters of [[KIN Leyen Banking]].
|----- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#F8F8FF"
|8=
|[[Reeperplatz 30]]
|[[File:Citigroup_EMEA_Centre.jpg|center|80px]]
|200.0
|655.4
|42
|Reeperplatz 5, [[Zollhafen (Gonece)|Zollhafen]]
|2002
|Mixed-use building housing the Calesian headquarters of the [[Yin Gok Merchant Banking Corporation]].
|----- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#F8F8FF"
|9=
|[[Pinnacle Gate (Teleon)|Pinnacle East Gate]]
|[[File:WardianEastCanaryWharf.jpg|center|80px]]
|177.5
|582.4
|50
|Wilhelm-von-Koldmeier-Straße, [[Zollhafen (Gonece)|Zollhafen]]
|2018
|Residential tower. Tallest twin towers in Dahemia.
|----- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#F8F8FF"
|9=
|[[Pinnacle Gate (Teleon)|Pinnacle West Gate]]
|[[File:WardianEastCanaryWharf.jpg|center|80px]]
|177.5
|582.4
|50
|Wilhelm-von-Koldmeier-Straße, [[Zollhafen (Gonece)|Zollhafen]]
|2018
|Residential tower. Tallest twin towers in Dahemia.
|----- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#F8F8FF"
|10
|[[Grünturm]]
|[[File:Barclays_HQ.jpg|center|80px]]
|156.0
|513.3
|33
|Coemerplatz, [[Zollhafen (Gonece)|Zollhafen]]
|2003
|Global headquarters of [[Leopold (Teleon)|Leopold]].
|----- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#F8F8FF"
|11
|[[United Congress (Teleon)|Headquarters of the United Congress]]
|[[File:UNO_New_York.JPG|center|80px]]
|155.3
|510.0
|39
|X-Platz, [[Zollhafen (Gonece)|Zollhafen]]
|1951
|Headquarters of the [[United Congress (Teleon)|United Congress Secretariat]]. First building of the United Congress complex to be finished, and the tallest building in Dahemia from 1951 to 1978.
|----- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#F8F8FF"
|12
|[[Bankstraße 74 (Gonece)|Bankstraße 74]]
|[[File:40_Bank_Street_Heron_Quay_London.jpg|center|80px]]
|153.0
|501.9
|33
|Bankstraße 74, [[Zollhafen (Gonece)|Zollhafen]]
|2000
|Mixed-use building.
|----- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#F8F8FF"
|13
|[[Bankstraße 20 (Gonece)|Bankstraße 20]]
|[[File:25_Bank_Street_2012.JPG|center|80px]]
|152.5
|500.3
|32
|Bankstraße 20, [[Zollhafen (Gonece)|Zollhafen]]
|2003
|Mixed-use building housing the Calesian headquarters of X.
|----- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#F8F8FF"
|14
|[[Marienturm (Teleon)|Marienturm]]
|[[File:10_Upper_Bank_Street_-_November_2023.jpg|center|80px]]
|150.1
|492.5
|30
|Bankstraße 62, [[Zollhafen (Gonece)|Zollhafen]]
|2010
|Mixed-use building housing the [[Calesian Court of Auditors]].
|}
==== Museums and the arts ====
<gallery>
Alte_Staatsgalerie_Stuttgart_2013_02.jpg|Contemporary Arts Museum (Old State Gallery)
Kunstakademie_in_Duesseldorf-Altstadt,_von_Nordwesten.jpg|Academy of the Arts
K21_Staendehaus.jpg|Museum of Decorative Arts (Lobrechtbau)
Frankfurt_Deutsches_Architektur_Museum.20130603.jpg|Museum of Architecture
Düsseldorf_Rheinuferpromenade_07.jpg|Historical Museum (Dreyfusbau)
Lindenmuseum.jpg|Natural History Museum (Morand Palace)
KunstmuseumStuttgart-pjt.jpg|Donnerberg Archaeological Museum
StadtPalais_im_Abendlicht.jpeg|Gregor Minsky Museum
Düsseldorfer_Schauspielhaus.jpg|House of Cultures
Strasbourg_Bibliothèque_nationale_et_universitaire_novembre_2014.jpg|University Ethnological Archive (Borsigbau)
Alte_Oper_Frankfurt_2019.jpg|New Opera
Tonhalle_Düsseldorf.jpg|Gonece Concert Hall (Philharmonie)
Frankfurt_Städtische_Bühnen.20140423.jpg|Western Theater
Festhalle-Frankfurt-am-Main-2.jpg|Festhalle Gonece
Wuerttembergische_landesbibliothek_2005_05a.jpg|Royal Library
StadtBibliothekStuttgart-pjt3-18.jpg|Academic Library
</gallery>
==== Main sights ====
<gallery>
Frankfurter_Römer_2019.jpg|City Hall (Bendler)
Samstagsberg,_Frankfurt,_West_view_20190824_1.jpg|Reconstructed "Old" Marktplatz
Stuttgart_Marktplatz_nach_Umgestaltung.jpg|"New" Marktplatz
Schillerplatz_und_Stiftskirche_Stuttgart_2013_Panorama.jpg|Domplatz with the Old Castle, Cathedral, Prinzenbau and Silberspeicher
Großherzoglicher_Palast_8321-022.jpg|Old Castle and Chamber of Deputies
Neues_Schloss_Schlossplatzspringbrunnen_Jubiläumssäule_Schlossplatz_Stuttgart_2015_02.jpg|Royal Palace with the Independence Column in Castle Square
20190225_Stuttgart,_Königsbaupassagen.jpg|Herzogsbau
Neustadt_(52297125377).jpg|University of Gonece
Schloss_Bellevue_2023.jpg|Schöneiche House
2_Schloss_Solitude_(Stuttgart)_Mitteltrakt_der_Südseite.jpg|Schloss Bellevue
Schloss_Benrath_Jan2012.jpg|Schloss Biesrath
Schlossturm_in_Duesseldorf-Altstadt,_von_Nordwesten.jpg|Adlerturm (Eagle Tower)
Frankfurt_Nextower.20130514.jpg|Weserath Gate
Düsseldorf,_Königsallee.jpg|Stadtgraben at the Kaiserallee
Reduit_Tilly_Ingolstadt_Rundmauer.jpg|Great War Museum
Drususstein_Gesamt_2011.jpg|Dormecan Tower
Friendship_Archway_Washington,_D.C.jpg|"Little Dongsing" Paifong
</gallery>
==== Churches ====
<gallery>
Stiftskirche Stuttgart 2015 01.jpg|Gonece Cathedral (Dom)
Alte Kapelle Regensburg 20151121.jpg|Saint Catherine's Abbey
SchlossThurnundTaxis2010.JPG|Collegiate Church (Stift)
Frankfurt_Am_Main-Alte_Nikolaikirche-Ansicht_vom_Roemerberg-20081230.jpg|Saint Lawrence's Church
GraphyArchy_-_Wikipedia_00582_(cropped).jpg|Trinity Church
Frankfurt_Main_Hauptwache_Katharinenkirche_20120707.jpg|Hauptwache and New Parish Church
Frankfurt_Am_Main-Leonhardskirche-Ansicht_vom_Eisernen_Steg-Gegenwart.jpg|Saint Mary's Church
Frankfurt_Paulskirche_außen_2011a.jpg|Saint Augustine's Church
Düsseldorf_Johannes_v_SW.jpg|Saint Anthony's Church
Wien_-_Votivkirche_(a).JPG|Saint Peter's Cathedral
St._Antonius_in_Duesseldorf-Oberkassel,_von_Norden.jpg|Saint Ignatius' Church
GraphyArchy_-_Wikipedia_00522.jpg|Memorial Church
St_John%27s_Church,_Stuttgart_(15643365584).jpg|Peace Church
GraphyArchy - Wikipedia 00532.jpg|Saint Gideon's Church
</gallery>
== Government and politics ==
=== First Mayor and City Council ===
=== Capital city ===
=== Subdivisions ===
== Demographics ==
=== Immigration ===
=== Religion ===
=== Education ===
== Economy ==
=== Heavy industry ===
=== Manufacturing ===
=== Finance ===
=== Media and communications ===
== Transport ==
=== Public transport ===
=== Cycling ===
=== Rail ===
=== Air ===
=== Highways ===
== Culture ==
=== Music and nightlife ===
=== Opera and theatre ===
=== Fine arts ===
=== Cuisine ===
=== Cinema ===
=== Fashion ===
=== Sports ===
=== Festivals ===
=== Little Dongsing ===
== Notable people ==
== See also ==
{{Template:Dahemiatopics}}
[[Category:Dahemia]][[Category:Geography of Teleon]][[Category:Teleon]]
[[Category:Dahemia]][[Category:Geography of Teleon]][[Category:Teleon]]

Latest revision as of 07:43, 3 June 2024

This article is about the Dahemian capital city. For other uses, see Gonece (disambiguation).
Gonece
Gëinen (Dahemian)
Geinen (Notgerman)
Gonéce (Hyacinthean)
Capital city and municipality
Castle Square with the Royal Palace
Castle Square with the Royal Palace
Bendlerberg
Bendlerberg
Old Castle with the Chamber of Deputies
Chamber of Deputies (Old Castle)
New Opera
New Opera
Zeughausbau
Zeughausbau
UC headquarters
UC headquarters
Messeturm
Messeturm
Saint Peter's Cathedral
Saint Peter's Cathedral
Geiner Stadtbild
Skyline of Zollhafen
Flag of Gonece
Flag
Coat of arms of Gonece
Coat of arms
Motto: 
"Via et veritas et vita" (Hernician)
Country Dahemia
MunicipalityCity of Gonece
Government
 • First MayorFerdinand Gruyber-Petit (Social Union)
Area
 • Capital city and municipality228.2 km2 (88.1 sq mi)
Elevation
112.0 m (367.4 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Capital city and municipality626,915
 • Density2,747.2/km2 (7,115/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,330,000
Time zoneUTC+1 (CCT)
Postal code
2100-2900
Area code01
Vehicle registrationG

Gonece (/ˈdʒɔːˈniːz/ joh-NEE-ss; Dahemian: Gëinen [ˈgəiːnen]; Notgerman: Geinen [ˈgaɪnɛn̩]; Hyacinthean: Gonéce [ʒɑ̃nes]) is the capital city and most populous municipality of Dahemia with 626,915 inhabitants in 2021, straddling the shores of the river Lonane. Comprising approximately a quarter of the country's entire population, Gonece is Dahemia's primate city and the 6th-largest city in the Notgerman-speaking world, after X. Generally considered to lie at the cultural, geographic and economic crossroads of Calesia, it is situated X km (X mi) by road from X, X km (X mi) from X, and X km (X mi) from X.

While previously having been settled by the Goneitii tribe, Gonece proper was founded by the Hernicians in the 1st century BC as Castrum Goneitiacum Domecanum. During the Middle Ages, the fledging settlement flourished as a regional trade hub and became an influential free imperial city and citadel. Gonece served as the capital of the Duchy, and later the Kingdom of Dahemia in the 18th and 19th centuries, and both its growing importance as a Calesian center of political power and the Industrial Revolution brought about a profound demographic boom; by 1900, it was the 3rd-most populous Notgerman-speaking city in the world. Much of the historic city center was bombed and heavily damaged during the Great War.

Since 1940, the global city has been a major center for international politics and diplomacy. Gonece is the de facto main seat of the United Congress (alongside X), as well as several other intergovernmental organizations, such as the Central Commission for the Lonane, the International Human Rights Council, and the X, most of these located in the Zollhafen urban renewal district. The metropolitan region comprising 1.3 million inhabitants is part of a large conurbation extending towards Greven and Cherms, known as the Lonane Arc, and even beyond Dahemia's borders towards X and X in X, totaling a population of more than 5 million.

Gonece is a major continental hub for commerce and transportation. Gonece Airport is the busiest airport in the country, and one of the busiest in the world. The Port of Gonece is the second-largest on the Lonane after X. The city's central railway station, Geinen Hauptbahnhof, is the third-largest railway station in Calesia measured by floor area. As a notable financial center, it hosts a number of corporate headquarters and subsidiaries, is home to the Gonece Stock Exchange, and the Messe Geinen is one of the world's most influential trade fairs. The University of Gonece is one of Calesia's oldest and largest universities; other significant educational institutions include the Academy of the Arts and the Technical University.

Major attractions of the city include the Bendlerberg (and the Marktplatz main square), Old Castle, Royal Palace on Castle Square, the Zollhafen central business district skyline, the Weserath Gate, the Independence Column, the Kaiserallee main boulevard, and the Yinese community in Emmanuelsstadt (also called "Little Dongsing"). The urban landscape is characterized in part by extensive parks and green areas, including the Hofgarten, Wallanlagen, the Zitadellenpark surrounding the Donnerberg hill and the Gonece Citadel, the Volkspark, the Zoologischer Garten, and two botanical gardens (the Old Botanical Garden and the Palmengarten). Gonece's internationally renowned cultural institutions and venues include the New Opera, the Komödie in the Zeughausbau, the House of Cultures, the Historical Museum, the Borsigbau, the Donnerberg Archaeological Museum, the Museum of Decorative Arts in the Lobrechtbau, the Gregor Minsky Museum, and the Royal Library, one of the largest public libraries in the world.

History

Prehistory

Hernician period

Middle Ages

Capital of Dahemia

Hyacinthean rule and industrialization

Great War and postwar

Geography

Topography

Parks and gardens

Climate

Architecture and cityscape

Tallest buildings and structures

Main article: List of tallest buildings in Gonece

The tallest structure in Gonece is the Lannenturm (Lonane Tower, also known as the Gonece TV Tower) with a height of 327.9 meters (1,075.8 feet), and the tallest proper building is the Messeturm (Fair Tower), with a height of 266.2 meters (873.4 feet); from 1988 to 1994, it was the single-tallest building in Calesia. The 13 skyscrapers of Gonece are:

Rank Name Image Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Location Year Notes
1 Lannenturm
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 327.9 1,075.8 Volksparkstraße 60, Düssheim 1975 Telecommunications tower, tallest structure in Gonece and Dahemia.
2 Messeturm
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 266.2 873.4 64 Linus-Brühn-Anlage 49, Georgsstadt 1988 Tallest building in Calesia upon completion in 1988 until 1994, tallest building in Gonece and Dahemia.
3 Reeperplatz 1
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 235.0 771.0 50 Reeperplatz 1, Zollhafen 1990 Third-tallest building in Dahemia, headquarters of DZ Volksbank.
4 Paramount 180
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 233.4 764.2 75 Laurent-Moser-Allee 180, Zollhafen 2020 Tallest residential building in Dahemia and eastern Calesia.
5 Landschaftsturm
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 220.1 722.3 60 Laurent-Moser-Allee 111–115, Zollhafen 2015 Mixed-use tower. Main tenant is Mabey.
6 Grand One
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 215.0 705.4 67 Wilhelm-von-Koldmeier-Straße 7–9, Zollhafen 2016 Mixed-use tower with residential apartments and a hotel (CB Hotel Group).
7 Westdock Tower
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 205.0 673.4 57 Westdockstraße 4–10, Zollhafen 2020 Residential tower.
8= Reeperplatz 5
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 200.0 655.4 42 Reeperplatz 5, Zollhafen 1999 Global headquarters of KIN Leyen Banking.
8= Reeperplatz 30
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 200.0 655.4 42 Reeperplatz 5, Zollhafen 2002 Mixed-use building housing the Calesian headquarters of the Yin Gok Merchant Banking Corporation.
9= Pinnacle East Gate
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 177.5 582.4 50 Wilhelm-von-Koldmeier-Straße, Zollhafen 2018 Residential tower. Tallest twin towers in Dahemia.
9= Pinnacle West Gate
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 177.5 582.4 50 Wilhelm-von-Koldmeier-Straße, Zollhafen 2018 Residential tower. Tallest twin towers in Dahemia.
10 Grünturm
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 156.0 513.3 33 Coemerplatz, Zollhafen 2003 Global headquarters of Leopold.
11 Headquarters of the United Congress
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 155.3 510.0 39 X-Platz, Zollhafen 1951 Headquarters of the United Congress Secretariat. First building of the United Congress complex to be finished, and the tallest building in Dahemia from 1951 to 1978.
12 Bankstraße 74
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 153.0 501.9 33 Bankstraße 74, Zollhafen 2000 Mixed-use building.
13 Bankstraße 20
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 152.5 500.3 32 Bankstraße 20, Zollhafen 2003 Mixed-use building housing the Calesian headquarters of X.
14 Marienturm
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 150.1 492.5 30 Bankstraße 62, Zollhafen 2010 Mixed-use building housing the Calesian Court of Auditors.

Museums and the arts

  • Contemporary Arts Museum (Old State Gallery)

    Contemporary Arts Museum (Old State Gallery)

  • Academy of the Arts

    Academy of the Arts

  • Museum of Decorative Arts (Lobrechtbau)

    Museum of Decorative Arts (Lobrechtbau)

  • Museum of Architecture

    Museum of Architecture

  • Historical Museum (Dreyfusbau)

    Historical Museum (Dreyfusbau)

  • Natural History Museum (Morand Palace)

    Natural History Museum (Morand Palace)

  • Donnerberg Archaeological Museum

    Donnerberg Archaeological Museum

  • Gregor Minsky Museum

    Gregor Minsky Museum

  • House of Cultures

    House of Cultures

  • University Ethnological Archive (Borsigbau)

    University Ethnological Archive (Borsigbau)

  • New Opera

    New Opera

  • Gonece Concert Hall (Philharmonie)

    Gonece Concert Hall (Philharmonie)

  • Western Theater

    Western Theater

  • Festhalle Gonece

    Festhalle Gonece

  • Royal Library

    Royal Library

  • Academic Library

    Academic Library

Main sights

  • City Hall (Bendler)

    City Hall (Bendler)

  • Reconstructed "Old" Marktplatz

    Reconstructed "Old" Marktplatz

  • "New" Marktplatz

    "New" Marktplatz

  • Domplatz with the Old Castle, Cathedral, Prinzenbau and Silberspeicher

    Domplatz with the Old Castle, Cathedral, Prinzenbau and Silberspeicher

  • Old Castle and Chamber of Deputies

    Old Castle and Chamber of Deputies

  • Royal Palace with the Independence Column in Castle Square

    Royal Palace with the Independence Column in Castle Square

  • Herzogsbau

    Herzogsbau

  • University of Gonece

    University of Gonece

  • Schöneiche House

    Schöneiche House

  • Schloss Bellevue

    Schloss Bellevue

  • Schloss Biesrath

    Schloss Biesrath

  • Adlerturm (Eagle Tower)

    Adlerturm (Eagle Tower)

  • Weserath Gate

    Weserath Gate

  • Stadtgraben at the Kaiserallee

    Stadtgraben at the Kaiserallee

  • Great War Museum

    Great War Museum

  • Dormecan Tower

    Dormecan Tower

  • "Little Dongsing" Paifong

    "Little Dongsing" Paifong

Churches

  • Gonece Cathedral (Dom)

    Gonece Cathedral (Dom)

  • Saint Catherine's Abbey

    Saint Catherine's Abbey

  • Collegiate Church (Stift)

    Collegiate Church (Stift)

  • Saint Lawrence's Church

    Saint Lawrence's Church

  • Trinity Church

    Trinity Church

  • Hauptwache and New Parish Church

    Hauptwache and New Parish Church

  • Saint Mary's Church

    Saint Mary's Church

  • Saint Augustine's Church

    Saint Augustine's Church

  • Saint Anthony's Church

    Saint Anthony's Church

  • Saint Peter's Cathedral

    Saint Peter's Cathedral

  • Saint Ignatius' Church

    Saint Ignatius' Church

  • Memorial Church

    Memorial Church

  • Peace Church

    Peace Church

  • Saint Gideon's Church

    Saint Gideon's Church

Government and politics

First Mayor and City Council

Capital city

Subdivisions

Demographics

Immigration

Religion

Education

Economy

Heavy industry

Manufacturing

Finance

Media and communications

Transport

Public transport

Cycling

Rail

Air

Highways

Culture

Music and nightlife

Opera and theatre

Fine arts

Cuisine

Cinema

Fashion

Sports

Festivals

Little Dongsing

Notable people

See also

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