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| {{Infobox settlement
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| | [[File:WestMiersapow.png|150px|thumb|right|Powiaty of West Miersa]] |
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| | Below the provinces are the '''powiats''' ({{wp|Polish language|Miersan}}: ''powiat'', pl. ''powiaty''), which is the equivalent to a {{wp|county}} or {{wp|district}}. There are 145 powiat in Miersa, of which 70 are under the administration of West Miersa. While historically, the powiats have had responsibilities over policing, road maintenance, and on chartering towns, with the de-facto reduction of provincial powers, in conjunction with modern technologies, the powers of the powiats in West Miersa have been largely transferred to either provinces or to the municipalities, to such a degree that the powiat are now mostly ceremonial. |
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| | settlement_type = City
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| | subdivision_type = [[Wikipedia:Country|Country]]
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| | subdivision_type1 = [[Administrative divisions of West Miersa#Voivodeship|Voivodeship]]
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| | subdivision_name = {{flag|West Miersa}}
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| | subdivision_name1 = [[Święciżar]]
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| | established_title = Founded
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| | established_date = 6 December, 1103 (traditional)
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| | established_title2 = Charter granted
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| | established_date2 = 6 December, 1607
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| | established_title3 = City status
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| | established_date3 = 19 October, 1643
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| | leader_title = Mayor
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| | leader_name = [[Jakub Garczynski]]
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| | population_as_of = 2017
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| | population_total = 891,411
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| | population_urban = 891,411
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| | population_metro = 1,129,050
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| | population_rank = 1st in [[West Miersa]]
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| | timezone = [[Time in West Miersa|Miersan Standard Time]]
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| | timezone_DST = [[Time in West Miersa|Miersan Summer Time]]
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| '''Krada''' ({{wp|Rusyn language|Narodyn}}: Крада) is the largest city of the [[West Miersa|Miersan Federation]], situated in the [[Święciżar]] voivodeship, of which it serves as the voivodal capital. As of the 2017 census, the urban area of Krada has a population of 891,411 people, making it the largest city fully under the control of [[West Miersa]]. | |
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| First founded around the twelfth century as a fort to deter bandits on one of the major trade routes, Krada was a minor settlement. Its fortunes began to grow when in 1607, it became the capital of the Święciżar voivodeship, and it only intensified when after the [[War of the Miersan Succession]], it became the capital of the [[Narozalic Empire|Narozalic]] [[Miersan Governate]] in 1638. Due to this, it was officially granted city status by the Narozalic authorities in 1643.
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| Over the next two centuries, Krada's stature grew, as government officials from Narozalica moved to Krada to help administer the governate, and later, by internal migration as the city continued growing. This led to a flourishing of culture and arts, while Krada became a centre of education, with the opening of the [[University of Krada]] in 1753. By the turn of the nineteenth century, a sizable {{wp|Rusyn people|Narodyn}} community existed in the city, forming a {{wp|dominant minority}} against the majority {{wp|Polish people|Miersan}} population.
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| In the nineteenth century, Krada continued its growth, particularly after the 1870s as a result of the {{wp|Industrial Revolution}}. This attracted more people from across the Miersan Governate, but also from across [[Narozalica]], which led to an influx of Narodyn residents: by the eve of the [[Great War (Kylaris)|Great War]], around a third of the city's population were Narodyn.
| | | [[Chernow]] || 6 || 0 |
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| After the Great War, Krada would be affected by the [[Miersan General Strike]], as the majority Miersan population demanded Miersan independence. As a result, the [[Godfredson Plan]] was drafted up, which saw Krada fall under the control of a sovereign West Miersa. Due to the fact that many government buildings were based there, Krada became the {{wp|provisional capital}} until government buildings could be set up in the [[West Żobrodź|western neighbourhoods]] of [[Żobrodź]]. Thus, although many government buildings moved to West Żobrodź, Krada remained a major economic centre in West Miersa. During the [[Miersan War]], the [[East Miersa|eastern]] advance was ultimately halted with the unexpected victory of the [[Miersan National Armed Forces]] and [[Episemialist Church|Episemialist]] militias at the [[Battle of Krada]].
| | | [[Czękanie]] || 8 || 244,847 |
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| Since the end of the Miersan War, Krada has transitioned from being an industrial centre to being based on the {{wp|service economy}}, with Krada becoming home to many companies and firms.
| | | [[Dolny Szpons]] || 8 || 390,712 |
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| ==Etymology==
| | | [[Górny Szpons]] || 8 || 218,475 |
| The name '''Krada''' is believed to derive from the masculine singular present transgressive form of the {{wp|Proto-Slavic|Proto-Marolevic}} word *''kràsti'', or "to steal," suggesting that the area around Krada was historically a hotspot for {{wp|banditry}}, with {{wp|bandits}} and other criminals based in present-day Krada often preying on the trade routes going over the [[Środek Hills|Środek]] connecting northern and southern [[Euclea]].
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| | | | [[Lówniak]] || 10 || 0 |
| The name for those born or resident in the city are ''Kradians'' ({{wp|Polish language|Miersan}}: ''kradziań'', plur. ''kradzianie'', {{wp|Rusyn language|Narodyn}}: Крадарка, ''Kradarka'', plur. Крадари, ''Kradary'').
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| | | | [[Małomiersa]] || 7 || 212,530 |
| ==History==
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| ===Prehistory===
| | | [[Małowaskie]] || 9 || 0 |
| ===Middle Ages===
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| [[File:2017-05-07_Kościół_Św._Idziego_we_Wrocławiu.jpg|150px|thumb|right|[[Saint Nicholas Church]], oldest building still extant in Krada, 2017]]
| | | [[Morskie]] || 9 || 0 |
| Krada first appears in the historical record around 1100 CE, when either the King of [[Firencja]], or the voivode of [[Święciżar]] ordered the construction of a fort to "guard the trade routes" into the [[Środek Hills|Środek]]. Tradition gives the fort's construction as taking place on 6 December, 1103, or on the {{wp|feast day}} of {{wp|Saint Nicholas}}.
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| | | | [[Nadmorzem]] || 5 || 163,156 |
| Despite its position on the trade routes, Krada never became a prominent destination on the north-south Euclean trade routes, as most of the goods tended to go towards the coasts, or towards TBD, where they could be transported west to [[Pavatria]], or east towards TBD. Although throughout the centuries, Krada grew, by 1500, its population was recorded as only being around 15,000 people, with most of its residents working in the surrounding fields.
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| | | | [[Poza Nawiwasem]] || 6 || 0 |
| By the turn of the seventeenth century, Krada was still largely insignificant, but in 1607, the voivodal capital was moved from [[Strozyk, Święciżar|Strozyk]] to Krada, after a fire destroyed most of the community. This led to a slight population increase in Krada, as the voivode and their officials moved from Strozyk to Krada. However, Krada was still smaller than Strozyk by 1622.
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| | | | [[Północkraj]] || 7 || 102,799 |
| During the [[Miersan Interregnum]], Krada remained largely insignificant, although its position as the capital of the voivodeship of Święciżar did give Krada a more important status in the [[Miersan Republic]] than it otherwise would have experienced. However, with the outbreak of the [[War of the Miersan Succession]] between Miersa and both [[Gaullica]] and [[Narozalica]], who sought to take control of [[Miersa]]... (TBC)
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| | | | [[Środek]] || 6 || 129,778 |
| ===Early Narozalic rule===
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| [[File:Ratusz2noc.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Historic City Hall of Krada, 2006]]
| | | [[Święciżar]] || 10 || 419,579 |
| Following the conclusion of the [[War of the Miersan Succession]] in 1638, Krada found itself in the [[Narozalica|Narozalic]]-occupied regions. As the [[Duchy of Żobrodź]] was created to serve as a buffer state between Narozalica and [[Gaullica]], the Narozalic authorities needed to establish a capital for their occupied regions, in order to effectively administer the [[Miersan Governate]].
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| | | | [[Wielkowaskie]] || 11 || 0 |
| While other cities were considered to become capital of the Miersan Governate, Krada's central location in the governate, combined with its location south of the [[Środek Hills|Środek]], in conjunction with the fact that there was ample room for expansion, meant that Krada was selected by the [[Narozalic Empire]] to serve as the capital of the Miersan Governate.
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| | | | [[Zamkobrzeg]] || 12 || 0 |
| This decision led to the rise of Krada as a major political centre, as government officials moved to Krada in order to set up the administration of the governate: thus, in 1643, Krada was officially given city status.
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| | | | [[Ziarnokosz]] || 12 || 0 |
| This influx of people led to economic growth, making Krada an important economic centre in the Miersan Governate, and by 1650, it was estimated that Krada's population had increased sixfold from what it was in 1500, to 90,000 people, of which a fifth were {{wp|Rusyn people|Narodyn settlers}}.
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| | | | [[Żobrodź voivodeship|Żobrodź]] || 11 || 279,719 |
| Following the failure of the [[First Miersan Uprising]] in 1687, the Duchy of Żobrodź was partitioned, with the city of [[Żobrodź]] ending up under Narozalic rule. While there were proposals to move the governate's capital to Żobrodź from Krada, the location of Żobrodź near the border with Gaullica led to concerns that in the event of a war between Narozalica and Gaullica, the Miersan Governate would quickly fall to Gaullican control. Thus, Krada would remain the capital of the governate. By 1700, the population of Krada reached over 100,000 people, which although it was smaller than Żobrodź was at the time, meant that Krada was one of the major cities in the western regions of [[Miersa]].
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| With the population and economic growth, Krada became a centre for culture and arts in the eighteenth century, initially among the Narozalic officials and Narodyn settlers who migrated there, but with increasing numbers of {{wp|Polish people|ethnic Miersans}} making their way to Krada, it also became a centre of Miersan culture, although Żobrodź continued to play a more important role than Krada in this regard. In 1753, the [[University of Krada]] was opened, which became a centre of learning in the region, especially relating to {{wp|mathematics}} and {{wp|astronomy}}.
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| By 1800, Krada's population had risen to approximately 120,000 people, with a quarter of the city's population being ethnic Narodyn. While much of the Narodyn population in Krada formed the upper class, few of the Miersan majority were part of the upper class, with substantial inequality existing between the two communities. In the early nineteenth century, Krada continued to grow, albeit slower than what it had been, as there was now a substantial government presence in the town, but the region had yet to industrialize. Thus, by 1850, its population had only risen to 135,000 people.
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| ===Industrial Revolution===
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| [[File:Breslau_Ring_Ostseite_(1890-1900).jpg|250px|thumb|right|[[Market Square (Krada)|Market Square]], {{circa|1890-1900}}]] | |
| Beginning in the 1850s, the city of Krada began to industrialize, as although it was poorly connected to the rest of the [[Narozalic Empire]], it was relatively near to the coal mines situated in [[Lemovicia|Malomiersa]]. Despite setbacks caused by the [[First Narozalic Civil War]] between 1857 and 1861, by the mid-1860s, the population began rising, and Krada became firmly industrial. Railways began to be built, connecting Krada to [[Żobrodź|Zhobrodzh]], but also to [[Ottseda]] (in present-day [[Radushia]]) and to [[Drazovice]] (then in [[Gaullica]], today in present-day [[Slirnia]]), although this network was not connected to the rest of [[Narozalica]].
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| As Krada industrialized, it led to rapid population growth: while in 1850, Krada's population was only around 135,000 people, by 1877, it was at 213,697 people, and by 1887, it had risen to 446,798 people. Most of this growth was due to migration from rural areas, but also migration from other parts of Narozalica, helping foster a diverse community, albeit one still dominated by a {{wp|dominant minority|dominant}} {{wp|Rusyn people|Narodyn}} {{wp|dominant minority|minority}}. Despite this, many {{wp|Polish people|Miersans}} began getting rich during this period, breaking the traditional divide between wealthy Narodyns and poor Miersans.
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| By 1897, Krada was the second largest city in the [[Miersan Governate]], only behind the traditional [[Miersa|Miersan]] capital city of Zhobrodzh, with Krada having 528,704 people. However, Krada was by far more diverse than Zhobrodzh, with the 1897 census showing that although 57% of the population were ethnic Miersan, 28% of the population were Narodyn, and the remaining fifteen percent were a wide smattering other ethnic groups, predominantly other ethnic groups based in Narozalica.
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| In the early twentieth century, Krada's population growth slowed, but it emerged as a centre for the labour movement, particularly for factory workers, and for miners, but also, to a lesser extent, farmers. Thus, when [[Tadeusz Czyzewski]] became the [[President of Narozalica]] in 1913, many in Krada saw him as hope for a more liberal Narozalica. However, by 1914, Krada became a centre of the [[Great Strike of 1914]], though the strike in Krada dissipated after news of the Olsov Square massacre reached the residents of Krada, out of fear that it may happen to them.
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| Thus, by the 1920s, standards of living among the working classes in Krada remained poor, with the labour movement having been kneecapped. By 1927, the population of Krada had reached 618,697 people: at that point in time, the Miersan population was at 49% of the population, or 303,162 people, while the Narodyn population was at a third of the city's population, or 204,170 people, with the remainder being from other ethnic groups, such as [[Lemovician people|Lemovicians]] and {{wp|Georgian people|Vedmedians}}.
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| ===Great War===
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| ===Independence===
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| With the independence of the [[West Miersa|Miersan Federation]] on 3 October, 1936, Krada became the {{wp|provisional capital}} of the newly-founded country, as although the [[West Żobrodź|western neighbourhoods]] of the city of [[Żobrodź]] was to become the capital of West Miersa, as Krada had been the administrative centre of the [[Narozalica|Narozalic]] [[Miersan Governate]], many of the government buildings were in Krada.
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| In the immediate wake of independence, around half of the city's {{wp|Rusyn people|Narodyn}} population left, as they were largely employed with the Narozalic government. Despite this, the 1937 census still shown 527,396 people residing in the city of Krada, of which 87,883 people were Narodyn, or about one-sixth of the local population, while 394,498 people, or 74%, were {{wp|Polish people|Miersan}}.
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| During this period, although most of the country's political institutions left Krada for [[West Żobrodź]], it remained one of the three major cities in the fledgling state, alongside West Żobrodź and [[Sechia]], and was relatively undamaged by the [[Great War (Kylaris)|Great War]] compared to either Żobrodź or Sechia. This effectively allowed Krada to have an economically dominant role in West Miersa.
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| ===Modern era===
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| ==Government==
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| [[File:Nowy_Ratusz_(01).JPG|thumb|left|250px|New City Hall, 2012]]
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| Krada has a '''mayor''' ({{wp|Polish language|Miersan}}: ''prezydent miasta'', {{wp|Rusyn language|Narodyn}}: міський голова, ''misʹkyy holova''), elected every five years alongside the twenty-two seat [[City Council (Krada)|City Council]] ({{wp|Polish language|Miersan}}: ''Rada Miejska'', {{wp|Rusyn language|Narodyn}}: муніципальна рада, ''munitsypalʹna rada''). Like other cities in West Miersa, the city council has the power to propose legislation and budgets, while the mayor has the final say over them. The current Mayor of Krada is [[Jakub Garczynski]], elected in 2011, and re-elected in 2016.
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| The city of Krada is the capital of the [[Święciżar|Święciżar]] [[Administrative divisions of West Miersa#Voivodeships|voivodeship]], having served in this role since 1607. Thus, it is home to the institutions associated with the Święciżar voivodeship, and is represented in the voivodal legislature by TBD of 77 seats.
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| On the federal level, Krada is represented by seven seats in the [[National Assembly (West Miersa)|National Assembly]], of which four are represented by [[Naprzód (West Miersa)|Naprzód]], two are [[Green Party (West Miersa)|Green Party]], and one by the [[Miersan National Party|Miersan Nationals]].
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| ==Demographics==
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| As of the 2017 census, Krada has a population of 891,411 people, making it the largest city under the full control of the [[West Miersa|Miersan Federation]].
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| ==Culture==
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| As the largest city under [[West Miersa|West Miersan]] control, Krada has become a major cultural centre, particularly given most of its residents have origins across all of [[Miersa]], and the city of Krada only began developing in the seventeenth century.
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