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Krada
City
Motto:  TBD
Country	West Miersa
Voivodeship	Święciżar
Founded	6 December, 1103 (traditional)
Government
• Mayor	TBD
Population  (2017)
• City	891,411
• Rank	2nd in Lemovicia
• Urban	891,411
• Metro	1,129,050
Time zone	TBD
• Summer (DST)	not observed

Krada is the largest city of the Miersan Federation, situated in the Święciżar voivodeship. 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.

First founded around the twelfth century as a fort to deter bandits on one of the major trade routes, Krada was a minor settlement. (TBC)

Etymology

The name Krada is believed to derive from the masculine singular present transgressive form of the Proto-Marolevic word *kràsti, or "to steal," suggesting that the area around Krada was historically a hotspot for banditry, with bandits based in present-day Krada often preying on the trade routes going over the Środek connecting northern and southern Euclea.

History

Middle Ages

Krada first appears in the historical record around 1100 CE, when the voivode of Święciżar ordered the construction of a fort to "guard the trade routes" into the Środek. Tradition gives the fort's construction as taking place on 6 December, 1103, or on the feast day of Saint Nicholas.

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.

(TBC)

Culture

As the largest city under West Miersan control, Krada has become a major cultural centre, particularly given most of its residents have origins across all of Miersa.

(TBC)