Crimnitz
Crimnitz | |
|---|---|
| Krimnitz | |
 Flag | |
| Country | Preisland |
| Special municipality | Capital city |
| Established | 1512 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Krimnitz Municipal Parliament |
| • Mayor | Gerold Rieger |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 3,506,724 |
Crimnitz (IPA: /krɪmnɪts/; Apelian: Crimis, Vierz: Krimnitz) is the capital and largest city of Preisland, maintaining a population of 3.5 million within the city limits and a total metropolitan area population of roughly 5 million people. It is located in southeast Preisland at the mouth of the Ettelike River, on the country's Cercian coast.
The city was originally established in 1512 as Grand Pont ("Grand Bridge"), an Apelian colonial settlement. Grand Pont was transferred to Borland in 1610, and renamed to Nieuwe Krim ("New Krim"). It served as the capital of Borland's colonial territory in northeast South Artalia, and an important Patyrian commerce outpost, until its capture by Vierzland in 1766, at which point the population numbered around 20,000—the second-highest in South Artalia at the time. The city was renamed to Krimnitz, and was made the capital of Vierzland's colonial administration in the region. When Preisland gained independence in 1957, Crimnitz was designated the capital of the newly-sovereign republic.
Crimnitz' location, population, and history make it the centre of culture, economics, education, politics, and sports in Preisland. The city hosts the three primate national universities, the National University of Preisland, Crimnitz State University, and the National Technological and Scientific University, as well as the football team FV Crimnitz Red. Crimnitz seats every branch of the national government, as well as most offices of international organizations and corporations operating within the country.
Industrialization and the development of the service economy has led to more economic opportunities in the city since 2001. Crimnitz serves as the primary transportation centre for the country, with Simon Eichinger Crimnitz Airport and the Port of Crimnitz operating as international links. Crimnitz National Station, completed in 2017, was the first intercity passenger train station to be built in the country's new passenger rail network.
In the last thirty years, Crimnitz has suffered significant damage to its infrastructure as a result of civil conflict, war, and violent crime. The Vonzumierian invasion of Preisland resulted in several aerial bombings against the city in the early 1990s. The city regularly ranks extremely low on livability indexes, and by some measures is the most violent urban area in the world, with an estimated homicide rate of 140 murders per 100,000 inhabitants as of 2018. Gang violence and homicide is the chief cause of death for youth in Crimnitz. Numerous areas of Crimnitz lack access to clean water, and power blackouts are frequent in the poorer districts of the city.