Nearby the Botanical Gardens of the city's university, in a small forest called Elysium, lies the geographical centre of the state of Baden-Württemberg.

The city's privileged geographical location allowed it to keep extensive commerce with Catalonia, Valencia, Provence, the Maghreb, the Italian republics and the dominions of the Great Turk, which heralded a golden age for the city.

Recent annexations along the east side of South Rutland Road as well as a land swap with the City of Lebanon for the Bel Air at Beckwith project ( southeast quadrant of I-40 / Beckwith Road interchange ) have increased the city's geographical area to approximately.

On January 15, 2003 the city's most recent geographical expanse extended its boundaries.

In 1859, Mr. Burnaby had surveyed the freshwater lake near what is now the city's geographical centre ; Moody chose to name it Burnaby Lake.

Downtown is a term primarily used in North America by English speakers to refer to a city's core ( or center ) or central business district ( usually in a geographical, commercial, and community sense ).

The city's geographical position was highly advantageous, as it was situated around a natural rocky harbour which was surrounded by inland swamps and high cliffs on the seaward side, making the city very difficult to attack from either land or sea.

The city's geographical location places it at the heart of the region covered by the Middle East and North Africa, with all their capitals within two hours flying distance, defining Jeddah as the second commercial center of the Middle East after Dubai.

The city's name means essentially first gate in Japanese, and this likely represents its geographical position as a gateway to the substantially rural northeastern region.

Among other objectives, it created a one stop shop neighborhood city hall in the seven major geographical areas of the city, employed a Neighborhood Area director in his office to manage each of the areas, and created the city's 24 / 7 nonemergency phone line 311, " your one call to City Hall ".

Wanneroo's population is concentrated in three locations: at the southern end centred on Girrawheen ; in the region surrounding Wanneroo near the city's geographical centre ; and along the northern Perth coastline centred on Clarkson, separated from Joondalup by the rural localities of Neerabup and Tamala Park.

The airport was initially built in the late 1930s on a site ( by road then ; later by road and today and up to ) distant from the geographical centre of Sofia as a replacement of that city's small civil airport at Bozhurishte.

Cathedral Square, locally known simply as the Square, is the geographical centre and heart of Christchurch, New Zealand, where the city's Anglican cathedral, ChristChurch Cathedral is located.

The city's municipal road network is centred around a series of high-capacity boulevards ( 6 to 10 lanes ), which generally radiate out from the city centre to the outskirts and are arranged in geographical axes ( principally north-south, east-west and northwest-southeast ).

The city's geographical location close to major European capitals has made it an important industrial and commercial hub nationally.

In 1971 he proposed a ban on oil drilling on the city's coastline one-half mile inland from the shore " for both esthetic and geographical safety reasons.

The mass number of visitors means that accommodation throughout the area is consistently booked out for this period up to 12 months in advance, with many visitors camping in caravans and tents by the city's riverside and numerous other temporary camping sites throughout the region.

Every 12 years, the Kumbh Mela festival takes place on the city's elaborate riverside ghats, as do yearly celebrations of the river goddess Kshipra. There are hundreds of Hindu shrines along the banks of the river Shipra.

As was standard for new Roman cities, Hadrian placed the city's main Forum at the junction of the main cardo and decumanus, now the location for the ( smaller ) Muristan.

The section of lower Broadway from its origin at Bowling Green to City Hall Park is the historical location for the city's ticker-tape parades, and is sometimes called the " Canyon of Heroes " during such events.

Canyon of Heroes is occasionally used to refer to the section of lower Broadway in the Financial District that is the location of the city's ticker-tape parades.

The foundation of the University of Leipzig in 1409 initiated the city's development into a centre of German law and the publishing industry, and towards being the location of the Reichsgericht ( Imperial Court of Justice ), and the German National Library ( founded in 1912 ).

The city's location on the flat alluvial plain has meant that new skyscrapers must be built with deep concrete piles to stop them from sinking into the soft ground.

White pressed that the university should locate on the hill in Syracuse ( the current location of Syracuse University ) due to the city's attractive transportation hub, which would ease the recruitment of faculty, students, and other persons of note.

The city's off-centre location can be attributed to the changing shape of the nation's borders through the centuries ; Vilnius was once not only culturally but also geographically at the centre of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

The city's central location has led to much of its business development.

For centuries, Verdun had played an important role in the defense of its hinterland, due to the city's strategic location on the Meuse River.

The unique geographic location and navigation conditions of the city's harbours make Sevastopol a strategically important naval point.

Critics cite the city's isolated location in the center of the Kazakh steppe and the forbidding climate in winter.

Sofia's geographic location, in the foothills of the weekend retreat Vitosha mountain, further adds to the city's specific atmosphere.

The city's central square, known as The Green, was the location of many rallies, troop reviews, and other patriotic events.

The city's American Civic Association is the location of the April 3, 2009 shootings, which left 14 dead.

Varese, like the province, has a very high immigrant population owing to both its economy ( many multi-national companies and the nearby EU institution JRC ) and its location ( proximity to Milan makes it an ideal place for the latter city's workers ).

The city's location " behind " the mountain range and highly variable winds mean that the weather is quite changeable from one day to the next and from year to year.

In comic writer Don Rosa's stories, Duckburg is located on the west coast of the United States, though other writers often leave the city's location more vaguely defined.

The city's location under the rain shadow of the Chaîne des Puys confers to Clermont-ferrand one of the driest climates in metropolitan France, except for a few locations around the Mediterranean Sea.

Due to its location and visibility from the sea or any other point of the city, it has become one the city's symbols.

The city's unique industrial past and its location as a transportation hub combined to create wealth for Virginia and the region.

According to the city's website, Tczew was the location of the start of World War II when German bombers attacked Polish sapper installations to prevent the bridge from been blown up at 04: 34 on 1 September 1939 ( the shelling of Westerplatte commenced at 04: 45 ).

The city's growth in recent years can be attributed mainly to the presence of Interstate 20 and Oxford's central location between Atlanta and Birmingham.

However, conditions in both winter and summer are moderated by the city's coastal location: temperatures are at their lowest in late January / early February, with February being the coolest month, averaging.

According to the United States Geologic Survey, the city's location is at.