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This partial list of city nicknames compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities are sometimes known by, officially and unofficially, to locals, outsiders or their tourism boards. Due the characteristics of the information presented, we can't cite sources references.

Patterns

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There are some common types of city nicknames.


United Kingdom

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'Little Vienna'

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Several cities around the world have been named the 'Little Vienna' due to their characteristic Vienna-inspired architecture. These include:

Cities in Belgium

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Cities in Canada[11]

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    • The Birthplace of British Canada [2]
    • The City of Firsts [3]
    • The City of Trees [4]
    • The Fax
    • The Road Construction Capital of Canada (possibly coined by the radio station Q104)
    • Warden of The North [5]


    • BC's original capital city [6]



  • Braga
    • City of the Archbishops (Cidade dos Arcebispos — numerous churches and the historical importance of the clergy in the city)
    • Portuguese Software Capital (Capital Portuguesa do Software — software services and industry, and Minho Campus Party)[8]
    • The Portuguese Rome[citation needed] (Roma Portuguesa)
  • Coimbra
    • City of the Students (Cidade dos Estudantes — large student population; the oldest Portuguese university)
    • The Lusitanic-Athens (Lusa-Atenas — central hill with the ancient university at the top; center of culture and erudition)
    • Capital of Health (Capital da Saúde — large hospitals and health industry)[9]
    • Knowledge City (Cidade do Conhecimento — important institutions of education and research)[10]
  • Covilhã
    • City of Wool and Snow (Cidade de Lã e Neve — woollen industry and winter resort; after A Lã e a Neve, a 1947 novel by Ferreira de Castro)
    • Portuguese Manchester (Manchester Portuguesa — important textile industry through 18th to 20th century)
  • Évora
    • Museum-City (Cidade-Museu — ancient monuments like the walls, churches, and the important Roman Temple of Diana)
  • Figueira da Foz
    • Queen of the Beaches (Rainha das Praias — important beach resort)[11]
  • Guarda
    • Portugal's Highest City (Cidade Mais Alta de Portugal — 1056 meters above see level)
    • Plentiful, Strong, Cold, Loyal and Beautiful (Farta, Forte, Fria, Fiel e Formosa — the 5 F's city)[12]
  • Guimarães


Cities in Sweden

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Cities in the United Kingdom

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Cities in the United States

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References

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  1. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/scottishhistory/media_museum/victorian_popup.html
  2. ^ http://www.bulgarianproperties.com/towns-cities-villages-resorts.php?IID=35&long=Ruse%3A+The+Little+Vienna
  3. ^ http://www.standartnews.com/archive/2005/03/20/family/index.htm
  4. ^ http://www.hr/croatia/counties/varazdin
  5. ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/main.jhtml?grid=T6&xml=/travel/2004/01/03/etwkdzagreb03.xml
  6. ^ http://www.bielsko.biala.pl/eng
  7. ^ http://www.timisoara.com/timisoara/elseeng.shtml
  8. ^ http://www.ukrcognita.com.ua/eng/western/170/?ch=aefd27d86acab72bbcfabf185eff6c35
  9. ^ http://www.kent.ac.uk/brussels/brussels.html
  10. ^ http://www.businessportal24.com/en/Visiting_Brussels_An_Introduction_To_131184.html
  11. ^ Edwards, Melissa (Winter 2004). "Name that town: The Canadian map of city nicknames" (PDF). Geist. Retrieved 2007-05-04.
  12. ^ "City of Champignons Mushroom Exposition 2005". Edmonton Mycological Society. 2005. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 30 (help)

Sources

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  • Kim, Hodong (2004). Holy War in China: The Muslim Rebellion and State in Chinese Central Asia, 1864-1877. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0804748845.