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Karabük

(Encyclopedia) KarabükKarabükkäräˈbük [key], city (1990 pop. 104,869), N Turkey. It was built in the 1930s as the seat of the iron and steel industry of Turkey. Nearby are the Zonguldak coal fields.

Fitchburg

(Encyclopedia) Fitchburg, industrial city (2020 pop. 41,946), seat of Worcester co., N Mass., on the north branch of the Nashua River; settled c.1730,…

New Providence, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) New Providence, borough (1990 pop. 11,439), Union co., NE N.J.; settled c.1720, set off and inc. 1899. It is largely residential but has some light industry. Roses and fruit are grown…

Bergenfield

(Encyclopedia) Bergenfield Bergenfield bûrˈgənfēldˌ [key], borough (2020 pop. 28,321), Bergen co., NE N.J.; inc. 1894…

Bromsgrove

(Encyclopedia) Bromsgrove Bromsgrove brŏmzˈgrōv [key], town and district, Worcestershire, central England. An ancient…

Bend

(Encyclopedia) Bend, city (2020 pop. 99,178), seat of Deschutes co., W central Oregon, on the Deschutes River, at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range…

Tomakomai

(Encyclopedia) TomakomaiTomakomaitōmäˌkōˈmī [key], city (1990 pop. 160,118), Hokkaido prefecture, S Hokkaido, Japan, on the Pacific Ocean. It is a commercial port and the site of Japan's largest…

Trutnov

(Encyclopedia) TrutnovTrutnovtr&oobreve;tˈnôf [key], Ger. Trautenau, city (1991 pop. 31,999), N central Czech Republic, in Bohemia, near the Polish border. It is a center of the Czech linen…

Takaoka

(Encyclopedia) TakaokaTakaokatäkäˈôkä [key], city (1990 pop. 175,466), Toyama prefecture, W central Honshu, Japan, on the Sho River. A center for the Japanese aluminum industry, Takaoka also produces…

Berwyn

(Encyclopedia) Berwyn Berwyn bûrˈwĭn [key], city (2020 pop. 57,250), Cook co., NE Ill., a residential suburb of…