Cobourg
Cobourg | ||
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Motto : Ontario's Feel Good Town | ||
Location in Ontario | ||
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State : | Canada | |
Province : | Ontario | |
County : | Northumberland County | |
Coordinates : | 43 ° 58 ′ N , 78 ° 10 ′ W | |
Area : | 22.37 km² | |
Residents : | 18,500 (as of 2009) | |
Population density : | 827 inhabitants / km² | |
Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | |
Postal code : | K9A | |
Mayor : | Peter Delanty | |
Website : | www.cobourg.ca |
Cobourg [ ˈkoʊ̯bəɹg ] is a Canadian city on Lake Ontario in Northumberland County . It is located 75 kilometers east of Toronto in the province of Ontario and had a population of around 18,500 in 2009.
history
The city was founded as Amherst in 1798 . In 1819 it was renamed Cobourg in memory of the wedding of Crown Princess Charlotte of England to Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg . In 1868, Cobourg was the birthplace of actress Marie Dressler .
Town twinning
Cobourg entered into a town partnership with the town of Coburg in Bavaria in 1997 , after the German town had made initial proposals in 1972.
In addition, Cobourg maintains a town partnership with the Albanian capital Tirana .
Web links
Commons : Cobourg, Ontario - Collection of images, videos, and audio files