Jōetsu

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Jōetsu-shi
上 越 市
Jōetsu (Japan)
Red pog.svg
Geographical location in Japan
Region : Chūbu
Prefecture : Niigata
Coordinates : 37 ° 9 '  N , 138 ° 14'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 8 '52 "  N , 138 ° 14' 10"  E
Basic data
Surface: 973.32 km²
Residents : 189,881
(October 1, 2019)
Population density : 195 inhabitants per km²
Community key : 15222-6
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Flag / coat of arms of Jōetsu
Tree : cherry
Flower : camellia
town hall
Address : Jōetsu City Hall
1 - 1 - 3 , Kida
Jōetsu -shi
Niigata  943-8601
Website URL: http://www.city.joetsu.niigata.jp
Location Jōetsu in Niigata Prefecture
Location of Jōetsu in the prefecture

Jōetsu ( Japanese 上 越 市 , -shi ) is a city in Niigata Prefecture in Japan .

This article describes the city of Jōetsu, founded in 1971. For the greater region of Jōetsu, see Province Kōzuke (= Jō- shū ) / Prefecture Gunma and Province Echigo (part of Esshū = "Etsu Province" ), for Jōetsu ("Upper-Etsu") as a sub-region of Echigo / Niigata, see Prefecture Niigata .

history

The Imperial Japanese Army maintained a prison camp during World War II, in which American prisoners of war had to work on coal ships, including the bomber gunner Louis Zamperini .

The city was created in 1971 through the merger of the cities of Naoetsu and Takada. Naoetsu was the seat of government in the historic Echigo Province . The city of Takada was built around 1614 by the daimyo Matsudaira Tadateru, Takada Castle.

In 2005, the communities ( machi ) Yasuzuka , Kakizaki , Ōgata , Yoshikawa , Itakura and Nadachi as well as the villages ( mura ) Uragawara , Ōshima , Maki , Kubiki , Nakagō , Kiyosato and Sanwa were incorporated.

Attractions

traffic

Town twinning

sons and daughters of the town

Neighboring cities and communities

Web links

Commons : Jōetsu  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Laura Hillenbrand: Unbroken. To survive. Courage. Forgiveness. Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 2010, pp. 321-371