Nagahama

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Nagahama-shi
長 浜 市
Nagahama
Geographical location in Japan
Nagahama (Japan)
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Region : Kinki
Prefecture : Shiga
Coordinates : 35 ° 23 '  N , 136 ° 17'  E Coordinates: 35 ° 22 '53 "  N , 136 ° 16' 32"  E
Basic data
Surface: 149.57 km²
Residents : 115,069
(October 1, 2019)
Population density : 769 inhabitants per km²
Community key : 25203-4
Postal code area : 526-0001 - 529-0722
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Flag / coat of arms of Nagahama
town hall
Address : Nagahama City Hall
12 - 34 , Takada-chō
Nagahama -shi
Shiga  526-8501
Website URL: http://www.city.nagahama.shiga.jp
Location Nagahamas in Shiga Prefecture
Location in Nagahama's prefecture

Nagahama ( Japanese 長 浜 市 , - shi , literally: long beach ) is a city in the Japanese prefecture of Shiga on Lake Biwa .

history

The appointment as Shi took place on April 1, 1943 with the merger of the Chō Nagahama ( 長 浜 町 , -chō ) with the Mura Ibuki ( 伊 吹 村 , -mura ), Minamigōri ( 南 郷 里 村 , -mura ), Kamiteru ( 神 照 村 , - mura ), Kanda ( 神 田村 , -mura ), Kitagōri ( 北 郷 里 村 , -mura ), Nishikuroda ( 西 黒 田村 , -mura ) and Rokushō ( 六 荘 村 , -mura ) in the Sakata-gun ( 坂 田 郡 ). On February 13, 2006 Azai ( 浅井 町 , -chō ) was incorporated into the Higashizai-gun ( 東 浅井 郡 ) in Nagahama.

The island of Chikubu-shima in Lake Biwa is administered by the city.

Attractions

Nagahama Castle
Tsukubusuma Shrine on Chikubu-shima

In and around Nagahama

Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples :

On Chikubu-shima in Lake Biwa

traffic

Nagahama Railway Station

Town twinning

Nagahama lists the following four twin cities :

city country since Type
augsburg GermanyGermany Bayern Germany 1959 Sister city
Nishinoomote JapanJapan Kagoshima, Japan 1987 City friendship
Tatsuno JapanJapan Hyogo, Japan 2001 Sister city
Verona ItalyItaly Veneto, Italy 1992 Sister city

Neighboring cities and communities

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. 長 浜 市 の 姉妹 都市 ・ 友好 都市 な ど - 長 浜 市 役 所. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 12, 2016 ; accessed on February 12, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.city.nagahama.shiga.jp
  2. Comune di Verona - Grandi Eventi - Gemellaggi e Patti d'Amicizia . Retrieved April 24, 2018.