Shirakawa (Fukushima)

Shirakawa-shi 白河 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Tōhoku
Prefecture :	Fukushima
Coordinates :	37 ° 8 '  N , 140 ° 13'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 7 '35 "  N , 140 ° 12' 39"  E
Basic data
Surface:	305.30 km²
Residents :	59,406 (April 1, 2020)
Population density :	195 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	07205-2
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Japanese red pine
Flower :	Ume
Bird :	Meadow bunting
town hall
Address :	Shirakawa City Hall 7 - 1 , Hachimankōji Shirakawa -shi Fukushima  961-8602
Website URL:	http://www.city.shirakawa.fukushima.jp/
Location of Shirakawas in Fukushima Prefecture

Shirakawa ( Japanese 白河 市 , -shi ) is a city in Fukushima Prefecture in Japan .

geography

Shirakawa is north of Utsunomiya and Nasushiobara , and south of Kōriyama and Fukushima .

history

Shirakawa had owned a castle since the 13th century and was expanded into a castle town in the Edo period , where a line of the Abe with an income of 100,000 koku last resided.

On April 1, 1949 , the place received city rights.

On March 11, 2011, the city was hit by the Tōhoku earthquake . About 200 houses were completely or partially destroyed and 12 dead were counted by May 20.

Attractions

• Shirakawa-Komine Castle

traffic

• Tōhoku Highway
• National road 4
• National roads 289 and 294

Twin town

• Compiègne , Département Oise , France (since 1988)

sons and daughters of the town

• Atsushi Fujita (* 1976), long-distance runner
• Gishū Nakayama (1900–1969), writer

Neighboring cities and communities

• Fukushima prefecture
  • Nishigō
  • Tanagura
• Tochigi prefecture
  • Nasu

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 東 日本 大 震災 図 説 集 . In: mainichi.jp. Mainichi Shimbun- sha, May 20, 2011, archived from the original on June 19, 2011 ; Retrieved June 19, 2011 (Japanese, overview of reported dead, missing and evacuated). 

Web links

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