Entry 16: Sebastianskirch and Surroundings
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@Honolulu Thank you very much. That's quite an honor to hear that from you, your last pictures were quite mindblowing and among the best contributions to SC4 so far.
@Ke|is Dito for you, your last Japanese scene was quite impressive.
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This entry, again about Sebastianskirch, will be shorter than the previous one. It will cover two smaller areas but with more detail. We'll start with an island not seen so far. It is actually located in the city tile of Neumarkt, to the north of Sebastianskirch, yet regarding administration, it is part of Sebastianskirch. Here is a picture of where we are:
In the last entry, I mentioned the land gaining efforts of the Republic of Maxiland in the late 19th and early 20th century. This island was actually there long before that, and land expanding has been performed there already in the 17th century. Nevertheless, it should be noted that Maxiland's land gaining has been adapted to this island in a way that it remained as much as possible the way it was.
First we have a look at the small old town section at the coast, as well as the Sebastianskircher Konservatorium (conservatory, a college for musical education):
As already hinted at, the history of Maxiland goes back as early as the time before Christ, and an important reminder of this area has recently been reconstructed, namely, a part of the temple district, throning above the city. There's also a modern building with a restaurant and an info point where you can learn about the history of these temples.
Another historical landmark is this palace, seat of the former Lord of the area ranging from Sebastianskirch further to the east. We can also see the modern observatory; the old one has been destroyed. In fact, priests and priestesses back in the First Empire also sometimes have been sort of scientists, exploring matters of astronomy, mathematics, and musics, thus, the city council deemed it appropriate to erect a new observatory there.
We can also see that actually only a small part of this island is inhabited. A few houses can also be found at the northern (to the left on the subsequent picture) side, close to the lighthouse.
And two overview pictures, the first from the west, the second from the east.
We now leave this island and move back to Sebastianskirch, this time to the hills. Remember the hillside expansion from Entry 14?
We now continue along the street at the west (at the right of the last picture) to an are where a few cow pastures are located. Sometimes, where the slopes aren't too steep, the forest has been removed to make place for animal husbandry. Two pictures, the first from the north, the second from the east.
And a close-up. There are some areas that formerly were pastures as well. They have been left alone for a few years, and have slowly been overgrown with shrubbery and stuff. Since these mountains are a nice hiking area, and there are children living in these farmhouses, this area even has a bus stop.
That's it for this entry. I hope you liked it. Next up: There are still a few loose ends to tie up on the city tile of Sebastianskirch, mostly in the bay and the mountains. I'm also redeveloping a part of the next city tile to the west, Storchenfeld, which has already been featured in Entries 4 through 7. There's also been some considerable development in Erlengrund. Hope to see you again.
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