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Sorel

(Encyclopedia) SorelSorelsôrĕlˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 18,786), S Que., Canada, at the confluence of the St. Lawrence and Richelieu rivers. It is a grain-shipping center with an important…

Statesville

(Encyclopedia) Statesville, city (1990 pop. 17,567), seat of Iredell co., W central N.C., on a plateau in the Blue Ridge foothills; founded 1789, inc. 1847. It is a commercial and industrial center…

Rheinhausen

(Encyclopedia) RheinhausenRheinhausenrīnˈhouˌzən [key], former town, North Rhine–Westphalia, NW Germany, a port on the Rhine River; chartered 1934. Manufactures include metal products, machinery,…

Petaluma

(Encyclopedia) PetalumaPetalumapĕtəl&oomacr;ˈmə [key], city (1990 pop. 43,184), Sonoma co., W Calif.; inc. 1858. Founded in 1833 by a colony of Mexicans, Petaluma is a former major poultry and…

Parma, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) ParmaParmapärˈmə [key], city (1990 pop. 87,876), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a suburb S of Cleveland; settled 1816, inc. 1924. Named for the Italian city of Parma, it is residential with a…

Hobart, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Hobart Hobart hōˈbərt [key], city (2020 pop. 27,817), Lake co., extreme NW Ind.; settled c.1849…

Iserlohn

(Encyclopedia) Iserlohn Iserlohn ēˌzərlōnˈ [key], city, North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany. It is a commercial…

Lumberton

(Encyclopedia) Lumberton, city (1990 pop. 18,601), seat of Robeson co., S N.C., on the Lumber River; founded 1787, inc. 1852. It is in an agricultural area, with tobacco, grains, soybeans, and…

Neustadt an der Weinstrasse

(Encyclopedia) Neustadt an der WeinstrasseNeustadt an der Weinstrassenoiˈshtät än dĕr vīnˈshträsə [key], city (1994 pop. 53,782), Rhineland-Palatinate, SW Germany; chartered 1275. It is the center of…

Abakan

(Encyclopedia) AbakanAbakanəbəkänˈ [key], city (1990 est. pop. 153,000), capital of the Khakass Republic, in S central Siberian Russia, on the Yenisei River. A commercial center on the South Siberian…