====== Ostrow ======

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|  {{:settlements:ostrow-flagge.svg?195|}}  |  {{:settlements:ostrow-wappen.svg?105|}}  |
| Location | 4970 X, 4870 Z \\ [[http://map.dev-urandom.eu/#/4970/64/4870/-1/0/0|Map]] |
| Local Languages | German\\ English\\ Dutch |
| Demonyn | Ostrower |
| Government | Dictatorship |
| Leader | [[people:p_p_a|P_P_A]] |
| Establishment | ? |
| Population | 1 |
| [[nations:asc|ASC/S]] | OST |
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The Ostrow islands in the East of the map were settled by merchants of the [[orders_and_guilds:guilds:caerula_holdings|Walschor East Alpha Company]] under the leadership of P_P_A, then under the sovereignty of the disbanded [[nations:caerula|Cærulean Federation]]. The city of Ostrow is a small port town composed mostly of Brick Gothic and Dutch Renaissance buildings.

**Etymology**\\
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Not to be confused with Russian “Остров”, Ostrow derives its name from the Germanic root of the word “[[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=east|east]]”, which developed into “Ost” in German, and “austr” in Old Norse, among others. The ending “-ow” is of Slavic origin and often found in placenames in real-life Pomerania, on which much of Ostrow's architecture is based.

**History**\\
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**Founding**

Ostrow was established as an outpost of the Cærulean Federation in the east. It was to serve as a base of operations in the eastern sea, and as a trade post from which to establish contact with the people of [[nations:federation_of_aestland|Aestland]].

With the dissolution of both nations, it had lost its purpose, but P_P_A had taken a liking to it and continued to develop the island.

**Geography**\\
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[{{:settlements:ostrow_4.png?214 |A bird's eye's view of Ostrow.}}]
Ostrow is comprised of three islands, of which only the biggest one is currently inhabited.

**Economy**\\
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A trading outpost deprived of anyone to trade with, and situated on a small island without any natural resources, Ostrow is a poor settlement which has yet to find a niche of its own.
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**Demographics**\\
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P_P_A.

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**Architecture**

[{{:settlements:ostrow_3.png?214 |}}][{{ :nations:ostrow-karte.png?214|A map of the islands.}}]
The island's architecture is based on the styles found on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea, with a focus on Pomerania. Many of the buildings are more or less loosely based on real-life ones found in Stralsund, Stettin, and Riga.