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A city centre is the commercial, cultural and often the historical, political, and geographic heart of a city. The term "city centre" is primarily used in British English, and closely equivalent terms that exist in other languages, such as "centre-ville" in French, Stadtzentrum in German, or shìzhōngxīn (市中心) in Chinese.
The town of Centerville, shortly later spelled Centreville, was established in 1792 on the turnpike road at the village of Newgate by the Virginia General Assembly in response to petitions by local landowners. [8]
Centreville, Centerville, Centre-ville or Centre-Ville and variants may refer to: Places. Bahamas. Centreville (Bahamas Parliament constituency) Canada ...
Downtown is a term primarily used in North America to refer to a city's sometimes commercial, cultural and often the historical, political, and geographic heart.It is often synonymous with its central business district (CBD).
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Centreville has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated Cfa on climate maps.
The Centreville Historic District is a historic district in Centreville, Alabama, United States.It includes 7.5 acres (3.0 ha) and twenty buildings, including the Bibb County Courthouse.
A global city, also known as a world city, is a prominent centre of trade, banking, finance, innovation, and markets. [ 264 ] [ 265 ] Saskia Sassen used the term "global city" in her 1991 work, The Global City: New York, London, Tokyo to refer to a city's power , status, and cosmopolitanism, rather than to its size. [ 266 ]
Centreville is an incorporated town in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States on the Delmarva Peninsula.Incorporated in 1794, [3] it is the county seat of Queen Anne's County. [4]