Merenbürg

Merenbürg is the largest city in Narikaton and capital of the State of Narikaton. It is also one of the oldest cities in Darnussia, with long history even before the birth of Darnussia. Merenbürg has been the capital of Darnusia several times.

History
Merenbürg is believed to be arisen several hundred years BCE in the delta of river meliör. It was created by Narikatonite nomads and farmers as a shelter from pirates and hostile tribals of Island of Shirmania. The so-called first city was small and it was made completely from wood, which caused several fires to break out, some times nearly destroying the entire setlement. When many of the traders and farmers grew richer and influential, they moved to Merenbürg and started to build larger villas and other buildings from stone. They became the first nobles.



City was then ruled by Council of Nobles that later widened heir rule to entire Narikaton and later to Shirmania also. They started to expand the city when more and more population from other parts of the island moved in. In 500 CE, Merenbürg was allready one of the largest and most influentila cities in the entire Migrant's Pass. It was importan spot for trade and provided important harbour between Artania and Majatra. Rule of the Nobles ended with the election of a king that threw the council into civil war with several factions fighting for the throne. House of Darntus won the war and King Darntus I was crowned as King of Narikaton, who then later became King of Darnussia with the birth of Kingdom of Darnussia.

Darntus build a great palace known as the Serene Palace in Merenbürg that served as the capital of Darnussia, country he named after himself. All kings of Darnussia wresided in this palace and their influence brought even more interest towards the capital. Merenbürg was the capital untill the very end of the Old Kingdom and continued to hold the spot in Most Serene Republic of Darnussia also. When Lusitânians took over the country, it continued as the capital. It was the Deltarians who finally changed the capital to Doressa to cut out the historical ties during the reign of Deltarian Protectorate of Darnussia. For unknown reasons the capital was never changed back, but it is believed that the powershift in Darnussia from Darnussian-Narikatonites to the Darnussian-mainlanders was part of the reason.

Merenbürg continued to evolve and it tried to get rid of it's reputation as a harbor town with new business regions and rebuilding the poorer areas. It became a modern business city with healthy population with literally no slums at all. Merenbürg became the richest city in entire Darnussia.

The Districts



 * A Old Imperial District, the old city of Merenbürg where Serene Palace, House of the Nobles and many other historical buildings are.
 * B The Business District, with lots of high office buildings, shops and expensive city apartments.
 * C Old Harbour, the historical harbour of Merenbürg. Historical buildings include Lighthouse of Merenbürg and the Meliör Prison.
 * D The New Habour, Harbour and Industrial Zone of Merenbürg.
 * E Eastern District, mainly private apartments and smaller office buildings and shops.
 * F Western District, smaller houses and residence, less high buildings. Large parks and green areas.
 * G Northern District, newer housing and apartments, detached and high-rise.