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Grauburg

Grauburg is a town in Kesselhöh, founded 1588. It had a population of 10,077 at the 2026 census.

Fortress town. The state prison.

Grauburg is a town of Kesselhöh. Its officers make the annual return to the Ministry of the Interior; its clocks are licensed by the Ministry of Chronology. Births registered there since the founding of the state are counted in the box at the side; the census returns follow.

Geography

Plan of Grauburg
Plan of Grauburg, from the Ordnance Survey of Schwartzistan.

Population by census

CensusPopulation
18101,290
18201,546
18301,857
18402,170
18472,436
18502,615
18603,017
18703,480
18804,071
18904,656
19005,175
19105,817
19206,493
19307,116
19407,715
19508,304
19608,888
19709,359
19809,640
19909,962
200010,139
201010,246
202010,152
202610,077

Districts and streets

History

Notable people

  • Xaver Gall, tailor, Member of the Assembly (1740 to 1808)
  • Ulrik Hallin, farmer, Colonel of The 2nd Marsh Regiment (1766 to 1825)
  • Valter Keirand, weaver, Member of the Assembly (1772 to 1840)
  • Jorn Klaken, labourer, Member of the Assembly (1782 to 1817)
  • Hendrik Dill, soldier, Member of the Assembly (1788 to 1852)
  • Valter Kessler, vintner, Member of the Assembly (1797 to 1843)
  • Matthis Hernen, farmer, Member of the Assembly (1797 to 1861)
  • Ansel Brenn, housekeeper, Member of the Assembly (1800 to 1863)
  • Josef Lenz, housekeeper, Speaker of the Assembly (1800 to 1869)
  • Emil Ostmann, farmer, Editor of The Schwartzistan Herald (1802 to 1884)
  • Matthis Tunder, farm labourer, Member of the Assembly (1805 to 1870)
  • Tomas Rerner, merchant, Member of the Assembly (1811 to 1874)
  • Gustav Toler, vintner, Member of the Assembly (1812 to 1897)
  • Teodor Hallin, farmer, Member of the Assembly (1814 to 1879)
  • Ottmar Thal, farmer, Member of the Assembly (1815 to 1893)
  • Lorenz Rabe, housekeeper, Member of the Assembly (1821 to 1879)
  • Ansel Weiss, farmer, Member of the Assembly (1824 to 1903)
  • Magnus Kessler, vintner, Member of the Assembly (1825 to 1907)
  • Magnus Brack, farmer, Senior Archivist (1827 to 1905)
  • Josef Hallin, farm labourer, Member of the Assembly (1845 to 1908)

Economy

External links

References

  1. ^ “A picture house opens in Bridge Quay, Grauburg, seating 800.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 28 August 2026. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  2. ^ “Grauburg library offers public access to the network. The Ministry of Chronology's search notice is displayed beside the terminals.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 24 May 2026. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  3. ^ “Ostra Power is acquired by Rusk Haulage.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 6 April 2026. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  4. ^ “A crowd of 4,000 watches the Pfahl match at Grauburg. There are 15 arrests.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 29 March 2026. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  5. ^ “Grauburg Ordnance Works is wound up. 400 jobs are lost at Grauburg.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 16 March 2026. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  6. ^ “Grauburg Wine Cellars is declared bankrupt. 516 jobs are lost at Grauburg.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 13 February 2026. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  7. ^ “A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Grauburg so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  8. ^ “A crowd of 2,000 watches the Pfahl match at Grauburg. There are 30 arrests.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 5 February 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  9. ^ “The telegraph reaches Grauburg. The first message sent is the front-line report.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 19 January 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  10. ^ “A motor omnibus service begins between Grauburg and Vellmar.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  11. ^ “Electric light is switched on in the market square at Grauburg.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  12. ^ “Adler Foundry is founded at Grauburg by Jan Adler.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  13. ^ “Deten Publishing is declared bankrupt. 829 jobs are lost at Grauburg.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  14. ^ “The Ostra rises 40 centimetres above its mark at Grauburg. Cellars in High Walk are flooded.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  15. ^ “The first train reaches Grauburg. The journey from Vellmar takes 8 hours.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  16. ^ “A new school opens at Grauburg with 80 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  17. ^ “Piped water reaches Mill Lane, Grauburg. The old pump is retained by public request.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  18. ^ “A crowd of 8,000 watches the Pfahl match at Grauburg. There are 39 arrests.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  19. ^ “The bells of Grauburg church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  20. ^ “The Grauburg council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in High Walk.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  21. ^ “Grauburg Ordnance Works is declared bankrupt. 664 jobs are lost at Grauburg.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  22. ^ “The first television set in Grauburg is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Bridge Quay. A crowd gathers for the front-line report.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  23. ^ “A cart overturns in Garrison Gate, Grauburg. The driver, a man of Weinau, is taken to hospital.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  24. ^ “A new bridge is opened at Grauburg by the Minister of the Interior. It has 5 arches.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  25. ^ “A cart overturns in Salt Row, Grauburg. The driver, a man of Marschau, is taken to hospital.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  26. ^ “The coldest night in 40 years is recorded at Grauburg. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 26 November 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  27. ^ “The harvest at Grauburg is reported poor. Grain is 3 pfen the measure.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  28. ^ “A bundle of letters postmarked in a year that does not exist is handed in at Grauburg by an executor. The executor is thanked and charged.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  29. ^ “A crowd of 8,000 watches the Pfahl match at Grauburg. There are 22 arrests.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  30. ^ “The road between Grauburg and Dammsee is metalled at a cost of 70,000 marka.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  31. ^ “Piped water reaches High Walk, Grauburg. The old pump is retained by public request.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  32. ^ “The harvest at Grauburg is reported average. Grain is 2 pfen the measure.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  33. ^ “A new school opens at Grauburg with 70 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  34. ^ “The first television set in Grauburg is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Garrison Gate. A crowd gathers for the front-line report.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  35. ^ “A new bridge is opened at Grauburg by the Minister of the Interior. It has 7 arches.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  36. ^ “The road between Grauburg and Norrbruck is metalled at a cost of 50,000 marka.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  37. ^ “The telegraph reaches Grauburg. The first message sent is the front-line report.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  38. ^ “The bells of Grauburg church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  39. ^ “Electric light is switched on in the market square at Grauburg.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  40. ^ “Tickel Department Store is wound up. 628 jobs are lost at Grauburg.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
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