Loren
Loren | |
|---|---|
| Loren Metropolis | |
| Country |  Mirhaime |
| Region | Grand Dominion of Aeter |
| Capital | Loren |
| Divisions | 15 cities, 3 duchies, and 4 wards |
| Government | |
| • Body | Loren Metropolitan Government |
| • Representatives | 42 |
| • Councilors | 11 |
| Highest elevation | 2,017 m (6,617 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Metropolis | 29,468,000 |
| • Rank | 1st in Mirhaime |
| • Density | 6,363/km2 (16,480/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 10,320,000 |
| • Dialects | Lorenian dialect・High Aeterite dialects |
| Demonym | Lorenian |
| Gross Regional Product | |
| Flower | Lorenian Iris |
| Animal | Trinterian Marghal |
| Website | www |
Loren, officially the Loren Metropolis is the largest city in Mirhaime. Its metropolitan area (10,235 square kilometers or 3,591 square miles) is densely populated with an estimated 29.468 million residents as of 2020; the city proper has a population of 10.32 million people. Located at the head of Bay of Darensa, Loren forms the center of the Grand Dominion of Aeter - Mirhaime's largest and most economically important region. Loren currently serves as Mirhaime's economic center and surrounds the autonomous city of Ymirodraeth which is currently serving as the seat of both of the Mirhaimian Government and the Lewydh of the Mirhaimian Realm. Loren is generally considered to be the "cradle of Mirhaimian civilization and Glaithonist culture", and one of the centers of significance to Glaithonism along the Mountain of Abhaile.
According to historical records, Loren's history could be traced back to around 30 centuries prior, with mythological records date its founding to around 942 BCE. The site whereupon Loren is located had been inhabited for much longer with a history of continuous settlement dating back three millennias. Loren's history coincides with the history of the Aeterite Imperium and, later the Trinterian Commonwealth which was first proclaimed in the city in 23 CE (marking Year Null in the Trinterian Standard Calendar). As such, the city has always remained politically prominent serving as the seat of the Trinterian Monarch, and, with the founding of the Federation of the Mirhaimian Realm, the Mirhaimian Lewydh.
Its first inhabitants were identified to be a mix of humans and elves. Under favourable conditions, their city grew and expanded, successively becoming the seat of the Aeterite Republic, the Aeterite Imperium and the Trinterian Commonwealth, establishing its prestige as an imperial city and a metropolis as the center of political power in Mirhaime. Following the collapse of the Trinterian Commonwealth in the dawn of the 16th century and the emergence of the Age of Anarchy, Loren was the point of contention for polities due to its cultural, religious and political significance though ultimately the Marghal Throne was restored and the city (including Ymirodraeth within) was established as the seat of power for the Second Commonwealth (often referred to in historical texts as the Aeterite Imperium). In the fighting that came as part of the struggles between the the Aeterite Imperials and the Trinterian Confederates, Loren found itself settled under siege for four consecutive months before accepting capitulation in the Treaty of Daemir which saw the dissolution of the Imperium, and, in its wake, the foundation of the Federation of the Mirhaimian Realm which swiftly established itself within the city, choosing Ymirodraeth as its center of power and taking on the mantle of responsibilities as the successor of the Trinterian Commonwealth. During the Industrial Revolution beginning in the 19th century, Loren underwent rapid industrialization and thus urbanization with its population swelling to well over three million by 1870. Following the Marghal Reformations of the 1870s, Loren had seen significant changes to its administrative structure and electoral colleges. With the latest revisions being approved in 1973, Loren has since administrated 15 cities (including the duchies of Cadaf, Karsac and Brecon) as well various sattelite towns and suburbs in its northern area, as well as special administrative duties over the Nedhen Channel Tunnels.
Loren is the largest urban economy in Mirhaime by gross domestic regional product, and is categorized as an Alpha+ city by the Mirhaimian government. As such, Loren exerts a strong influence on its arts, entertainment, fashion, commerce and finance, education, health care, media, science and technology, tourism, and transport and communications. As Mirhaime's leading business hub, it is also the center of a greater industrial region encompassing nearly the entirety of the Grand Dominion of Aeter. Loren is also home to the Loren Stock Exchange as well as many of Mirhaime's major companies.
Today, Loren is an international research and development hub and is likewise represented by several major universities and academic institutions, most notably OSEAGHE, Karsac Polytechnics, Gyramir University. Gyramir Station is the central hub for Mirhaime's high-speed railway network.