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Donegal, town, Republic of Ireland

(Encyclopedia) Donegal, town, Co. Donegal, NW Republic of Ireland, on the River Eske at the head of Donegal Bay. The town is a seaport with wool mills…

Enterprise

(Encyclopedia) Enterprise, city (2020 pop. 28,830), Coffee co., SE Ala.; inc. 1896. It is a peanut-shipping center with many peanut-processing…

Jessore

(Encyclopedia) JessoreJessorejĕsōrˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 154,000), SW Bangladesh, on the Bhairab River. Modern Jessore, a market town for rice and sugar, also has rice and oilseed mills and…

Pabna

(Encyclopedia) PabnaPabnapŭbˈnä [key], city (1991 pop. 103,277), W Bangladesh, on the Ichamati River. It is noted for handloom products and hosiery; it has important jute mills. The Hindu temple of…

Feldkirch

(Encyclopedia) Feldkirch Feldkirch fĕltˈkĭrkhˌ [key], town, in Voralberg, extreme W Austria, near the Rhine River and…

Montrose

(Encyclopedia) Montrose, town (1991 pop. 12,127), Angus, NE Scotland, on the North Sea at the mouth of the South Esk River. Open to water on three sides, it is a spacious resort town, with flax and…

Minneapolis, Minn.

Mayor: Betsy Hodges (to Jan. 2017) 2010 census population (rank): 382,578 (48); Male: 192,421 (50.3%); Female: 190,157 (49.7%); White: 244,086 (63.8%); Black: 68,818 (18.6%); American Indian…

Granby

(Encyclopedia) Granby Granby grănˈbē, grămˈ– [key], city, S Que., Canada, on the North Yamaska River, E of Montreal…

Kapuskasing

(Encyclopedia) KapuskasingKapuskasingkăpəskāˈsĭng [key], town (1991 pop. 10,344), central Ont., Canada, on the Kapuskasing River, N of Timmins. It has lumbering and pulp and paper mills, a cold-…

Borås

(Encyclopedia) Borås Borås b&oomacr;rōsˈ [key], city, Älvsborg co., SW Sweden, on the Viskan River. It is a…