Australia - Adelaide
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Adelaide
- The capital city of the state of South Australia
- The fifth-most populous city of Australia
- Situated on the Adelaide Plains north of the Fleurieu Peninsula
- Named in honour of Queen Adelaide
- The city was founded in 1836 as the planned capital for the only freely-settled British province in Australia.
- Colonel William Light, one of Adelaide's founding fathers, designed the city centre and chose its location close to the River Torrens.
- Early colonial Adelaide was shaped by the diversity and wealth of its free settlers, in contrast to the convict history of other Australian cities.
- Noted for its leading examples of religious freedom and progressive political reforms.
- Became known as the "City of Churches" due to its diversity of faiths
- Noted for its many festivals and sporting events, its food and wine, its coastline and hills, and its large defence and manufacturing sectors.
Reference: Wikipedia