Vordin

Vordin (ᛰᚬᛡᛑᛁᚾ), officially the Imperial Capital City of Vordin (ᚱᚴᛁᚭᛊᚺᚨᚢᛈᛏᛊᛏᚨᛑᛏ ᛰᚬᛡᛑᛁᚾ Räichshauptstadt Vordin), is the  and third-largest city of Zusea, with 4.9 million inhabitants. Vordin is also the center of the Imperial Capital Territory, which extends as far as the Freya Peninsula and falls under the jurisdiction of the city government. This political arrangement arguably makes Vordin the largest city in the world by land area. The broader Vordin-Korbai Megalopolis has more than seven million inhabitants and is Zusea's fourth-largest. Vordin straddles the banks of the river Tasnee and includes many lakes in the western and southeastern boroughs, the largest of which is Lake Etzuyel. Roughly one-third of Vordin's urban area is composed of forests, parks, gardens, rivers, canals and lakes.

Settlement of the land upon which the city stands has been documented as far back as the 6th century BC. Vordin grew rapidly under Kyrossic domination, and later became the capital of the independent Vordic Republic and the Vordic Empire; it is regarded by many as the first-ever Imperial city and. It has often been called the City of Destiny (Zusian: Schicksalstadt) or the Consecrated City (Zusian: Veystadt) since the imperial period, when both terms were coined by the Zusian poet Askoldis. Vordin is also often called Weltenspitza (Peak of the World). During the Medieval period the city shrank drastically in size, but remained an important cultural center, and the seat of the symbolic Vordic Emperor. However, following reunification in 1818, the city was chosen as the capital of the new Zusian, and underwent an economic and cultural resurgence known today as the Gründerzeit.

Vordin's vast zoological garden, the Grandios Tierpark, is the most visited zoo in Amphia and one of the most popular worldwide. The city is also well known for its festivals, diverse architecture, nightlife, and an extremely high standard of living. Vordin contains three World Historical Sites: Library Island, the Palaces and Parks of Vordin, and the city's Historic Center. Other landmarks include the Emperor's Gate, the Staatenhaus, the Saphir, the, the Victory Column, and the largest library in the world, the Wischenhalla.