City status in Belgium — is granted to a select group of municipalities by a royal decree or by an act of law. History During the Middle Ages, towns had defined privileges over surrounding villages. As the nobility strengthened their power over regions in feudal Europe,… … Wikipedia
City status in the United Kingdom — Cathedral city redirects here. For other uses, see Cathedral city (disambiguation). Historically, city status in England and Wales was associated with the presence of a cathedral, such as York Minster. City status in the United Kingdom is granted … Wikipedia
City status in Ireland — See also: List of towns in the Republic of Ireland In the island of Ireland, the term city has somewhat differing meanings in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Historically, city status in the United Kingdom, and before that in the… … Wikipedia
City status in the United States of America — In the United States of America, the labeling of a population center as a city is left to the individual state governments. Within each state s constitution are provisions for local governance; thus the distinction, or lack thereof, between… … Wikipedia
List of former towns or villages gained city status alone — The following municipalities in Japan gained city status alone.Which means that the current cities became cities without merging with another municipality. 1991 * Sodegaura, Chiba * Tsurugashima, Saitama * Hidaka, Saitama * Hannan, Osaka *… … Wikipedia
City of Bradford — City Metropolitan borough View of Bradford city centre … Wikipedia
City of St Albans — Non metropolitan district, Borough, City St Albans Cathedral … Wikipedia
City of Cockburn — Western Australia Population: 91,313(2010) … Wikipedia
City of Mandurah — Western Australia Location in Western Australia Population … Wikipedia
City of Westminster — London borough, City Palace of Westminster … Wikipedia
