. The earth and its inhabitants .. . G. 2Ô°l2<y 5 Miles. are " cities " or " towns," and there are " villages " of 10,000 and more inhabitants which resemble them in every respect. On an average each " town " of the Alfold has an area of 23 square miles, and rivals Washington in its "magnificent ; Szabadka covers no less than 34Ô square miles. Buda-Pest {Pcsth and Of en in German), with its ever-increasing population,* is being rapidly transformed into a thoroughly European city. The surrounding country, with its noble river,
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . G. 2Ô°l2<y 5 Miles. are " cities " or " towns," and there are " villages " of 10,000 and more inhabitants which resemble them in every respect. On an average each " town " of the Alfold has an area of 23 square miles, and rivals Washington in its "magnificent ; Szabadka covers no less than 34Ô square miles. Buda-Pest {Pcsth and Of en in German), with its ever-increasing population,* is being rapidly transformed into a thoroughly European city. The surrounding country, with its noble river, its hills, and its distant mountains, contributes much towards ennobling the appearance of the town. The fine buildings which line the left bank, the edifices suspended upon the slopes of Buda, the steeples and cupolas, the airy suspension bridge, the iron viaduct higher up, and the steamers moving majestically along the river impart an air of grandeur to the city which we frequently miss in towns of much more importance, and notably in Vienna. The * Pest, exclusive of Buda, had 101,300 inhabitinls in 1849, 200,500 in 1870. In 1877 the two towns had an estimated population of 320,000 souls.
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