Singida:
The tiny city Singida is located near the centre of the country at about 1.500 m above sea level and is the capital of the homonymous region (Singida). With a population of about 120.000 inhabitants it is a central market place of the spacious hinterland and an important traffic junction between lake Victoria and the city of Arusha and also between Ruanda in the West and Dar es Salaam in the East. Singida was founded in 1908 as an extension of Kilimatinde, 120 km South of the city. It is surrounded by bizarre granitic hills and the saline lakes Kindai and Singida.
Even though Singida is a crosspoint for interurban busses the roads are bad, in the rainy season the sandy slopes can hardly be cruised. Singida is one of the poorest regions in Tanzania. Yet the general situation is progressing: Roads are rebuilt more frequently, some regions have electricity and the central government pays more attention to the region and city of Singida. Since the water project was completed by Sister Cities Salzburg – Singida in 2003, all districts of Singida town have access to water. Due to constructed water kiosks clean and cheap drinking water was available.
Salzburg:
The city of Salzburg is located at the central North of Austria at about 425 m above sea level and is the capital of the federal state of Salzburg. With a population of about 148.000 inhabitants (2005) it is the fourth biggest city in Austria.
The settlement reaches until prehistoric times. The first given name of the city is „Iuvavum“, which derives from the celts.
In 690 holy Rupert founded the diocese Salzburg within the ruins of romanic Iuvavum. In 1849 Salzburg became part of the austrian crown land, 1920 a federal state. The landscape of the city is dominated by the course of the river Salzach and the numerous city mountains which make Salzburg to one of the greenest cities of Europe.
The town's landmark is situated on „Mönchsberg“. This is the fortress Hohensalzburg which is Europe’s biggest complete conserved castle from the middle ages. The names “Salzburg” and “Salzach” derive from the former salt trade, which was an important sector of economy (Salz = salt). Salt was transported on the river. In the 20th century the new part of the city developed further in which a large part of Salzburg’s population lives. It is also home for the industry which is as important as tourism
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