Belleville (Ontario)

Belleville [ bɛlvɪl ] is a city in Ontario, Canada and has about 49 454 inhabitants (as of 2011).

Belleville is located on Highway 401 between the Canadian cities Toronto (192 km) and Montreal ( 356 km ) and about 20 km from Lake Ontario. The capital of Canada, Ottawa, is located 221 kilometers away.

History

The oldest known settlement was the Indian village Asaukhknosk, which was replaced by a French mission called kente. After that, she was named after prominent residents Thurlow Village, Singleton 's Creek and Meyers ' Creek.

The visit of the then Lieutenant - Governor of Upper Canada, Sir Francis Gore and his wife in the spring of 1816 inspired the inhabitants eventually to change the name of the settlement in honor of the beautiful woman in Belleville.

Economy

The manufacturing sector is a major economic sector of the city. In Belleville, several major international companies from the manufacturing sector have a seat These include Procter & Gamble, Kellogg's, Streamline Foods, Car Systems, Amer Sports Canada, Sears and Avaya. The city is located away from the largest Canadian military base in about 15 minute drive. On the Canadian Forces Base Trenton ( CFB Trenton), the 8 Wing of the Royal Canadian Air Force stationed at the military part of the airport. Furthermore, the airport is also open to civil air traffic.

Twinning

The City has the following sister cities

  • Germany Germany, Lahr - since 1971
  • Flag of South Korea South Korea, Gunpo - since 1996
  • People's Republic of China People's Republic of China, Zhucheng - since 1996

Famous people

  • Drew Bannister, hockey player
  • Dan Bain, hockey player
  • Gregory Butler, pianist and music teacher
  • Brett Hull, Canadian-American ice hockey player in the NHL
  • Frances Itani, writer and poet
  • Avril Lavigne, rock singer and songwriter ( born only in Belleville, raised in Napanee )
  • Brian Orser, figure skaters
  • Norm Maracle, hockey Player of the Star Bulls Rosenheim
  • Andrew Raycroft, hockey player
  • Nancy Anne Sakovich, Actress
  • Ed Westfall, hockey player
  • Deryck Whibley, lead singer, guitarist and songwriter of the band Sum 41
  • Tim, Nick and Matt the emocore band Shot Maker
Postal codes in Canada Sears Canada Greater Napanee Shotmaker (band)
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