Eureka, California

Humboldt County

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Eureka (after Greek εὕρηκα, I've found, Perfect of εὑρίσκω, I think) is a town with 26 097 inhabitants ( 2007). It is located in Humboldt County, in the north of the U.S. state of California. The metropolitan area has a size of 37.4 km ².

The city landscape is characterized by deep furrow -like valleys, " gullies ", and the Redwood Forest. Well-known features of the city are the many Victorian houses and the Pulp Mill On October 15, 1991, included Old Town Eureka as a Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.

To name origin see also Eureka.

Twinning

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Sara Bareilles, singer- songwriter and pianist
  • Bernon F. Mitchell, NSA defector
  • Mike Patton, singer and songwriter

Identification

After the 1994 publication history The Invader of Fort Duckburg (Eng. The ruler of Duckburg ) by Don Rosa is Duckburg approximately where Eureka is also to be found.

Traffic

The city can be reached by plane via the airport Arcata -Eureka.

Climate

There is a very well-balanced climate with very little temperature variation between summer and winter. So an average of 9 ° C are reached in January, while in August though 16 ° C are reached ( on average). This is due to the cool Pacific, the water temperature all year is between 12 and 16 ° C.

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