St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
Parish
Saint John's, officially the City of Saint John's or St. John's City, is the capital of the island nation of Antigua and Barbuda in the Caribbean. It is located in the northwest of the island of Antigua on a bay of the Caribbean Sea. In Saint John's 25,150 inhabitants ( 2005) live.
History
The largest city of the island state was created in 1632 by English settlers from Saint Kitts and Nevis. The settlement has since been the administrative center of Antigua and its neighboring island of Barbuda. As of 1663 met in St. John's also colonists from England. In the 18th century the city was the headquarters for the stationed in the West Indies part of the Royal Fleet. In 1981, Saint John's, the capital of the independent state of newly formed Antigua and Barbuda.
Cityscape
The old town core was connected to the east port, and extended in the 18th century, planned manner in the rectangle, within the limits of today's Dickenson Bay Street - Stapleton Lane / Independance Avenue - South Street. From there, St. John's grown a star shape, and today takes its suburbs up the whole north-west of the island. Especially inland from the Old Town to Victoria Park are the old city boundaries still noticeable.
Dominating the cityscape is the Anglican St. John 's Cathedral, the main church in the city of St. John 's Parish and the Diocese of North Eastern Caribbean and Aruba, which includes all the islands between Puerto Rico and Guadeloupe.
Twin Cities
Economy
Saint John's is the commercial center of the state and the main port of the island of Antigua. The city is a center for exports sugar, rum and cotton as well as for the production of handicrafts, fiber products, pottery and textiles. It 's interesting for tourism. The software company sells SlySoft of Saint John's his copy programs.
Air table
Attractions
- Saint- John's - Cathedral: The built 1845 white baroque building dominates the soft image of Saint John's. The cathedral had two previous buildings that were destroyed, however, in 1683 and 1745 earthquakes.
- Court Palace ( 1747 )
- Remains of Fort James (1703)
Sports
The Sir Vivian Richards Stadium has a capacity of about 10,000 spectators. There especially cricket matches are played; The stadium is also home of the local football club Antigua Barracuda FC.
Personalities
- Jamaica Kincaid ( b. 1949 ), writer