Vaughan

Vaughan [ vɑn ] is a city in the Regional Municipality of York just north of Toronto in Ontario province in Canada. It is one of the fastest growing cities in Canada and has its population more than doubled since 1996 (as of 1996: 132 549; Booth 2011: 288 301 ). Vaughan is part of the metropolitan area of ​​Toronto. Their slogan is " The city above Toronto ".

History

The first Europeans who explored Vaughan, was Étienne Brûlé 1615th A settlement, however, was not founded until 1792. The village was, according to Benjamin Vaughan, a British officer, who in 1783 a peace treaty with the United States signed, named.

1991, the village of their legal status to "City of Vaughan ."

Economy

In Vaughan is the printing of the Toronto Star, the largest circulation newspaper of Canada as well as the theme park Canada's Wonderland.

Education

The York University is located on the border of Toronto to Vaughan. It is one of the largest universities in Canada with over 50,000 students.

Twin Cities

Vaughan has a number of twinning:

  • Italy Sora, Italy ( 1992)
  • Israel Ramla, Israel ( 1993)
  • Japan Sanjo, Japan ( 1993)
  • China People's Republic of Yangzhou, China ( 1995)
  • Philippines Baguio, Philippines (1997)
  • Italy Delia, Italy ( 1998)
  • Italy Lanciano, Italy ( 2002)

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Duff Gibson, Olympic champion (2006) and World Champion (2004) in the Skeleton
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