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'''Costurch''' is an underwhelming village on | '''Costurch''' is an underwhelming village on [[Aanvang Island]]. | ||
[[File: Costurch.png|thumb|right|250px| The underwhelming village of Costurch. Image © Daniel Hasenbos, https://danielsmaps.com/]] | [[File: Costurch.png|thumb|right|250px| The underwhelming village of Costurch. Image © Daniel Hasenbos, https://danielsmaps.com/]] | ||
==Location== | |||
Costurch is located on the north east coast of Aanvang Island, about 8 miles north of the port of Ranst. | |||
==Population== | |||
The population of Costurch fluctuates but has a permanent population of around 300 people. | |||
==Description== | |||
Around 120 small stone buildings, clustered around a market square forms the bulk of the village, with a few isolated farmhouses making up the rest. Costurch has a fair sized jetty, which can moor up to a half dozen rowboats, but the waters are not deep enough here to support ferries or merchant vessels. Hence all traffic to the village enters via one of the two roads. The entire village is barely 400m in width. | |||
==Defences== | |||
Costurch has no defences. It can, at a push, gather a dozen local men to form a basic "brute" squad if necessary but otherwise depends entirely on military support from [[Heerlen]] and [[Fort Aanvang]]. | |||
==Inns and Taverns== | |||
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==Notable Places== | |||
==Notable People== | |||
Revision as of 19:30, 1 November 2024
Costurch is an underwhelming village on Aanvang Island.
Location
Costurch is located on the north east coast of Aanvang Island, about 8 miles north of the port of Ranst.
Population
The population of Costurch fluctuates but has a permanent population of around 300 people.
Description
Around 120 small stone buildings, clustered around a market square forms the bulk of the village, with a few isolated farmhouses making up the rest. Costurch has a fair sized jetty, which can moor up to a half dozen rowboats, but the waters are not deep enough here to support ferries or merchant vessels. Hence all traffic to the village enters via one of the two roads. The entire village is barely 400m in width.
Defences
Costurch has no defences. It can, at a push, gather a dozen local men to form a basic "brute" squad if necessary but otherwise depends entirely on military support from Heerlen and Fort Aanvang.
Inns and Taverns
Inns:
Taverns:
