Pleschesnia
| Pleschesnia Блезнисчѩсна Bleznisčęśna | |
|---|---|
| Free city | |
| Nickname(s): Ples'nia | |
| Country |  Settecia |
| State | Pleschesnia |
| Foundation | 922 |
| Government | |
| • President | Zdeslav Orlikovski |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Urban | 9,251,000 |
| • Metro | 12,100,000 |
Pleschesnia (Vechrian: Блезнисчѩсна Bleznisčęśna, High Secote: Bliznisŭčęstĭna), often shortened to Ples'nia (Blezna), is the largest city of Settecia and a constituent free city, with an urban population of about 9 million, and a total of 12 million within its greater administrative boundaries. It is located at the mouth of the Oxes river.
The Oxes river delta can trace its urban history to the Tolean civilisation as the port of Narsa, which was succeeded by Old Messenian, Paltho-Messenian, and Qundi settlements, but Pleschesnia as it is known today was built in 922 CE during the Secote Dominion by a kunentsy of Pesrard, Miroslav, who celebrated the simultaneous accession of the Branimirovid emperor and the local Lamneant by ordering the construction of the city; this gave it its name, from High Secote blizni sŭčęstĭna, 'twin celebrations'. Pleschesnia's importance was secondary until 1565, when as part of the Ostrobor's incursions armed traders from Great Neritsia took over the city, turning it into the centre of Zamorsk concessions in the Messenic Sea, and thereby an entrepôt; this status was retained even after the Pesrardic League Wars.
Pleschesnia is one of Settecia's leading cities, being a financial, industrial, and shipping hub in not only the country but also the Messenic Sea. However, it is no longer as exclusively preeminent of a city as it was historically, due to the growth and catchup of other cities in Pesrard as a result of economic development in the 20th century.
As a result of Neritsian rule, there is a strong influence of Outer Joriscian culture on the city, most evident in its architecture, urban planning, and cuisine. The city formerly had the largest Vesnite population in Settecia (who made up about one-fifths of the city in 1880) and was home to Settecia's largest mokykla, the Pleschesnia Seat, until the ban on Vaestism imposed as a result of the Settecian War of Adjudication, which resulted in the conversion or expulsion of the Vesnites, and the conversion of its mokyklos into shrines. However, since the relaxation of the persecution of Vaestism in the 1980s, a small number of Vesnites have returned to the city, while many mokyklos have been restored as a gesture of goodwill towards Joriscian powers.