CJ - Principality of Fan Felvo | XLNation

Population:

3000

Map:

TheThreeValleys
Game Version:

Cities XL 2012
[ Welcome to my mini series of experimental cities. This city is still in construction and not fully completed as of yet]

Nestled on the riverside of the Danuve river lies the town of Fan Felvo. Located within Latvian borders, this landlocked principality nation is among the world's smallest and poorest countries due to its rigorous history, most notably 'The Great Disaster of Kapernicky'.

The Principality of Fan Felvo
Ruler Prince Elric of Lichtenstein & Fan Felvo
Seat of Power Kapernicky Palace
Languages Latvian
Currency Picis

Early History

The village was founded by the blacksmith turned noble, Reigor Mano of Latvian descent in 1217 and the village functioned as a farm settlement. It wasn't until the Black Plague of 1348 that migrants from far and wide fled to Fan Felvo, due to its remoteness, thus far from any threat of contracting the disease. Much of the migrants were thieves who looted the homes of wealthy deceased families. They later founded 'Kingsworth' in 1350, Europe's first organized underground black market.

Curse of Fan Felvo

It was after the founding of Kingsworth that the town descended into chaos. Much of its residents called it a curse due to the series of abnormal activities that began to surface after its founding, such as the death of all of the town's mayor within 10 days in office, children hiking up the mountain in the dark of night to commit suicide and the phenomena of people being unable to find their way in/out of the town territory. Prince Hale later established the Great Bridge of Fan Felvo as the major entrance/exit to the town.

The Great Disaster of Kapernicky

In 1834, the town was struck with a series of unfortunate events after the royal affair between Prince Kapernicky and his mistress Loubusan, which led to Princess Ila committing suicide by blowing herself along with the Dommer Water dam with explosives. The explosion led to a series chain of events including a landslide destroying much of the city, a major flood and later the population exodus, leaving the town abandoned.

Modern Fan Felvo

In 1945, the town was repopulated by survivors of the World War. Much of the town was conserved and became museums or protected places of interests. In 1993, the town became a UNESCO site and a major tourist destination in Eastern Europe due to its history, idle serenity, mountain views and the famous warm water beach despite its cold, mountainous location.

Mount Poznań

Remains of the Dommer Dam
The old abandoned Dommer Dam, now a popular restaurant and nightclub.

Reinhart Central Town Hall

Warmouth Beach
The weather in Fan Felvo is almost always cool between -2°c to 12, however the Warmouth Beach is known for its naturally very warm temperate water. It is the city's highlight and attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors per year.

Town Skyline

Cathedral of the Forgotten
The city's most visible structure homes an underground morgue & cemetery that is home to the city's dead from since its founding in 1299.

Town Square

Kapernicky Palace

Great Bridge of Fan Felvo
The bridge is the only entrance and exit into the city, no other roads or ferry services exists.

Thank you for visiting the mountains
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Recent Reviews

benhur1967

4/5,

Very original and also very... Italian! Bravo!

Apr 12, 2016
Anonymous

5/5,

So real i love your town!

Jan 27, 2016
1. Author's Response
  Thank you! :-)
kipate

4/5,

Four Stars! For such a small town, you did not show that much patience with building, to be honest! E.g. the beach looks a bit "left outside alone", there are in-game beach buildings that could be used, there is a people mod by DrazicDesign, there could be added some Stones by Supersnake, such little things. Same for e.g. the borders of the town, there could be a "ghost town" or something similar...

Jan 21, 2016
1. Author's Response
  Thank you for stopping by! Yeah no problem about the four stars, no biggie. I have yet to finish making town (as mentioned in the post), but I don't think I'll complete it anytime soon. I've also been wanting to add the mods with tree & beach props but I can't seem to delete them after plopping them. Such a shame.
  
  Thanks for the recommendations! Will surely pay more attention to details next time :)
cuco

5/5,

Beautiful presentation !

Jan 18, 2016
1. Author's Response
  Thank you, glad you liked it
TheFosaGames

5/5,

It's very, very nice!! I like the combination you've done between combining Romanesque buildings adapted to the mountains. Congratulations, one of the prettiest towns I've seen. It's a kind of Florence nestled in San Marino. :)

Jan 13, 2016
1. Author's Response
  Oh my yes, so glad it translated well. Had envisioned Florence the whole time I made it. Though actually, it was originally supposed to be a Monaco-esque town with white mid-sized apartment buildings scattered around, but decided to tone it down to a small scaled city for once.
  
  Thanks for stopping by
Drazicdesign

5/5,

A small unique town!
Congratulations,

Jan 8, 2016
1. Author's Response
  Thanks Drazic! Can't wait to plop more of your mods in the near future. Thanks for having a read :)
lindien

5/5,

That's wonderful.
A unique atmosphere.

Jan 8, 2016
1. Author's Response
  Thanks, glad you liked it :)
Marc Zandecki

5/5,

The vieuw is very realistic. I don't see that often. But the population!?. Only 3000. The city looks more like 10.000. Did you use a population reduction mod ore are the buildings mostli T1? 5 stars. And Mount Poznan? You most be from Poland. A Original name for a mountain.

Jan 7, 2016
1. Author's Response
  The city itself is 30,000+ population, but for the sake of the made up history I've made it 3,000. My imagination transcends reality haha. Unfortunately, I'm in Australia, but I absolutely love the names of Eastern European destinations, thus named much of the landmarks after it. Poznan notably, named after (you guessed it) this beautiful Polish city.
  
  Thanks for dropping by, really appreciate it.
XOUSTE

5/5,

this is just so cool

Jan 7, 2016
1. Author's Response
  Thanks guy! :)
Monty

5/5,

Beautiful and unique city! Excellent job.

Jan 6, 2016
1. Author's Response
  Thanks Monty the Great. Couldn't have done it without your amazing mods, look forward to using more of your great work!