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Lake Town (other)
Lake Town may refer to: * Lake Town, Kolkata, India * Lake Town Township, Barnes County, North Dakota, United States * Lake-town (Esgaroth), a town in ''The Hobbit'' by J. R. R. Tolkien See also * Lake (other) * Lake City (other) * Lake Township (other) * Laketon (other) Laketon may refer to: Canada * Laketon, British Columbia *Laketon, New Brunswick United States * Laketon, Indiana Laketon is an unincorporated census-designated place in Pleasant Township, Wabash County, in the U.S. state of Indiana In ... * Laketown (other) * Town Lake (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Town, Kolkata
Lake Town is a locality in South Dumdum Municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Location Lake Town is surrounded by Bangur Avenue, Dum Dum Park and Kestopur in the north, Salt Lake in the east, Belgachia, Ultadanga in the South and Patipukur, Paikpara in the West. Kalidaha (Kalindi) is situated to the west of Lake Town, on the other side of Jessore Road. The neighbourhood was developed in a planned manner after the Independence of India. Today, it is one of the important food and leisure hub in west Bengal having many international fast food chains and a shopping mall. Notable residents * Shanu Lahiri * Ram kumar, painter * Charu Chandra Khan, painter * Sujit Bose Real estate Boom A planned township with large open spaces, parks and a lake, Lake Town is one of the most sought-after residential areas of Northern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Town Township, Barnes County, North Dakota
Lake Town Township is a civil township in Barnes County, North Dakota, Barnes County, North Dakota, United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, 2000 census, its population was 40. References Townships in Barnes County, North Dakota Townships in North Dakota {{NorthDakota-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esgaroth
Esgaroth, or Lake-town, is a fictional community of Men upon the Long Lake that appears in the 1937 novel ''The Hobbit'' by J. R. R. Tolkien. Constructed entirely of wood and standing upon wooden pillars sunk into the lake-bed, the town is south of the Lonely Mountain and east of Mirkwood. The town's prosperity is apparently built upon trade between the Men who inhabit it, and the Elves and the Dwarves of northern Middle-earth. The chief mode of transport of the people of Esgaroth is stated to be their boats. At the time in which ''The Hobbit'' is set, Esgaroth appears to be a city-state, and a republic with no king (the only real republic shown in Middle-earth). The Master of Lake-town was said in-universe to be elected from among the "old and wise"; scholars have noted that all the same, he was trapped by his greed. Tolkien modelled the town closely on the real neolithic pile dwellings that were discovered near the Alps in the 19th century. Fictional role Geography Esgarot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
