New Bern is a city in North Carolina , the administrative center of Craven County, located at the confluence of the Trent River in News 140 km from Wilmington . In 2006, 27,650 people lived in the city. It is North Carolina's second oldest city (after Bath ). The former capital of colonial North Carolina, and then the state.
| City | |||
| New bern | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| English New bern | |||
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| A country |  USA | ||
| State | North Carolina | ||
| County | Craven | ||
| The mayor | Tom Bayliss | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| Based | 1710 | ||
| Square | 69.9 km² | ||
| Height above sea level | 3m | ||
| Timezone | UTC − 5 ; summer UTC − 4 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 27 650 people ( 2006 ) | ||
| Density | 895.5 people / km² | ||
| Digital identifiers | |||
| Telephone code | +1 252 | ||
| Postal codes | 28560-28564 | ||
| newbern-nc.org (English) | |||
The city was founded by Swiss and German colonists and is named for the capital of Switzerland Bern, like New Amsterdam , founded by the Dutch. New Bern is also known as the site of the appearance of Pepsi Cola .
History
New Bern was founded in 1710 by immigrants from Switzerland and Germany, led by Count Christoph von Graffenried, Franz Louis Michel and John Lawson. By order of von Graffenried, the city was originally laid in the form of a cross. It housed the first permanent colonial government of North Carolina and the governor. After the Revolution, the city became the state capital. In 1770, the Trion Palace was built, which became a government building. The palace burned down in the 1790s; its replica, erected in 2008, is now a tourist attraction. In the 1800s, New Bern was the largest city in the state.