Tross

Tross, officially the Free City of Tross, is a city-state located in southwestern Vestea.

History
Archaeological evidence suggests that the area around the mouth of the river ? was permanently settled by the Neolithic era. Around 400 BC, the (Roman) geographer ? mentioned a settlement named Trosa situated on the southwestern tip of the island now known as Trossel or Isola-di-Trosse. Following the (Roman) conquest of ? in 121 BC, Trosa became a (Roman) municipium called Trosarum, developing and acquiring a clear urban physiognomy by the first century CE. The (Romans) built bridges to connect the island to the two banks of the river ?, and the town became a important centre of maritime commerce in the Midvestean Sea. Trosarum's population was estimated to have peaked at roughly 12,000 by the second century.

After the fall of the (Roman) Empire in ? CE, Trosarum became part of the barbarian kingdom of ?. The town dropped significantly in population as a result of the collapse of (Roman) trade networks and infrastructure. Throughout the Early Middle Ages, the town was frequented by monks, who founded the ? Abbey in ?.

Demographics
The Free City of Tross has a population of (as of 1 January 2020). The city proper has a population of 620,738, while the remaining 22,699 people, roughly 3.5% of the national population, reside in villages throughout the Hinterland. Tross is bilingual, with an estimated 51% of the population comprised of native ?-speakers, while the proportion of native Englean-speakers amounts to 43%. The Englean-speaking population is concentrated in the city's central boroughs, with outer boroughs predominantly ?-speaking. Most Hinterland villages are almost entirely ?-speaking. Throughout the city-state, public facilities and signage are bilingual.