Seattle

-          Biggest city in the north west of USA

-          Location: between Puget Sound and Lake Washington, in the west of Washington state

-          Foundation: 1869

-          Size: there live 2005 more than 550.000 people, more as in nuernberg (near seattle live more than 3.2 million people!)

-          Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (UTC−8)

-          High: 0-158 meters

-          Nickname: The Emerald City. It get its name because there are so meny tree’s

-          governing mayor: Greg Nickels(2008-06-11)

-          Official Homepage: http://www.seattle.gov/

-          Getting the Name: Seattle( an Indian chief, more in his own part)