In 1738 a silver-refining works was established and the settlement became the hub of the Altay mining region.
One of Europe's oldest continuously inhabited cities, Plovdiv, on the banks of the Maritsa River, was at one time or another a Neolithic settlement, a Thracian hub and a Roman cultural and economic center complete with a glittering hillside theater.
From 1826 it was the hub of the settlement of the Van Diemen's Land Company in that part of the state.
Not surprisingly, Euroclear (preferably having merged with the other, smaller, international clearer, Cedel), sees itself as the hub, and national settlement systems, such as France's SiCoVam and Britain's CREST, as the spokes.The idea is not new.
Coastal areas are vital economic hubs in terms of settlement, industry, agriculture, trade and tourism to mention some key sectors.
Also a visit to Yamit, the hub of the new Israeli settlements in the northeastern Sinai.
Originally founded on the site of several Ga settlements, Accra developed into a prosperous trading hub; today it serves as the commercial and educational centre of the county.
Let's build new settlements around public transport hubs – light rail, tram and electric bus systems – rather than around the car.
Imagine the Moon as the first self-sustainable human settlement away from Earth and a high-speed transportation hub for the solar system.
In November 1804 William Paterson founded a settlement in northern Tasmania, which soon had Launceston as its hub.
