St. Albanstadt

Summary
Sankt Albanstadt (Sankt - Saint in German, Alban - the name of the creator and Stadt - city in German, also written Sankt Albanstatt, though it can be considered as a former name and spelling) is the capital city of Albandria. The city's inspirations roughly correspond to real-life Upper Alsace, the city of Basel, and Baden. It is located near the center of the map, around the coordinates x = -100 and y = -100.

St. Albanstadt is known for being the first city in Albandria, and of WOF_WORLD_WOFLIFE_1 in general, being first created in 2016. Right now, it is the capital of Albandria and, in political terms, the "main town" in all of WOF_WORLD_WOFLIFE_1.

The city is a transport hub and the center of the Albandrian road network. It has a major train station and a harbor on the Central Lake. The city does not have an elytraport due to lack of space, but has a path (and soon a train line) connecting it to the elytraport in the nearby town of Évreux.

The city's architecture is mostly inspired from Central European cities such as Basel or Vienna and a little bit by Amsterdam and Strasburg with a Rhine architecture. Its most recognizable landmark, the St. Albanstadt Cathedral is inspired from Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany.

Commerce
The city is home to three major malls: the Uffizi Mall, the New Mall, and the St. Albanstadt Central Station Mall within the train station. The town also has other stores outside of these malls, including the central FRAUSA Pianos store on Laferstrasse/Lafer Street.

In terms of trade, the city welcomes road, train and sea cargo transport through the underground Road Cargo Terminal (under construction), the Harbor Cargo Terminal on the city border with Neuenburg am Lafer, and the Train Cargo Terminal (under construction).

Companies
Based in St. Albanstadt are FRAUSA Inc., the conglomerate owned by server creator Alban and parts of its subsidiaries such as FRAUSA Pianos or FRAUSA Hotels. Also based there is the St. Albanstadt Banking Company (SAB).

Administration
The city, which as said before is the capital of Albandria, is directly managed by server creator Alban himself and thus has a special administrative status.

Districts
St. Albanstadt is unlike most cities in its world divided into two parts, both parts being in the same municipality, but a different postal status. The two parts are St. Albanstadt Left Bank (commonly called St. Albanstadt), and St. Albanstadt Right Bank (an exclave surrounded by Laferburg and the Central Desert). Getting from one to the other is as simple as crossing a bridge (literally).

Ministries and Offices
The city is home to a number of political entities including the Offices of Landmarks of Albandria and of Music (part of the Ministry of Culture), the Office of Trade Regulations and Customs (Ministry of Commerce), the Ministry of Server Maintenance and the Office for Server Management housed within the University of St. Albsnstadt.

What to Do
As the political and cultural center of Albandria, St. Albanstadt has a lot to do. From sightseeing (St. Albanstadt Cathedral, Lighthouse, Caverns, the Winged Arrow) to learning (St. Albanstadt University and Training Center, the "First House") and trading (St. Albanstadt Central Bank, St. Albanstadt Market, St. Albanstadt New Mall, St. Albanstadt "Uffizi Mall"), St. Albanstatt is a truly interesting place to visit on World Of FRAUSA, if not the most interesting, culture-wise.

From Albandria
Getting to St. Albanstadt in Albandria is very easy, as it is at the center of the country and many transportation methods have been set up.
 * Road: Getting there by road just requires to follow the signs, or go towards the coordinates X=0 and Y=0.
 * Train: Most cities are connected to St. Albanstadt by train, like Laferburg, Laferhafen, Seezern, and soon the mountains.
 * Foot: In some cases, walking there is also an easy option using paths.
 * Elytra: Flying to the Évreux elytraport (AFS) is also a good option from far away distances.

From the Central Spawn
The easiest way to get there from the central spawn is to take the elytra from the nearby elytraport in Évreux.

From Other Countries or Exclaves of Albandria
To get there from other countries usually requires to get to the closest Albandria exclave/trading post and taking the elytra from there (most exclaves like Schaffhausen have elytraports that let you fly all the way to Albandria).

Getting Around
Getting around St. Albanstadt can be done by foot, as the city is of a moderate size. The city has underground road and train networks, however they are better used for medium to long distances.

Staying
Staying in St. Albanstadt is easy but quite expensive. These are the hotels currently operating:
 * FRAUSA Hotels St. Albanstadt Portal (3*)
 * FRAUSA Hotels St. Albanstadt Cathedral Plaza (5*)

Living
Living in St. Albanstadt is very expensive money-wise and also hard availability-wise. Although most houses on the Left Bank are used or inhabited, the Right Bank is mostly empty. That said, living in St. Albanstadt guarantees an easy-living shopping-wise, culture-wise, and traveling-wise.

In order to live there, you need to contact server creator Alban in order to see which houses are available for sale, buy your interested house, and then your documents will be sent to you by mail. In order to keep the house, you need to log-in to the server at least once every 6 months for it not to be sold to another player, in order to make sure demand is not wasted.