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Port Royal is a Canadian rural community in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.〔(Nova Scotia Geographical Names Database )〕〔(Nova Scotia Geographical Names Database - Port Royal )〕 It is situated on the north bank of the Annapolis Basin approximately downstream from the discharge point of the Annapolis River and the town of Annapolis Royal. Predominantly a farming community, Port Royal is also a significant tourist destination in Nova Scotia due to being the location of a historic French colonial settlement, commemorated by the Port-Royal National Historic Site of Canada which was established in 1925. A replica of the original settlement was constructed by the Government of Canada in 1939-41. The name Port Royal was officially established for the community by the Geographical Names Board of Canada on March 2, 1950. ==French settlement== (詳細はAcadia was named Port-Royal. It was located in the present-day community of Port Royal from 1605 until its destruction by British military forces in 1613. This settlement was rebuilt as a historic replica in 1939-41 by the Government of Canada and is called the Port-Royal National Historic Site. After 1613, France moved the settlement/capital of Port-Royal approximately upstream to the south bank of the Annapolis River at present-day Annapolis Royal (See Port-Royal (Acadia)). This second settlement was seized by British military forces in 1710 as part of the conquest of Acadia and was renamed Annapolis Royal in honour of Queen Anne. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Port Royal, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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