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Talladega is a city in Talladega County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 15,676.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Talladega city, Alabama )〕 The city is the county seat of Talladega County.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 Talladega is approximately east of Birmingham, Alabama. The city is home to the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind and the Talladega Municipal Airport, a public general aviation airport. The Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega College and the International Motorsports Hall of Fame are located nearby. The First National Bank of Talladega is the oldest bank in the State of Alabama, being founded in 1848. The name Talladega is derived from a Muscogee (Creek) Native American word Tvlvteke, from the Creek ''tålwa'', meaning "town", and ''åtigi'', meaning "border" – indicating its location on the boundary between the lands of the Creek tribe and those of the Cherokee and Chickasaw.〔 Jack Martin and Margaret McKane Mauldin, ''A Dictionary of Creek/Muskogee'' (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2000), s.vv. "''Tvlvtēke''," "''Talladega''."〕 While the town's name is pronounced by local inhabitants, the racetrack's name is pronounced by auto racing fans. ==Geography== Talladega is located at (33.434728, -86.101299). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.30%, is water.〔 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「Talladega, Alabama」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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