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A welcome sign (or gateway sign) is a road sign at the border of a region that introduces or welcomes visitors to the region. Examples of welcome signs can be found near political borders, such as when entering a state, province, county, city, or town, and they are increasingly found in neighborhoods and private communities. In European countries under the Schengen Agreement, a welcome sign may be found at borders between countries. Its purpose is partly informational, to inform drivers where they are, and partly for tourism, as it affords an opportunity to advertise features within the region to people who are entering it. A welcome sign is a type of town sign — a sign placed at the entrance to and exit from a city, town, or village. In many jurisdictions, the format of town signs is standardized; in some, welcome signs may be distinct from the legally mandated town sign. A municipality's welcome sign may give its population or date of foundation, list twinned towns or services within the town, or depict the town's crest, typical local products, or the logo of sponsor organizations which maintain the sign (such as the local Lions Club). ==Gallery== File:Welcome to Moscow, Idaho.jpg | Welcome sign in Moscow, Idaho, USA File:RosenbergWelcome.jpg | Welcome sign in Rosenberg, Texas, USA Image:WelcomeDCPennAve2.jpg | Washington, D.C. Image:Bienvenue à Chambéry.JPG | Chambéry, Savoie Image:KenovaWV sign.jpg | Kenova, West Virginia Image:PANNEAU ENTREE MELUN.jpg | Melun, Île-de-France Image:WelcometoCollegeStation.JPG | College Station, Texas Image:Napa Valley welcome sign.jpg | Napa Valley, California Image:Mission's welcome sign.JPG | Mission, British Columbia Image:Chillingham vill sign.JPG | Chillingham, New South Wales Image:2005-0623-VK-OgdenSign.jpg | Ogden, Utah File:Welcometomississippi i-20.jpg|The Mississippi welcome sign Image:Mississippi.JPG|Older Mississippi welcome sign Image:Witacz1.jpg|Szydłowiec, Poland File:0904 Witacz Police ZPL.JPG|Police, Poland File:Beregszasz_city_limit_sign_rovas_script.JPG|Bilingual entry signs in Beregszász / Berehove / Берегово (Ukraine) - with Cyrillic letters (for Ukrainian), Latin and rovas letters (for Hungarian). File:RIAN_archive_1052479_Work_of_border_guards_on_Russian-Lithuanian_border_in_Ribachy_village,_Kaliningrad_region.jpg|Bilingual welcome sign in Russian and English on Russian border, Russia. File:Taba_Border_Terminal_(Egypt).JPG|Bilingual welcome sign in Arabic and English on Egyptian-Israeli Taba Border Crossing, Egypt File:Welcome sign in Loburn New Zealand, 2013.jpg| Welcome sign in Loburn, New Zealand. 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「Welcome sign」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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