Ciudad Bolívar is the capital of
Venezuela's southeastern
Bolivar State. It was founded with the name Angostura in 1764, renamed in 1846, and, as of 2005, had an estimated population of 338,250.The town lies at a narrowing of the
Orinoco River and the original name was a contraction of the town's full descriptive name, 'Santo Tomé de Guayana de Angostura del Orinoco', "
Saint Thomas of Guayana of the narrows of the Orinoco." The city lies at a spot where the Orinoco narrows to about 1 mile (1.6 km) in width, and is the site of the first bridge across the river. Another bridge has recently been constructed downstream at Puerto Ordaz. Ciudad Bolivar's historic centre is in a good state of preservation, with original colonial buildings around the "Plaza Bolivar", including a cathedral. It today serves as an important port on the
Orinoco River for the eastern regions of Venezuela. One of the Orinoco Basin's chief commercial centers, its main products include gold, iron ore, cattle, hides and rare woods. The town also gave its name to the Angostura tree (
Cusparia febrifuga) which grows in the area. The bark of the small shrub-like tree was traditionally used as a bitter tonic and fever reducer.
Angostura bitters were invented there, though the company which produced them has since moved to
Trinidad and Tobago. In 1973 a
Museum of Modern Art opened. It was designed by
Carlos Raúl Villanueva and was named after the city's famous son, the kinetic sculptor
Jesus Rafael Soto.
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Ciudad Bolívar ist die Hauptstadt des Bundesstaates
Bolívar in
Venezuela mit einer Einwohnerzahl von 338.250 (2005, geschätzt).Die Stadt wurde 1764 als Angostura gegründet, und 1846 in Ciudad Bolivar zu Ehren des Freiheitskämpfers
Simón Bolivar umbenannt. Der ursprüngliche Name Angostura war eine Zusammenziehung des ehemalig vollen Namens der Stadt, 'Santo Tomé de Guayana de Angostura del Orinoco', was auf Deutsch 'Sankt Thomas von Guyana an der Verengung des Orinocos' heißt.
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