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| Nicknames | Libvil, Libertown, LMC |
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Oregon |
| Settled | ??? |
Libreville is the county seat and principal city in Infictive County.
History
Officially incorporated in 1859, the city of Libreville grew out of a small boom brought on by the earlier California gold rush, enjoying success as prospectors, predominantly French, moved northward in search of new fortunes.
Law and government
The city of Libreville is governed by the Libreville Commission, which includes the Mayor and three other Commissioners. Each is elected to serve a four year term.
The current mayor, Diomedes Argyris, has been in office since 1978, and is the longest serving mayor in Libreville history.
Geography and climate
Transportation
Economy
Demographics
Education
Culture
See also: Culture of Infictive County and Music of Infictive County
"Culture is as the air: an impenetrable smog," the philosopher Slavoj Cvetic once said of Libreville. The city has long played itself as host and incubator to an array of artistic movements, from the original boppers of the 1940s to the Mollkin music of today.
Sports
Libreville is the home of the IC Roughnecks.
Radio & Television
- Libreville Community Radio
- Libreville Community Television
- Various pirate stations
Festivals
- Howlin Jazz Festival, every third week of July since 1970.
- Mollkin Tronic Testuo, varies.
Pop Culture
Libreville is a generator for American youth subculture, birthplace to many culture movements which have passed on to the mainstream through emulation in San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle. From the late 1970s through today, the city has been a haven for Mollkin, beatnik, grime, punk and anarchist movements and subgenres.
It has produced many artists of repute within their respective fields, including musicians and musical groups The Quick Nods, Shed BackLinder, Johny Mollkin; and filmmaker George Boy Phill.