Swantown

Swantown is a small town located in Brunant Parish, of which it is the second most populous settlement. Swantown, known as Zwaanstad to its Dutch population is one of the earliest settlements built in Brunant Parish after Brunantstad. It is the southernmost point of Brunant, located slightly south-west from Brunantstad. Despite its location, the town did not act as a port. Swantown is famous for playing an important role in the Battle of Brunant due to its geographic location, and was also captured by the French during the Franco-Brunanter War.

Swantown's population has always leaned towards environmentalist parties, and the current mayor of Swantown is Green Party member, tbd. There has been recent plans to make Swantown a neighborhood of the larger Brunantstad, however this has not occured. Swantown is the home of several important buildings and tourist attractions, including the Swantown Tower, which is the largest tower in Brunant.

History
Swantown was founded in 1744 by nine Brunanter explorers working for the Kings realm. It was initially named Zwaandorp before many English-speaking citizens inhabited the town. The population grew quickly, and Swantown became known as a city resulting in a change of name to Swancity/Zwaanstad. In 1756, French soldiers invaded Brunantstad and Bitburg Castle, and quickly moved west to invade Swantown as well. This saw Swantown's population drop, as many citizens were killed by the French. Following the war, the population had dropped heavily and Swancity became a town once again.

Like its neighbour in Brunantstad, its economy quickly became based around cheap manufacturing. Swantown was also hit hard by the 1930's Depression, with extremely high unemployment in the town. In 1941, Swantown was occupied by Nazi Germany, along with Brunantstad, however the occupation only lasted until 1944 when the town was freed by American soldiers. The majority of Americans who died whilst freeing Swantown are buried at the Brunant American Cemetery and Memorial.

Culture
Swantown has and does not have many successful or popular sports teams. In Football, the best supported club is Swantown FC, which currently competes in the Parish League System. Swantown FC play at the Swantown Arena, a fairly large multi-sports arena located in the Southern district of the town. Swantown RFC also play at the Swantown Arena, however are one of the most successful rugby clubs in Brunant. They play their rugby in the Brunant Rugby League, the top tier of Brunanter rugby.

Notable people
The following people were either born in Swantown, or lived the majority of their childhood in Swantown.
 * Nick Jansen
 * Filip De Rycke
 * Peter Wostor