Közelrl

Közelrl is a fictional region created for worldbuilding, speculative fiction, and roleplaying. In common representations it denotes a mid-sized jurisdiction in a temperate continental setting, designed to explore urban-rural dynamics in near-future or alternate-history contexts. The name combines the Hungarian közel, meaning near, with the fictional suffix -rl to suggest a bounded region.

Geography and governance: It is usually depicted with a central urban core surrounded by agricultural belts and small towns; borders defined by rivers, hills, and man-made corridors; administration often uses a council-manager model and cooperative service networks.

Demographics and economy: populations range from several hundred thousand; economy mix of manufacturing, services, and agriculture; emphasis on sustainable energy, crafts, and logistics.

History and culture: First mentioned in medieval chronicles within the worldbuilding chronology; historically contested zones; modern self-governance with municipal utilities.

Culture: multilingual, mixture of rural and urban cultures; education, local media.

Infrastructure: bridges, rail corridors; digital infrastructure; climate adaptation.

In fiction: widely used as a testbed for policy scenarios; used in role-playing campaigns; used in academic analyses of fictional governance.

See also: worldbuilding, fictional geography, near-future fiction.

References: Works in worldbuilding literature; encyclopedias of fictional places.