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Gretna is the second-largest city and parish seat of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. 〔 "Gretna, Louisiana (LA) Detailed Profile" (notes), ''City Data'', 2007, webpage: (C-Gretna ). 〕 〔 "Census 2000 Data for the State of Louisiana" (town list), US Census Bureau, May 2003, webpage: (C2000-LA ). 〕 Gretna is on the west bank of the Mississippi River, just east and across the river from uptown New Orleans. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 17,736 at the 2010 census.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gretna (city), Louisiana )〕 ==History== Gretna was settled in 1836,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 City of Gretna )〕 originally as Mechanicsham, growing with a station on the Mississippi River for the Missouri Pacific Railroad, Texas and Pacific Railway, and Southern Pacific Railroad, with a ferry across the River to New Orleans. The famous spice-maker Zatarain's was founded here in 1889. Gretna was incorporated in 1913, absorbing the section of McDonogh within the Jefferson Parish boundaries. In the 1940 census, Gretna had a population of 10,879. 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「Gretna, Louisiana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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