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Comparing Hobart with other Australian major cities like Melbourne, Sidney, Adelaide it seems to be such an insignificant city. It only counts 250000 inhabitants and managed to preserve a genuine atmosphere. People all over Australia come here to remember the way Australia was a few decades ago, and the foreigners come for the Victorian atmosphere, which is so good preserved in the downtown Hobart.
Location of Hobart within Australia. Hobart is the capital city of Tasmania, Australia's tinniest state
Historically speaking, Hobart was founded in 1803 as a penal colony, thus being Australia’s second oldest city, behind Sidney. Afterwards, Hobart gained the reputation of an important harbor for the whale fishing in the Pacific Ocean, and the people started to settle in Hobart. Nowadays Hobart is still an important harbor for the Antarctic expeditions.
Central Business District in Hobart. The tallest building is the iconic Casino Hotel, the first official casino in the Victorian, sober and coservative Hobart
