Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Reading (/ˈrɛdɪŋ/ RED-ing); Pennsylvania Dutch: Reddin) is a city in southeastern Pennsylvania, United States, and the seat of Berks County. It is the principal city of the Greater Reading Area. Reading had a population of 88,082 as of the 2010 census, making it the fifth most populous city in the state – after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown and Erie – and the fifth most-populous municipality. According to the 2010 census, Reading has the highest share of citizens living in poverty in the nation.The city, approximately halfway between Philadelphia and the state capital at Harrisburg, is strategically situated along a major transportation route from Central to Eastern Pennsylvania, and lent its name to the now-defunct Reading Railroad, which transported anthracite coal from the Pennsylvania Coal Region to the eastern United States via the Port of Philadelphia. Reading Railroad is one of the four railroad properties in the classic United States version of the Monopoly board game.Reading was one of the first localities where outlet shopping became a tourist industry. It has been known as "The Pretzel City" because of numerous local pretzel bakeries. Currently, Bachman, Dieffenbach, and Unique Pretzel bakeries call the Reading area home.. }
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- Reading,_Pennsylvania abstract "Reading (/ˈrɛdɪŋ/ RED-ing); Pennsylvania Dutch: Reddin) is a city in southeastern Pennsylvania, United States, and the seat of Berks County. It is the principal city of the Greater Reading Area. Reading had a population of 88,082 as of the 2010 census, making it the fifth most populous city in the state – after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown and Erie – and the fifth most-populous municipality. According to the 2010 census, Reading has the highest share of citizens living in poverty in the nation.The city, approximately halfway between Philadelphia and the state capital at Harrisburg, is strategically situated along a major transportation route from Central to Eastern Pennsylvania, and lent its name to the now-defunct Reading Railroad, which transported anthracite coal from the Pennsylvania Coal Region to the eastern United States via the Port of Philadelphia. Reading Railroad is one of the four railroad properties in the classic United States version of the Monopoly board game.Reading was one of the first localities where outlet shopping became a tourist industry. It has been known as "The Pretzel City" because of numerous local pretzel bakeries. Currently, Bachman, Dieffenbach, and Unique Pretzel bakeries call the Reading area home.".