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Unfortunately, we don't have much English information about Reading, but we have more information in other languages German, French, Italian, Spanish. Here is the automatic translation by Google:

ɹɛdɪŋ Reading is a town in England, United Kingdom. She is a unitary authority within the county of Berkshire and is situated at the confluence of the Kennet and Thames River, halfway between London and Oxford. According to today's roads to reach the best Reading via direct train from London Paddington (30 minutes) and London Waterloo, or by car via the highway ( "motorway") M4 - which runs from London to the east, past the large international airport Heathrow to the west - after Bristol and South Wales. When it was settled in 870, the first residents in Reading, The transportation by boat significant: In Reading the smaller river Kennet flows into the Thames. Nowadays you can cross the river Kennet and the Kennet-Avon travel via a narrow canal barge up to Bath or Bristol. On 4 January 871 King Ethelred of Wessex here fought against a Danish invasion army. The name of Reading has nothing to do with reading, but is derived from the Old English word read from the German equivalent of the red. The ea is spoken as a short e (as) in "bedding", see IPA above. The city is now a major economic center and seat of the British headquarters as well-known companies such as Microsoft. But one of the few UK solar company has its headquarters here: Suntaics. Besides its economic importance of Reading is also a center of education. The University of Reading is visited by about 12,000 students and has positioned itself in the national rankings at the top. (...)

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