Frederick, Maryland MD Hotels/Motels/Lodging

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Frederick, Maryland is the county seat of Frederick County, Maryland. As of the 2005 census estimates, the city has a total population of 57,907. According to the 2004 report of United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 52.9 km² (20.4 mi²). The city's area is predominantly land, with the only water being the Monocacy River, which runs to the east of the city, the artificial Carroll Creek, and Culler Lake, a man-made small body in the downtown area.

Frederick has a bridge covered with a mural called the "Community Bridge". The artist, William Cochran, has been acclaimed for the realism of the painting. Thousands of people sent ideas representing community that appear throughout the stonework of the bridge. One of the most interesting parts of the mural is an angel that appears in perspective if you look at it from the proper angle (the proper angle being the middle window of the second floor of the Delaplaine Visual Arts Center). To the people of Frederick, it is called "the mural" or "painted bridge."

Frederick is the home of the Maryland Ensemble Theatre. Frederick contains both Hood College and Frederick Community College. Frederick is home to Frederick School of Classical Ballet the official school for Maryland Regional Ballet.

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