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Aberdeen: Encyclopedia - Aberdeen

Aberdeen (Scottish Gaelic: Obar Dheathain or The Granite City) is Scotland's third largest city, with a population of 212,125, and the greatest part of the unitary council area named the City of Aberdeen, which is surrounded by, but not within, the Aberdeenshire council area. Aberdeen is the chief commercial centre and seaport in the north-east of Scotland. It boasts the title of Oil Capital of Europe thanks to the plentiful supply of crude oil in the North Sea, and stands on a bay of the North Sea, between ...

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Aberdeen - Coat of Arms and Motto

Aberdeen - History

Aberdeen - Background

Aberdeen - Art and architecture

Aberdeen - Churches

Aberdeen - Education

Aberdeen - Culture

Aberdeen - Parks and open spaces

Aberdeen - Population

Aberdeen - Sport

Aberdeen - Transport

Aberdeen - Twinned cities worldwide

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Aberdeen: Encyclopedia II - Aberdeen - Coat of Arms and Motto

The coat of arms shows a red shield bearing three triple towered castles within the double royal tressure. It is widely accepted that these represent the fortifications which from earliest times stood on the three hills where the city sprang up, namely Castle Hill, the Port or Windmill Hill (Gallowgate) and St Catherine's Hill (Adelphi). The Arms are supported by two leopards - one either side - ...

Aberdeen: Encyclopedia II - Ministers and elders in the Church of Scotland - Selection and training of ministers

The longstanding system of ministry training has recently changed. Ministers and elders in the Church of Scotland - Selection. People who express interest in entering the ministry must first attend a one day conference, at which various options (including the ministry of Word and Sacrament, the auxiliary ministry, the diaconate and other forms of church work) are outlined. Thereafter, applicants for the full-time ministry must undertake a variety of assessments, leading up to a residential three-day proced ...

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Thuja plicata - Uses

Aberdeen: Encyclopedia - Prince William Augustus Duke of Cumberland

The Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, KG, PC (15 April 1721–31 October 1765), a younger son of King George II of Great Britain and Queen Caroline, was a noted military leader. He was born in London, where his parents had moved after his grandfather, King George I, was invited to take the British throne. When four years old he was created Baron Alderney, Viscount Trematon, Earl of Kennington, Marquess of Berkhampstead and Duke of Cumberland, and was well educated, becoming his pare ...

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Prince William Augustus Duke of Cumberland - Biography

Prince William Augustus Duke of Cumberland - Trivia

Aberdeen: Encyclopedia - William Dyce

William Dyce (1806-1864) was a distinguished Scottish artist, born in Aberdeen. Dyce studied in Rome, settled for a time in Edinburgh, and finally removed to London. He painted portraits at first, but soon took to other subjects of art. His work was such as to commend itself to both German and French artists; he gave himself to fresco-painting, and as a fresco-painter was selected to adorn the walls of the Palace of Westminster and the House of Lords. His Baptism of Ethelbert, in the latter, is considered his best work. This article incorporates text from the public do ...

Aberdeen: Encyclopedia - William Small

William Small (1734-1775) was a British physician and a member of the Lunar Society. He was born in Forfarshire, Scotland, the son of a Presbyterian minister. He attended Marischal College, Aberdeen and was awarded his M.D. in 1765. In 1758, he was appointed Professor of Natural Philosophy at the College of William and Mary in Virginia, then one of Britain’s American colonies. Small is known for being Thomas Jefferson's professor at William and Mary and for having an influence on the young Jefferson. Recalling his year ...

Aberdeen: Encyclopedia - Clermont-Ferrand

2 Population sans doubles comptes, i.e. not counting those people already counted in another commune (such as students and military personal). Clermont-Ferrand is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne région, with a population of approximately 140,000. It is the préfecture (capital) of the Puy-de-Dôme département. It sits on the plain of Limagne in the Massif Central and is surrounded by a major industrial area. The city is famous for the chain of volcanoe ...

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Clermont-Ferrand - History

Clermont-Ferrand - Sights

Clermont-Ferrand - Economy

Clermont-Ferrand - Miscellaneous

Clermont-Ferrand - Births

Clermont-Ferrand - Twin towns

Aberdeen: Encyclopedia - City of Edinburgh

City of Edinburgh (Mòr-bhaile Dhùn Èideann in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. It borders onto West Lothian, Midlothian, East Lothian and Scottish Borders. Primarily comprised of the city itself, there are also a number of villages within the authority area too. Much of the Pentland Hills are based in the area as well. The council administration has been run by the Labour Party for a number of years now. One of their recent initiatives was to try and introduce road tolls for those entering the ...

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City of Edinburgh - Electoral Wards

City of Edinburgh - Towns and villages

City of Edinburgh - Places of interest

Aberdeen: Encyclopedia - City of Aberdeen

City of Aberdeen (Mòr-bhaile Obar Dheathain in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. It includes the communities of Bridge of Don, Cove Bay, Cults, Dyce, Peterculter et al. as well as Aberdeen itself. It is surrounded on all sides except the east by the unitary authority of Aberdeenshire. City of Aberdeen - External link. Tourist Information on Aberdeen and Grampian Highlands, Scotland Subdivisions created by the Local Gov ...

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City of Aberdeen - External link

Aberdeen: Encyclopedia - West Dunbartonshire

West Dunbartonshire (Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn an Iar in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority areas in Scotland. Bordering onto Argyll and Bute, Stirling, East Dunbartonshire, the City of Glasgow, and Renfrewshire, it incorporates most of the old Dumbarton District Council and Clydebank District Council areas (indeed, the authority was initially called Dumbarton and Clydebank before the name was changed to West Dunbartonshire). Note that the town is spelt Dumbarton (with an 'm'), but the region and traditional county ...

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West Dunbartonshire - Towns and villages

West Dunbartonshire - Places of interest

Aberdeen: Encyclopedia - City of Glasgow

The City of Glasgow Council (Mòr-bhaile Ghlaschu in Gaelic) is one of the 32 Scottish unitary authorities, formerly Glasgow District Council and Glasgow Corporation in Glasgow, Scotland. City of Glasgow - Local Government. City of Glasgow - History. Originally called the Glasgow Corporation or City Corporation until 1975, it was governed by councilors, and led by the Lord Provost. Glasgow Corporation Transport, a public body, ran the l ...