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Glasgow (UK: / ˈ ɡ l ɑː z ɡ oʊ, ˈ ɡ l æ z-, ˈ ɡ l ɑː s-, ˈ ɡ l æ s-/ GLA(H)Z-goh, GLA(H)SS-; Scots: Glesca or Glesga [ˈɡlezɡə]; Scottish Gaelic: Glaschu [ˈkl̪ˠas̪əxu]) is the most populous city in Scotland, the third-most populous city in the United Kingdom, and the 27th-most populous city in Europe.
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Beginning. Twinned cities. References. Glasgow. Coordinates: 55°51′28.8″N 4°15′32.4″W. Buchanan Street looking southward. Glasgow (Scottish: Glaschu, Lowland Scots: Glesga) is the biggest and busiest city in Scotland. It is on the banks of the River Clyde.
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History of Glasgow - Wikipedia. Contents. hide. (Top) Founding of the city. Glasgow Cathedral. University of Glasgow. Trade and the Industrial Revolution. Atlantic trade. Civic improvements. Shipbuilding. Textile industry. 20th century. Decline of industry and the post-war period. Second World War. Deindustrialization. Regeneration.
May 13, 2024 · Glasgow, city, west-central Scotland. It is situated along both banks of the River Clyde 20 miles (32 km) from that river’s mouth on the western, or Atlantic, coast. Glasgow is Scotland’s largest city, and it forms an independent council area that lies entirely within the historic county of Lanarkshire.
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Greater Glasgow is an urban settlement in Scotland consisting of all localities which are physically attached to the city of Glasgow, forming with it a single contiguous urban area (or conurbation). It does not relate to municipal government boundaries, and its territorial extent is defined by the General Register Office for Scotland , which ...
LocalityCouncil AreaPopulation (1991 Census)Population (2001 Census) [4]12,43636,3262,3252,79016,70317,44327,70727,967Glasgow (Gaelic: Glaschu) is a city on Clydeside in the Central Belt of Scotland. Glasgow reinvented itself from the 1990s, one of the most successful examples in Britain, with a range of developments in industry, culture, cuisine and architecture.
May 11, 2022 · Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and the fourth-largest in the United Kingdom. In 1801, the population was estimated at 77,000, which jumped to 147,000 by 1821 and 762,000 by 1901. The population peaked in 1925 at about 1,089,000 and remained relatively stable until the 1950s.
