Kirkcaldy
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Kirkcaldy Scottish Gaelic Cathair Chaladain |
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 7 ′ N , 3 ° 10 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 49,706 2011 census, together with Dysart | ||
| surface | 18 km² (6.95 mi² ) | ||
| Population density: | 2761 inhabitants per km² | ||
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| Post town | KIRKCALDY | ||
| ZIP code section | KY1, KY2 | ||
| prefix | 01592 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Fife | ||
| British Parliament | Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Kirkcaldy | ||
[ kɪrˈkɔːdi ] is a port city in Scotland. The city is located on the east coast on theFirth of Forth, opposite the capitalEdinburgh. Together with neighboringDysart, 49,706 people live in Kirkcaldy. This makes it the largest city in theFifeCouncil Area , but its capital isGlenrothes. The name Kirkcaldy is probably derived from theBritishwordscear(fortress) andcaled(solid) and theGaelicworddun(also fortress). Another interpretation with the Scottish wordkirk(church) and the order of theCuldeeris considered less likely today.
history
Kirkcaldy was first mentioned in 596 when the Battle of Raith is said to have taken place west of the town. In 1364 it was given to the monks of Dunfermline Abbey . At the end of the 19th century, Kirkcaldy was the world center for linoleum production. To the present day it still houses one of the last four remaining plants in Europe ( Forbo ). Today it is a modern industrial and shopping city.
traffic
The A92 ( Dunfermline - Stonehaven ) passing north from Kirkcaldy connects the city to the trunk road network. With the A910 , the A915 , the A921 and the A955 four further A-roads run through the city area. As early as the 19th century, Kirkcaldy had its own station on the main line of the North British Railway . It is still in operation today and is served by various ScotRail train lines, including the Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line , the Fife Circle Line and the Serco- operated Caledonian Sleeper .
media
The Fife Free Press is a weekly newspaper that appears every Thursday. It contains local news, a sports section, the theater and cinema program, a job market and a page about school projects.
The Fife Herald & Post is a free newspaper distributed to all households every week.
Sports
The Raith Rovers play in Scottish League One , the third highest division in Scottish football . The club plays its home games in Stark's Park . Their biggest rival is Dunfermline Athletic , also from Fife . In addition, the city has the oldest surviving ice hockey club in the UK , Fife Flyers, founded in 1938 .
Culture
Fife Opera is located in Kirkcaldy .
Personalities
- Robert Adam (1728–1792), architect
- Guy Berryman (* 1978), bass player for the band Coldplay
- Gordon Brand Junior (1958–2019), professional golfer on the European Tour
- Gordon Brown (* 1951), British Prime Minister - born in Glasgow, raised in Kirkcaldy, MP for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
- Oliver Burke (* 1997), Scottish football player
- Jim Clunie (1933-2003), soccer player and coach
- Peter Dumbreck (* 1973), racing car driver
- Sir Sandford Fleming (1827-1915)
- Jackie Leven (1950–2011), singer-songwriter and composer
- Val McDermid (* 1955), crime writer
- Anthony McDonald (* 2001), soccer player
- Sir Ronald Munro-Ferguson, 1st Viscount Novar (1860–1934), 6th Governor General of Australia
- Ian Rankin (* 1960 in Cardenden near Kirkcaldy), crime writer
- Bob Ross (* 1954), conductor
- Adam Smith (1723–1790), founder of classical economics
- John Thomson (1909-1931), football goalkeeper
- Jocky Wilson (1950-2012), darts player
Town twinning
- Ingolstadt (Germany) since 1962
Web links
swell
- ↑ 2011 census
- ↑ Kircaldy. In: Francis H. Groome: Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical. Volume 4: (Har - Lib). Thomas C. Jack, Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh et al. 1885, pp. 413-416 .