Linlithgow
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Linlithgow Scottish Gaelic Gleann Iucha Scots Lithgae |
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 59 ′ N , 3 ° 37 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 16,418 | ||
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| Post town | LINLITHGOW | ||
| ZIP code section | EH49 | ||
| prefix | 01506 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Lieutenancy Area | West Lothian | ||
| Council area | West Lothian | ||
| British Parliament | Linlithgow and East Falkirk | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Linlithgow | ||
Linlithgow ( [lɪnˈlɪθɡoʊ] ; Scottish Gaelic Gleann Iucha , Scots Lithgae ) is the former capital of the Scottish county named after her, Linlithgowshire , whose official name is West Lothian . The city has 16,470 inhabitants.
Linlithgow as the residence of Scottish kings
Linlithgow is considered the Versailles of the Kings of Scotland due to Linlithgow Palace , a castle where Mary Queen of Scots was born. It is located in the interior of the county by a small lake and has a town house built in 1618 .
Linlithgow is literarily known for Friedrich Schiller's drama Maria Stuart and Theodor Fontane's ballad Archibald Douglas :
"Better think back to Linlithgow, the lake and the Vogelherd, where I happily fish and hunt you and taught you to swim and jump."
Attractions
- Linlithgow Palace
- St. Michael's Church
- Beecraigs Country Park
- Cairnpapple Hill
Linlithgow is also the fictional future birthplace of Scotty, known from Star Trek . A memorial is to be erected for Scotty in the city.
history
In 1881 Linlithgow had 3913 inhabitants.
Chamber tomb on Cairnpapple Hill
Entrance gate of Linlithgow Palace
sons and daughters of the town
- Patrick Hamilton († 1528), theologian
- Maria Stuart (1542–1587), Queen of Scotland
- George Allan (1875–1899), football player
- Alex Salmond (* 1954), Scottish National Party politician , 2007-2014 First Minister of Scotland
- Colin Fleming (* 1984), tennis player
literature
- George Waldie: A History of the Town and Palace of Linlithgow: with notices, historical and antiquarian, of places of interest in the neighborhood. Linlithgow 1858
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Electoral Ward: Linlithgow. Scottish Government , 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2019 .
- ↑ Fontane: Archibald Douglas ( Wikisource )
- ↑ Samantha Booth: Why Star Trek continues to inspire its legions of fans like no other TV show. Daily Mail , July 19, 2010, accessed March 31, 2019 .