Montrose (Angus)
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Montrose Scottish Gaelic Monadh Rois |
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 43 ′ N , 2 ° 28 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 11,955 2011 census | ||
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| Post town | MONTROSE | ||
| ZIP code section | DD10 | ||
| prefix | 01674 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Angus | ||
| British Parliament | Angus | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Angus North and Mearns | ||
Montrose ( Scottish Gaelic : Monadh Rois ) in Angus is a small port town on the east coast of Scotland .
overview
Due to the old name of the place, a Norwegian settlement in the area of the present-day harbor has been concluded as the origin. The name Montrose probably comes from Mouth Hrossay , a place at the mouth of the River Esk near Rossie Island . The place was mentioned for the first time under David I (1080-1153). The landmark of the place is the 67 m high tower of the Andreaskirche Old and St Andrew's Church , which was built in 1834 by James Gillespie Graham .
Economy and Infrastructure
The port of Montrose is home to various industries of the North Sea oil companies. Montrose has a train station on the Dundee – Aberdeen railway line . By road, the city is linked to Dundee and Aberdeen via the A92 . The A935 connects Montrose with Brechin and the A937 with Laurencekirk . Both cities also have access to the A90 , the main road link between Dundee and Aberdeen.
Sports
FC Montrose club is the local football club. He currently plays in Scottish League One .
partnership
There is a town partnership with the French community of Luzarches in Île-de-France .
sons and daughters of the town
- James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose (1612–1650), military leader in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
- Robert Brown (1773-1858), botanist
- Joseph Hume (1777–1855), doctor and politician
- Alexander Burnes (1805–1841), adventurer, discoverer and travel writer
- Cecil De Vere (1845–1875), chess master
- Willa Muir (1890–1970), writer and translator
- Graham Bartram (* 1963), British flag expert
- Paul Monaghan (* 1965), Scottish politician
Individual evidence
Web links
- Montrose (English)