St Albans
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 45 ′ N , 0 ° 20 ′ W | ||
| OS National Grid | TL148073 | ||
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| Residents | 57,795 (as of 2011) United Kingdom Census 2011 | ||
| surface | 18.1 km² (6.99 mi² ) | ||
| Population density: | 3193 inhabitants per km² | ||
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| Post town | ST. ALBANS | ||
| ZIP code section | AL1 AL2 AL3, AL4 |
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| prefix | 01727 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | East of England | ||
| Shire county | Hertfordshire | ||
| District | St Albans | ||
| British Parliament | St Albans | ||
| Website: http://www.stalbans.gov.uk/ | |||
St Albans is a city in the south of England , about 35 kilometers north of the capital London . The River Ver flows through the city. It has 57,795 inhabitants (as of 2011) and is the center of the City and District of St Albans in southern Hertfordshire . St Albans is one of the earliest preserved urban settlements and was already a large settlement under the name Verulamium during the Roman Empire . After the Romans withdrew from the British Isles , the city was named Verlamchester or Wæclingacaester before it was given its current name.
history
The area around St Albans has a long history of settlement. The Celtic tribe of the Catuvellaunen settled on Prae Hill about one and a half kilometers west of today's city. The Roman settlement Verulamium was founded a little closer to the city along the river valley of the Ver .
In the Middle Ages, the city expanded eastward, then encompassing the place where the first British martyr , Saint Alban , was beheaded before 324 . As a result, an abbey and cathedral were built on the site, making the city a center of pilgrimage and a focal point for travelers to and from London. The Abbey of St Albans was for a time the most important monastery in England, where, among other things, the first draft of the Magna Charta was made.
During the Wars of the Roses , the city was the scene of the action twice, in the first Battle of St Albans in 1455 the House of York was victorious , in the second in 1461 the House of Lancaster .
The growth of the rural market town before the 20th century was generally slow. Between the First World War and the Second World War , the burgeoning electrical industry began to take root in the region and after the Second World War the city became a center of the electrical industry, which led to a number of new cities being established in the area and Greater London.
Today the city exhibits excavations from each of its settlement periods and is a well-known tourist attraction. In addition to these excavations, the Abbey of St Albans is also a sight.
Town twinning
St Albans is officially twinned with cities
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Personalities
Born in St Albans
- Nicholas Breakspear (1100 / 20–1159), known as Pope Hadrian IV.
- William Henry Bell (1873–1946), composer, conductor and university professor
- Dora Emdin (1912–1945), table tennis player
- Mike Newell (born 1942), director and producer
- Erica Fischer (* 1943), Austrian writer, journalist and translator
- Paul Raymond (1945–2019), keyboardist and guitarist
- Tim Hart (1948–2009), folk singer, guitarist and dulcimer player
- Tim Sherwood (* 1969), soccer player and coach
- Peter Sarris (* 1971), Byzantinist
- Photek (* 1972), drum and bass producer
- Esmé Bianco (* 1982), model, actress and burlesque dancer
- Adam Lallana (* 1988), football player
Associated with St Albans
- Francis Bacon (1561–1626), philosopher and statesman, was the first and only Viscount St. Albans, buried in St Michael's Church, St Albans
- Ralph Chubb (1892–1960), lithographer, grew up in St Albans
- Stephen Hawking (1942-2018), physicist, went to school in St Albans
- Stanley Kubrick (1928–1999), director, lived near the city until his death
- Maddy Prior (* 1947), folk singer and English folk icon, grew up in St Albans
- Samuel Ryder (1858–1936), founder of the Ryder Cup, lived in St Albans
- Jonathan Stroud (* 1970), author of the Bartimaeus trilogy, lives in St Albans
- Enter Shikari , trancecore band, each member has its roots in St Albans.
- Friendly Fires , pop band
Web links
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- ^ St Albans City and District Council - Town Twinning , accessed April 4, 2018