Stornoway

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Stornoway
Scottish Gaelic Steòrnabhagh
Stornoway as seen from the ferry.
Stornoway as seen from the ferry.
Coordinates 58 ° 13 ′  N , 6 ° 23 ′  W Coordinates: 58 ° 13 ′  N , 6 ° 23 ′  W
Stornoway (Scotland)
Stornoway
Stornoway
Residents 5714 2011 census
administration
Post town ISLE OF LEWIS
ZIP code section HS1
prefix 01851
Part of the country Scotland
Council area Outer Hebrides
British Parliament Na h-Eileanan to Iar
Scottish Parliament Na h-Eileanan to Iar

Stornoway [ ˈstɔːrnəweɪ ] ( Scottish Gaelic Steòrnabhagh ) is the capital of the island of Lewis and Harris and with 8000 inhabitants the most important town in the Outer Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland .

history

Stornoway, the best natural harbor in the archipelago, was founded in the early 9th century by Vikings with the Norse name Stjórnavágr and fortified around 1100 with a castle that was destroyed in the 16th century.

Herring fishing and processing flourished in the 19th century , with salted herring being a popular snack in bars. In the 1920s, however, demand fell sharply and large numbers of young residents emigrated, mainly to Canada.

On January 1, 1919, the Iolaire sank off the port of Stornoway with over 200 returnees from the First World War. This exacerbated the already considerable shortage of men in the Outer Hebrides due to the many war dead and also resulted in a large number of young women, including Mary Anne MacLeod , mother of Donald Trump , emigrating because they could not find husbands on the islands .

language

The traditional language of the Outer Hebrides is Scottish Gaelic . However, English has been the mandatory language of instruction in schools since 1872, which has led to a gradual decline in Gaelic, especially in Stornoway. In the 2011 census, 43% Gaelic-speaking residents were found in the municipality of Stornoway.

traffic

Stornoway harbor

The port of Stornoway is the archipelago's most important link to the mainland. There has also been a small airport since 1937 .

sons and daughters of the town

Climate table

Stornoway
Climate diagram
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60
 
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73
 
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83
 
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115
 
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140
 
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133
 
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126
 
7th
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Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm
Source: wetterkontor.de
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Stornoway
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 6.3 6.6 8.2 9.8 12.4 14.6 15.9 16.0 14.4 11.7 9.1 7.3 O 11
Min. Temperature (° C) 2.4 2.2 3.1 4.2 6.3 8.6 10.6 10.6 9.1 7.0 4.8 3.6 O 6.1
Precipitation ( mm ) 122 86 107 63 60 63 73 83 115 140 133 126 Σ 1,171
Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 1.1 2.4 3.4 5.2 5.9 5.6 4.2 4.3 3.4 2.6 1.5 0.8 O 3.4
Rainy days ( d ) 20th 15th 19th 14th 12 12 14th 13 17th 20th 20th 20th Σ 196
Water temperature (° C) 8th 7th 7th 8th 9 11 12 13 12 11 10 9 O 9.8
Humidity ( % ) 85 84 85 84 83 84 87 87 86 86 86 86 O 85.3
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Source: wetterkontor.de

Web links

Commons : Stornoway  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Information from the Scottish Parliament
  2. ^ Peter Geoghegan: The island roots of Donald Trump. The Herald, May 22, 2016.
  3. ↑ Martin Hannan: The mysterious Mary Trump: The full untold story of how a young Scotswoman escaped to New York and raised a US presidential candidate. The National , May 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ Steven Brocklehurst: Donald Trump's mother: From a Scottish island to New York's elite. BBC, January 19, 2017.