Edinburgh
Capital city of Scotland, UK
Also known as Edinburgh, Scotland · City of Edinburgh · Edina · Modern Athens · Auld Reekie · Athens of the North
- Country
- United Kingdom(since 1922)
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- , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland(1801–1922)
- , Kingdom of Great Britain(1707–1800)
- +1 more
- United Kingdom(since 1922)
- Located in
- City of Edinburgh(since 1996)
- , City of Edinburgh(1975–1996)
- , City of Edinburgh(1930–1975)
- +2 more
- Population
- 488,050(2016)
- Area
- 259 km²
- Elevation
- 47 m
- Head of government
- Frank Ross(since 2017)
- Founded
- 7th century
- Postal code
- EH1-EH13
Overview
All data
223 statements · 20% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Twinned administrative body
- Munich(since 1954)
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Sources- 1.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/edinburghs-ten-sisters-remarkable-cities-18177349
- 2.muenchen.de/rathaus/Stadtpolitik/Partnerstaedte/Edinburgh.html
- 3.democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/documents/s34650/Item%207.8%20-%20Edinburgh%20International%20Framework.pdf
- 4.stadt.muenchen.de/infos/partnerstaedte.html
- Florence(since 1964)
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Sources- 1.edinburgh.gov.uk/a_to_z/service/940831/twin_and_partner_cities
- 2.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/edinburghs-ten-sisters-remarkable-cities-18177349
- 3.comune.fi.it/pagina/firenze-internazionale/gemellaggi-e-patti-di-amicizia
- 4.democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/documents/s34650/Item%207.8%20-%20Edinburgh%20International%20Framework.pdf
- Dunedin(since 1974)
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Sources- 1.dunedin.govt.nz/your-council/sister-cities/edinburgh
- 2.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/edinburghs-ten-sisters-remarkable-cities-18177349
- 3.dunedin.govt.nz/council/sister-cities/edinburgh-scotland
- 4.democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/documents/s34650/Item%207.8%20-%20Edinburgh%20International%20Framework.pdf
- Vancouver(since 1977)
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Sources- 1.edinburgh.gov.uk/a_to_z/service/940831/twin_and_partner_cities
- 2.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/edinburghs-ten-sisters-remarkable-cities-18177349
- 3.council.vancouver.ca/20080311/documents/a14.pdf
- 4.democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/documents/s34650/Item%207.8%20-%20Edinburgh%20International%20Framework.pdf
- San Diego(since 1977)
- Kyiv(since 1989)
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Sources- 1.edinburgh.gov.uk/a_to_z/service/940831/twin_and_partner_cities
- 2.old.kyivcity.gov.ua/files/2018/2/15/Mista-pobratymy.pdf
- 3.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/edinburghs-ten-sisters-remarkable-cities-18177349
- 4.kyivcity.gov.ua/kyiv_ta_miska_vlada/pro_kyiv/mista-pobratimi_z_yakimi_kiyevom_pidpisani_dokumenti_pro_poridnennya_druzhbu_spivrobitnitstvo_partnerstvo/
- 5.democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/documents/s34650/Item%207.8%20-%20Edinburgh%20International%20Framework.pdf
- Aalborg(since 1991)
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Sources- 1.edinburgh.gov.uk/a_to_z/service/940831/twin_and_partner_cities
- 2.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/edinburghs-ten-sisters-remarkable-cities-18177349
- 3.aalborgevents.dk/venskabsbyer/edinburgh-skotland
- 4.democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/documents/s34650/Item%207.8%20-%20Edinburgh%20International%20Framework.pdf
- Nice(since 1958)
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- Xi'an(since 1985)
- Kyoto(since 1994)
- Kraków(1995–2024)
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Sources- 1.edinburgh.gov.uk/a_to_z/service/940831/twin_and_partner_cities
- 2.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/edinburghs-ten-sisters-remarkable-cities-18177349
- 3.krakow.pl/otwarty_na_swiat/2531,miasto,18,0,otwarty_na_swiat.html
- 4.krakow.pl/otwarty_na_swiat/2531,hist,18,0,otwarty_na_swiat.html
- 5.bip.krakow.pl/?sub_dok_id=1047
- 6.bip.krakow.pl/?sub_dok_id=887&vReg=1
- Vilnius(since 1994)
- Segovia
- Saint Petersburg(since 1995)
- Kyoto Prefecture(since 1997)
- Aalborg Municipality(since 1964)
- Shenzhen(since 2019)
- Munich(since 1954)
- OS grid reference
- NT275735
- Native label
- Edinburgh pronunciation audio: En-uk-Edinburgh.ogg
- Demonym
- edimburghese
- edimburgués applies to part: male
- edimburguesa applies to part: female
- Édimbourgeois applies to part: male, masculine singular
- Édimbourgeoise applies to part: female, feminine singular
- edimburguès applies to part: man
- edimburguesa applies to part: woman
- Edinburgano
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- edimburghesi applies to part: masculine plural
- Dùn Èideannach
- Official name
- Edinburgh
- Dùn Èideann
- Edinburgh
- Member of
- Creative Cities Network(since 2004) subject has role: City of Literature
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- League of Historical Cities
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- World Tourism Cities Federation
- Organization of World Heritage Cities
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Sources- 1.ovpm.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/liste-villes-en-regle-pour-page-web12-03-2024.pdfRetrieved 2023-12-31
- Creative Cities Network(since 2004) subject has role: City of Literature
- Nickname
- Athens of the North
- Motto text
- Nisi Dominus Frustra
- Awards
- city status in the United Kingdom(1800)
- royal burgh(1329)
- Present in work
- Civilization V subject has role: City-state
- Hashtag
- Edinburgh
On other databases
122 identifiers linking Edinburgh across the web's reference databases
- Alvin IDalvin-place:135
- Apple Maps "auid" identifier585090058978021372
- Arab Encyclopedia concept ID1121
- ArchINFORM location ID814
- Archive of Our Own tagEdinburgh
- BabelNet ID00029765n
- BBC News topic IDc51z9eewmwrt
- BBC Things IDf2cf94b8-986a-41e6-a9dc-0ac5ba47577b
- BHCL UUID4b2dd462-1911-42fd-8a57-ce28e3017c76
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID11863528d
- Biblissima authority IDQ27543
- British Museum person or institution ID105726
- CANTIC ID981061106366306706
- Catholic Encyclopedia ID05284a
- Comic Vine ID4020-57350
- Curlie IDRegional/Europe/United_Kingdom/Scotland/Edinburgh,_City_of/
- De Agostini IDEdimburgo
- Dewey Decimal Classification2--4134
- Early Modern Letters Online location ID7ce5b3fe-1fc7-4c42-80f1-120f91ab0a1c
- Edition humboldt digital IDH0005589
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online IDplace/Edinburgh-Scotland
- Encyclopædia Universalis IDedimbourg
- Encyclopedia of China (Second Edition) ID191046
- Facebook location ID115753025103602
- Facebook usernameedinburghcouncil
- FactGrid item IDQ94562
- FAST ID1205145
- FIPS 10-4 (countries and regions)UKU8
- Flickr user ID37901910@N04
- Freebase ID/m/02m77
- Gazetteer for Scotland place IDtowns/townfirst337
- GeoNames ID2650225
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID7009546
- Giant Bomb Wiki IDLocations/Edinburgh
- GitHub topicedinburgh
- GND ID4013557-3
- GNS Unique Feature ID-2595386
- Golden ID (archived)Edinburgh-E88Y
- Google Maps Customer ID7273898868765824807
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana IDedimburg
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)0023475
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia IDEdinburgh
- Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)4939702
- GRID IDgrid.421227.0
- Grove Art Online IDT024908
- GSS code (2011)S20000463
- Gynopedia IDEdinburgh
- Harper's tagedinburgh
- HASCGB.EB
- Hikr waypoint ID35438
- Historical Gazetteer (GOV) IDEDIRGHIO85JW
- IdRef ID271329734
- Interlingual Index IDi83479
- ISO 3166-2 codeGB-EDH
- J9U entity ID987007561813805171
- Japan Search name IDエジンバラ
- Jewish Encyclopedia ID5432
- KSW place ID77716
- Latin Place Names IDe/edinburgi
- Lex IDEdinburgh
- Libraries Australia ID35056481
- Library of Congress Authorities IDn79053770
- Libris-URI20dgfwfl5mh2zt0
- Museum-digital place ID8078
- MusicBrainz area ID6658f787-692d-417f-852c-dcca728d5849
- National Historical Museums of Sweden IDgeo/8CE3F620-5404-49F3-A21E-36DE02B27C9B
- National Library of Brazil ID000096974
- National Library of Chile ID000214247
- National Library of Ireland IDvtls000026554
- National Library of Spain SpMaBN IDXX457047
- National Library of Wales Authority IDedinburgh-scotland-2
- NE.se IDedinburgh
- NL CR AUT IDge129124
- NLAI ID167887
- NSK (VIAF) ID000787287
- NSK ID981005741347409366
- NUTS codeUKM25
- OmegaWiki Defined Meaning507190
- Online PWN Encyclopedia ID3896588
- Open Library IDOL1982476A
- OpenStreetMap node ID17898859
- OpenStreetMap relation ID1920901
- PACTOLS thesaurus IDpcrtpBqrsOWs7s
- Pinakes city ID165
- Pinterest usernameedinburghcc
- Quora topic IDEdinburgh
- Ringgold ID3137
- RKD thesaurus ID344
- ROR ID02t7v8j62
- SBN place IDMUSL000939