Kirkwall
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- Kirkwall (Scots: Kirkwa, Kirkwaa, or Kirkwal; Norn: Kirkavå) is the largest town in Orkney, an archipelago to the north of mainland Scotland.
- Kirkwall, also known as the City of Chains and historically as Emerius, is a coastal city-state and a major population center located in the Free Marches.
- Kirkwall Gezilecek Yerler: Kirkwall - Mutlaka yapılması gereken 86 şey için Tripadvisor gezginlerinin 22.698 yorumuna ve fotoğrafına bak.
- Kirkwall is a bustling, busy town, but it's one with a historic centre full of character.
- The only one to Kirkwall is the Aberdeen to Shetland car ferry, operated by Northlink, which calls here several nights a week.
- Planes fly direct to Kirkwall from Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Inverness with Loganair, with flights lasting up to an hour.
- It’s the ideal basecamp to return to when discovering the Orkney archipelago and has an astonishing number of accommodation options, like the Kirkwall Hotel.
- Kirkwall Tourism: Tripadvisor has 22,668 reviews of Kirkwall Hotels, Attractions, and Restaurants making it your best Kirkwall resource.
- In 1468 Orkney was acquired by James III for Scotland and by 1540 Kirkwall was the administrative centre for both Orkney and Shetland.
- Though separated from the Scottish mainland by only 10 miles across the Pentland Firth, Orkney is one destination that really feels a world away and Kirkwall, the...
Genel bilgiler
Kirkwall (İskoçça (Cermen dili): Kirkwaa, İskoçça (Kelt dili): Bàgh na h-Eaglaise, Nornca: Kirkavå), İskoçya anakarasının kuzeyindeki bir takımada olan Orkney'nin en büyük şehridir.
Kirkwall adı İskandinavca Kirkjuvágr kelimesinden (Church Bay) gelmektedir. Bu isim zaman içinde Kirkvoe, Kirkwaa ve Kirkwall olarak değişti.
Şehrin tahmini nüfusu 2016 yılında 7.420 idi. Nüfusun 2018'de yaklaşık 10.000 olacağı tahmin edildi.
Kısa bilgiler
- Kuruluş tarihi:1046
- Nüfusu:7.420 (2016)
- Yüzölçümü:3,63 km²
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