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Aberdeen



Pittodrie's Dick Donald Stand
Pittodrie's Dick Donald Stand
Main article: Sport in Aberdeen

The Scottish Premier League football club, Aberdeen FC play at Pittodrie. The club won the European Cup Winners Cup and the European Super Cup in 1983, and three Scottish Premier League Championships between 1980 and 1985. The other senior team is Cove Rangers F.C. of the Highland Football League (HFL), who play at Allan Park in the suburb of Cove Bay.[53] Cove won the HFL championship in 2001. There was also a historic senior team Bon Accord F.C. who no longer play. Local junior teams include Banks O' Dee F.C., Culter F.C., F.C. Stoneywood, Glentanar F.C. and Hermes F.C..

Aberdeen hosted Caledonia Reds a Scottish rugby franchise, before they merged with the Glasgow Warriors in 1998. The city is also home to the BT Premiership Division Two rugby club Aberdeen GSFP RFC who play at Rubislaw Playing Fields, and Aberdeenshire RFC which was founded in 1875 and runs Junior, Senior Mens, Senior Landies and Touch sections from the Woodside Sports Complex [4] and also Aberdeen Wanderers RFC. Former Wanderers' player Jason White was captain of the Scotland national rugby union team.

The Royal Aberdeen Golf Club, founded in 1780 and the oldest golf club in Aberdeen, hosted the Senior British Open in 2005.[54] The club has a second course, and there are public golf courses at Auchmill, Balnagask, Hazlehead and King's Links.[55] The 1999 winner of the The Open Championship, Paul Lawrie, hails from the city.

The City of Aberdeen Swim Team (COAST) is based in Northfield swimming pool and has been in operation since 1996. The team comprises several smaller swimming clubs, and has enjoyed success throughout Scotland and in international competitions. Three of the team's swimmers qualified for the 2006 Commonwealth Games.[56]

The city council operates public tennis courts in various parks including an indoor tennis centre at Westburn Park. The Beach Leisure Centre is home to a climbing wall and gymnasium and there are numerous swimming pools dotted around the city notably the largest, the Bon-Accord Baths.

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Public services

Aberdeen's health is provided for most people by NHS Scotland through the NHS Grampian health board. Aberdeen Royal Infirmary is the main hospital in the city, with the Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital for children, the Royal Cornhill Hospital for mental health and the Woodend Hospital and Woolmanhill Hospitals.

Privately there is the Albyn Hospital on Albyn Place which is owned and operated by BMI Healthcare.

Aberdeen City Council is responsible for city owned infrastructure which is paid for by a mixture of council tax and income from HM Treasury. Infrastructure and services run by the council include: clearing snow in winter, maintaining parks, refuse collection, sewage, street cleaning and street lighting. Infrastructure in private hands includes electricity, gas and telecoms. Water supplies are provided by Scottish Water.

  • Police: Policing in Aberdeen is responsibility of Grampian Police (the British Transport Police has responsibility for railways). The Grampian Police headquarters (and Aberdeen divisional headquarters) is located in Queen Street, Aberdeen.

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Twin Towns

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Flag of France - Clermont-Ferrand, France (1983)[57]
Flag of Zimbabwe - Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (1986)[57]
Flag of Norway - Stavanger, Norway (1990)[57]
Flag of Belarus - Gomel, Belarus (1990)[57]

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Notable people

Main article: Notable Aberdonians

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Fictional references

  • Stuart MacBride's crime novels, Cold Granite, Dying Light, Broken Skin and Flesh House (a series with main protagonist, DS Logan MacRae) are all set in Aberdeen. DS Logan MacRae is a Grampian Police officer and locations found in the books can be found in Aberdeen and the surrounding countryside.
  • A large part of the plot of the WWII Spy thriller Eye of the Needle takes place in wartime Aberdeen, from which a German spy is trying to escape to a submarine waiting offshore.
  • Stuart Home's sex and literary obsessed contemporary novel 69 Things to Do with a Dead Princess is set in Aberdeen

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See also

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References

  1. ^ a b c 2005 Mid Year Population Estimate. Aberdeen City Council. Retrieved on 2007-02-08.
  2. ^ a b General Register for Scotland. Land Area and Population Density. Retrieved on 2007-03-12.
  3. ^ a b Indo.com. How Far Is It?. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
  4. ^ The Granite City. Aberdeen and Grampian Tourist Board. Retrieved on 2007-02-08.
  5. ^ About Aberdeen. University of Aberdeen. Retrieved on 2007-02-08.
  6. ^ a b Welcome to Aberdeen. Aberdeen Accommodation Index. Retrieved on 2007-02-19.
  7. ^ a b BAA Aberdeen Airport. Retrieved on 2007-07-31.
  8. ^ Architecture of Aberdeen, Scotland. Retrieved on 2007-05-23.
  9. ^ a b c d e f Floral Capital of Scotland. British Publishing (2007-02-20).
  10. ^ a b Keith, Alexander (1987). A Thousand Years of Aberdeen. Aberdeen: Aberdeen University Press. 
  11. ^ a b Fraser, W. Hamish (2000). Aberdeen, 1800 to 2000: A New History. Edinburgh: Tuckwell Press. 
  12. ^ Brown, Chris (2002). The Battle of Aberdeen 1644. Stroud, Gloucestershire: Tempus Publishing. 
  13. ^ Richard Stephen Charnock. Local Etymology: A Derivative Dictionary of Geographical Names. Houlston and Wright. 
  14. ^ Lib Dems and SNP in Aberdeen deal, BBC News, May 14 2007
  15. ^ Aberdeen City Councillors. Aberdeen City Council. Retrieved on 2007-02-08.
  16. ^ Gazetter for Scotland. Aberdeen City. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
  17. ^ Aberdeen Official Guide. Aberdeen City Council. Retrieved on 2007-02-17.
  18. ^ a b Aberdeen, United Kingdom. Retrieved on 2007-02-28.
  19. ^ Gazetter for Scotland. Details of Aberdeen City. Retrieved on 2007-04-10.
  20. ^ Aberdeen City. The Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved on 2007-02-20.
  21. ^ Data Documentation. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
  22. ^ Aberdeen Population. Retrieved on 2007-02-19.
  23. ^ a b Comparative Population Profile: Aberdeen City Council Area, Scotland. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
  24. ^ Comparative Population Profile: Aberdeen Locality, Scotland. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
  25. ^ a b c d Aberdeen City Council. 2001 Census: Key Statistics - Aberdeen City. Retrieved on 2007-02-28.
  26. ^ Comparative Household Profile: Aberdeen City Council Area, Scotland. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
  27. ^ Aberdeen City Council. Low Income Households in Aberdeen. Retrieved on 2007-03-12.
  28. ^ Minister thrown out of trendy nightclub that used to be his church, The Scotsman, May 24, 2006
  29. ^ Aberdeen Harbour: A History of Service. Aberdeen Harbour Board. Retrieved on 2007-02-18.
  30. ^ History and Background. Rowett Research Institute. Retrieved on 2007-02-01.
  31. ^ A Scientist's guide to Scotland. New Scientist. Retrieved on 2007-02-08.
  32. ^ Aberdeen - Introduction to the city. Scottish Enterprise. Retrieved on 2007-02-18.
  33. ^ A burst of energy in Europe's oil capital. British Broadcasting Corporation (2003-11-12).
  34. ^ The Granite City
  35. ^ Overview of Town House
  36. ^ Overview of Marischal College
  37. ^ It's a fact: 50 things you may not have known about Aberdeen. Aberdeen Official Guide. Retrieved on 2007-02-15.
  38. ^ Comparative Education Profile: Aberdeen City Council Area, Scotland. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
  39. ^ Carter, Jennifer (1994). Crown and Gown: Illustrated History of the University of Aberdeen, 1495-1995. Aberdeen: Aberdeen University Press. 
  40. ^ Leading Scottish figures to be honoured by the University of Aberdeen, University of Aberdeen Media Release, November 19, 2004
  41. ^ Times newspaper Scottish state schools league table (English) (2005). Retrieved on 2007-01-24.
  42. ^ Aberdeen Art Gallery. Aberdeen Art Galleries and Museums. Retrieved on 2007-02-18.
  43. ^ Aberdeen Maritime Museum. Aberdeen Art Galleries and Museums. Retrieved on 2007-02-18.
  44. ^ Provost Ross' House. The Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved on 2007-02-18.
  45. ^ The Gordon Highlanders Museum. Army Museums Ogilby Trust. Retrieved on 2007-02-18.
  46. ^ Marischal Museum: Introduction. University of Aberdeen. Retrieved on 2007-02-18.
  47. ^ Simpson, Maureen. "We're top of Brit parade", Press and Journal, 2006-09-22. 
  48. ^ 2006 winners. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved on 2007-02-08.
  49. ^ "Aberdeen's blooming success goes worldwide", Press and Journal, 2006-12-28. 
  50. ^ The Doric Festival
  51. ^ The Beechgrove Garden. Tern Television.
  52. ^ Digital Radio Now, Station List.
  53. ^ Cove Rangers FC. Highland Football League. Retrieved on 2007-02-16.
  54. ^ Golf event to swing into Aberdeen. British Broadcasting Corporation (2006-05-08).
  55. ^ Aberdeen City Golf Homepage. Aberdeen City Council. Retrieved on 2007-02-16.
  56. ^ City of Aberdeen Swim Team. Retrieved on 2007-02-08.
  57. ^ a b c d e Twinning. Aberdeen City Council. Retrieved on 2007-02-08.

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Further reading

  • Brown, Chris (2002). The Battle of Aberdeen 1644. Tempus Publishing. 
  • Carter, Jennifer (1994). Crown and Gown: Illustrated History of the University of Aberdeen, 1495-1995. Aberdeen University Press. ISBN 1857522400. 
  • Fraser, W. Hamish (2000). Aberdeen, 1800 to 2000: A New History. Tuckwell Press. ISBN 1862321752. 
  • Keith,, Alexander (1987). A Thousand Years of Aberdeen. Aberdeen University Press. ISBN 0900015292. 

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