گلنروثس
Glenrothes
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 Aerial view of Glenrothes taken from southeast | |
  Glenrothes Location within Fife | |
| Area | 8 sq mi (21 km2) |
| Population | 38٬510 (mid-2016 est.)[2] |
| • Density | 4,814/sq mi (1,859/km2) |
| OS grid reference | NO281015 |
| • Edinburgh | 32 mi (51 km) |
| • London | 444 mi (715 km) |
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| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GLENROTHES |
| Postcode district | KY6, KY7 |
| Dialling code | 01592 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Glenrothes (listen ; /ɡlɛnˈrɒθᵻs/, glen-ROTH-iss; بالاسكتلندية: [Glenrothes] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help); بالغالية الاسكتلندية: [Gleann Rathais] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a town situated in the heart of Fife, in east-central Scotland. It is about 30 miles (48 km) north of Edinburgh and 30 miles (48 km) south of Dundee. The town had a population of 39,277 in the 2011 census, making it the third largest settlement in Fife and the 18th most populous settlement in Scotland. The name Glenrothes comes from its historical link with the Earl of Rothes, who owned much of the land on which the new town has been built; "Glen" (Scottish for valley) was added to the name to avoid confusion with Rothes in Moray and in recognition that the town lies in a river valley. The motto of Glenrothes is Ex terra vis, meaning "From the earth strength", which dates back to the founding of the town.
Planned in the late 1940s as one of Scotland's first post-second world war new towns, its original purpose was to house miners who were to work at a newly established coal mine, the Rothes Colliery. After the mine closed, the town developed as an important industrial centre in Scotland's Silicon Glen between 1961 and 2000, with several major electronics and hi-tech companies setting up facilities in the town. The Glenrothes Development Corporation (GDC), a quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation,[3] was established to develop, manage and promote the new town. The GDC, supported by the local authority, oversaw the governance of Glenrothes until the GDC was wound up in 1995, after which all responsibility was transferred to Fife Council.
Glenrothes is a major service centre and is the administrative capital of Fife, containing the headquarters of both Fife Council and Police Scotland Fife Division. It is a centre for excellence within the high-tech electronics and manufacturing sectors;[4] several organisations have their global headquarters in Glenrothes.[5] Public services and service industries are also important to the town's economy. Major employers include Bosch Rexroth (hydraulics manufacturing), Fife College (education), Leviton (fibre optics manufacturing) and Raytheon (defence and electronics).[6] Glenrothes is unique in Fife as much of the town centre floorspace is internalised within Fife's largest shopping centre, the Kingdom Shopping Centre. Public facilities include a regional sports and leisure centre, two golf courses, major parks, a civic centre and theatre and a college campus.
The town has won multiple horticultural awards in the "Beautiful Scotland" and "Britain in Bloom" contests for the quality of its parks and landscaping. It has numerous outdoor sculptures and artworks, a result of the appointment of town artists in the early development of the town. The A92 trunk road provides the principal access to the town, passing through Glenrothes and connecting it to the wider Scottish motorway and trunk road network. A major bus station is located in the town centre, providing regional and local bus services to surrounding settlements.
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Manufacturing and engineering industries
| Glenrothes Industry Employed compared according to UK Census 2011[7][8] | |||
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| Glenrothes | Fife | Scotland | |
| Area Committee[9] Total Population | 50,701 | 366,910 | 5,327,700 |
| All Persons 16-74 in Employment | 23,493 | 167,326 | 2,516,895 |
| % Primary Industry | 3.0% | 2.4% | 3.3% |
| % Manufacturing | 14.9% | 10.0% | 7.7% |
| % Utilities | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.6% |
| % Construction | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8.0% |
| % Wholesale, Retail & Transport | 19.4% | 18.6% | 19.9% |
| % Accommodation and Food | 4.8% | 5.6% | 6.3% |
| % ICT | 2.2% | 3.0% | 2.7% |
| % Finance & Professional | 15.6% | 19.1% | 20.1% |
| % Public Sector | 8.6% | 7.8% | 7.0% |
| % Education & Health sector | 21.9% | 23.8% | 23.4% |
المراجع
ملاحظات
- ^ "Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba (AÀA) (Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland)". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ قالب:Scotland settlement population citation
- ^ Cowling, 1997, pp. 34–38.
- ^ خطأ استشهاد: وسم
<ref>غير صحيح؛ لا نص تم توفيره للمراجع المسماةQueensway Technology Park - ^ خطأ استشهاد: وسم
<ref>غير صحيح؛ لا نص تم توفيره للمراجع المسماةInvestment prospectus pp14-15 - ^ خطأ استشهاد: وسم
<ref>غير صحيح؛ لا نص تم توفيره للمراجع المسماةGlenrothes Economy Presentation - ^ خطأ استشهاد: وسم
<ref>غير صحيح؛ لا نص تم توفيره للمراجع المسماةGlenrothes Profile - ^ "Glenrothes Area Committee - General Profile". knowfife.fife.gov.uk. 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ "Glenrothes Area Committee Map" (PDF). Fife Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 مارس 2016. Retrieved 5 يناير 2015.
ببليوگرافيا
- Cowling, David (1997). An Essay for Today – The Scottish New Towns 1947-1997 (1st ed.). Edinburgh: Rutland Press. ISBN 1-873190-47-6.
- Ferguson, Keith (1982). A History of Glenrothes (1st ed.). Glenrothes: Glenrothes Development Corporation. ASIN B001P4JSI0.
- Ferguson, Keith (1996). A New Town's Heritage: Glenrothes 1948-1995 (1st ed.). Glenrothes: Glenrothes Development Corporation. ISBN 0-9502603-4-7.
- Glenrothes Development Corporation (1966). Glenrothes – A Guide to Scotland's New Town in Fife. Glenrothes: Glenrothes Development Corporation.
- Glenrothes Development Corporation (1970). Glenrothes – New Town Masterplan Report. Glenrothes: Glenrothes Development Corporation. OCLC 156675029.
- Glenrothes Development Corporation (1983). Glenrothes Development Profile. Glenrothes: Glenrothes Development Corporation. OCLC 316174877.
- Omand, Donald (2000). The Fife Book. Edinburgh: Birlinn Publishing. ISBN 1-84158-274-3.
- Pride, Glen L. (1998). Kingdom of Fife (2nd ed.). Edinburgh: Rutland Press. ISBN 1-873190-49-2.
- Reid, Emma (2004). Old Glenrothes- Old buildings, farms and villages in the area which became the New Town of Glenrothes (1st ed.). Cupar: Fife Family History Society.
وصلات خارجية
- [1] (A selection of archive films about Glenrothes)