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Glasgow
Also known as Glasgow, Scotland, Glasgow, UK
Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland. It is the third-most populous city in the United Kingdom and the 27th-most populous city in Europe, and comprises 23 wards which represent the areas within the city boundaries. Glasgow is a leading city in Scotland for university education and research, finance, industry, commerce, shopping, culture and fashion, and was commonly referred to as the "second city of the British Empire" for much of the Victorian and Edwardian eras.
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Glasgow is Scotland's largest city, located on the River Clyde in the west central part of the country, and ranks as the third-most populous city in the United Kingdom. It is a major center for universities, research, finance, industry, commerce, and culture, and historically held the title of the "second city of the British Empire" during the Victorian and Edwardian periods.
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Place details
- Locality
- Glasgow
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 626,410
Travel guide
Understand
thumb | 300px | Titan crane on Clyde riverbank In 2021 the city had a population of 612,000, with a total of 1.2 million in the Greater Glasgow area, Scotland's largest conurbation. The name derives from ancient Brittonic glas cöü, a green hollow, which you will struggle to find. What you do encounter is a lively year-round destination with lots to see and do.
Get in
thumb | 300px | Glasgow in the 1880s
Get around
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) is the local agency which operates the Subway, a few specialist bus services and co-ordinates public transport in the Greater Glasgow area. Glasgow's public transport system is one of the most extensive in the UK outside of London.
See
thumb | 300px | Glasgow Cathedral
Buy
thumb | 300px | Grabbing a bargain at the Barras
Scotland's largest city of course has the largest choice of retail, in all sectors: standard chains, independent and specialty shops, and markets. The principal area is west of George Square and the bus station, along the pedestrianised malls of Argyle Street, Buchanan Street and Sauchiehall Street. There are more independents a block or two back on Bath Street and Hope Street. Glasgow is not immune to the hollowing-out of the traditional "High Street", but its centre is less blighted than most by empty retail lots, charity shops and vape stores. Byres Road in the West End has quirky independents, such as De Courcy's Arcade (a block back on Cresswell Lane) with craft shops and cafes. There are large retail parks on the city outskirts at Braehead, Silverburn and Glasgow Fort.
Princes Square is a mall off Buchanan St 100 yards east of Central Station. The stores close at 6PM but the food court stays open daily to 10PM.
Eat
thumb | 300px | Mobile chippie on Glasgow Green Tis beautiful to see the ships passing to and fro, Laden with goods for the high and the low; So let the beautiful city of Glasgow flourish, And may the inhabitants always find food their bodies to nourish. - William McGonagall, who else
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Article
55 sectionsContents
- Etymology and heraldry
- History
- Early history
- Scottish Reformation
- Economic growth
- Population growth
- War years and regeneration
- Recent and contemporary history
- Government and politics
- Government
- Elections and representation
- Geography and climate
- Demography
- Population
- Languages
- Ethnicity
- Religion
- Areas and suburbs
- City centre
- Merchant City
- West End
- East End
- South Side
- North Glasgow
- Culture
- Recreation
- Music scene
- Media
- Language
- Architecture
- Economy
- Transport
- Public transport
- Roads
- Shipping
- Airports
- Housing
- Healthcare
- Education
- Sport
- Football
- Rugby union
- Other sports
- Sporting events host city
- Major incidents and tragedies
- Namesake area on Mars
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Partnerships
- Notable people
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- External links
Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland. It is the third-most populous city in the United Kingdom and the 27th-most populous city in Europe, and comprises 23 wards which represent the areas within the city boundaries. Glasgow is a leading city in Scotland for university education and research, finance, industry, commerce, shopping, culture and fashion, and was commonly referred to as the "second city of the British Empire" for much of the Victorian and Edwardian eras.
In , it had an estimated population of . More than 1,000,000 people live in the Greater Glasgow urban area, while the wider Glasgow City Region is home to more than 1,800,000 people around a third of Scotland's population. The city has a population density of 3,562 people per km2, much higher than the average of 70/km2 for Scotland as a whole. Glasgow grew from a small rural settlement close to Glasgow Cathedral and descending to the River Clyde to become the largest seaport in Scotland, and the tenth-largest by tonnage in Britain. Expanding from the medieval bishopric and episcopal burgh (subsequently royal burgh), and the later establishment of the University of Glasgow in the 15th century, it became a major centre of the Scottish Enlightenment in the 18th century.
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