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During [[World War II]] Liverpool's position as a port and centre of shipbuilding made it a target for the [[Luftwaffe]].

During [[World War II]] Liverpool's position as a port and centre of shipbuilding made it a target for the [[Luftwaffe]].

The city currently has a population of approximately 450,000, known as 'Scousers' after a popular local dish, with the wider [[Merseyside]] region having a population of 1.5 million. The city itself is divided up into villages such as Aigburth, West Derby, Aintree and [[Knotty Ash]]. The popular culture and 'soul'  of Liverpool has most memorably been portrayed by the author and dramatist Carla Lane in a number of highly-regarded television dramas including "The Liver Birds" and "Bread". Willy Russell and Alan Bleasdale are also noted playwrights from Liverpool and have effectively portrayed the misery and deprivation of 1980s Liverpool in dramas such as ''The Black Stuff'', ''Educating Rita'', ''Giro Day'' and ''Dole Ponce''.

The city currently has a population of approximately 450,000, known as 'Scousers' after a popular local dish, with the wider [[Merseyside]] region having a population of 1.5 million. The city itself is divided up into villages such as Aigburth, West Derby, Aintree and [[Knotty Ash]]. The popular culture and 'soul'  of Liverpool has most memorably been portrayed by the author and dramatist Carla Lane in a number of highly-regarded television dramas including "The Liver Birds" and "Bread". Willy Russell and Alan Bleasdale are also noted playwrights from Liverpool.  Bleasedale effectively portrayed the misery and deprivation of 1980s Liverpool in dramas such as ''The Black Stuff'', ''Giro Day'' and ''Dole Ponce'', while Russell found success with offerings such as ''Educating Rita'', "Blood Brothers" and "Shirley Valentine".

Around 1911 Adolf Hitler visited his brother Alois who lived and worked in Liverpool.

Around 1911 Adolf Hitler visited his brother Alois who lived and worked in Liverpool.