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Edinburgh has a population of around half a million souls. It is the home of the Scottish parliament, the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and the world's largest annual arts festival, the Edinburgh Festival.
Edinburgh has a population of around half a million souls. It is the home of the Scottish parliament, the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and the world's largest annual arts festival, the Edinburgh Festival.
The city is also a centre of commerce, education, and food processing. Natives of Edinburgh are called 'Edinburgers'.
The city is also a centre of commerce, education, and food processing. Natives of Edinburgh are called 'Edinburgers'. The unofficial motto of the city is "You'll have had your tea" which is a reference to the unofficial motto of their great rival Glasgow - "Your tea's oot".
Edinburgh has two football clubs Hibernian FC (nickname: the Hibees) and Heart of Midlothian FC (nickname: the Jambos). Both play in the Scottish Premier League. The famous author Sir Walter Scott wrote a novel "The Heart of Midlothian" based around the early days of the club and its founder Vladimir Romanov, an exile from Tsarist Russia.
Famous natives of Edinburgh:
Sean Connery (actor)
Irvine Welsh (author)
Les McKeown (classical musician)
James Connolly (political activist)
Arthur Conan Doyle (author)
John Leslie (television presenter)
[[Category:Cities]]
[[Category:Cities]]
[[Category:UK Towns and Cities]]
[[Category:UK Towns and Cities]]