Birkenhead [1] [2] [3] Birkenhead [4] ( eng. Birkenhead ) - a city in the county of Merseyside in the UK , is part of the metropolitan area ( borough ) Wirrell .
| City | |
| Birkenhead | |
|---|---|
| A country |  Great Britain |
| County | Merseyside |
| Area | Wirrell |
| History and Geography | |
| Based | 1105 |
| Square | |
| Timezone | UTC + 0 , in summer UTC + 1 |
| Population | |
| Population | 93,087 people ( 2001 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +44 151 |
| Postcode | |
Geography and History
The city of Birkenhead is located in the north-west of England , on the coast of the Irish Sea , at the very border with Wales . It lies on the left bank of the Mersey River, on the Uralral Peninsula opposite Liverpool , with which it is connected by two automobile and one railway tunnels. It is part of the county of Merseyside (until 1974 - in the county of Cheshire ).
The population of the city is 93.087 people (as of 2001 ). Sea and river port, which is today an important transport center. A number of large shipbuilding enterprises are also concentrated in the city.
It was founded in 1105 . In 1150, the first ferry was launched from Birkenhead across the Mersey River. Around the same time, a Benedictine monastery was built here, the building of which is the oldest in Birkenhead [5] .
The landmark of the city is one of the oldest trams in England, operating since 1860. Several double-decker rare cars ply now.
Partner Cities
- Gennevilliers , France
- Lorient , France
- Latina , Italy
- Midland , USA
Notes
- ↑ Birkenhead // Dictionary of geographical names of foreign countries / resp. ed. A.M. Komkov . - 3rd ed., Revised. and add. - M .: Nedra , 1986.- S. 47.
- ↑ Geographic Encyclopedic Dictionary: Geographic Names / Ed. A.F. Treshnikov . - 2nd ed., Ext. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1989. - S. 68. - 210 000 copies. - ISBN 5-85270-057-6 .
- ↑ TSB (2nd edition)
- ↑ Topographic maps of the General Staff
- ↑ Birkkenged // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.