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| has gloss | eng: Peterhead is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is Aberdeenshires largest settlement, having a population of 17,947 at the 2001 Census and estimated to have fallen to 17,330 by 2006. Peterhead sits at the easternmost point in mainland Scotland. Peterhead is often referred to as The Blue Toon and people who were born there as Blue Tooners. More correctly they are called Bloomogganners, supposedly from the blue worsted stockings that the fishermen originally wore. History Peterhead was founded by fishermen and was developed as a planned settlement. In 1593 the construction of Peterheads first harbour, Port Henry, encouraged the growth of Peterhead as a fishing port and established a base for trade. A lifeboat station was first established in 1865. Since early times Peterhead has received a portion of its water supply from Morris Wells. |
| has gloss | eng: Peterhead is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is Aberdeenshires largest settlement, having a population of 17,947 at the 2001 Census. Peterhead sits at the easternmost point in mainland Scotland. Peterhead is often referred to as The Blue Toon' and people who were born there as Blue Tooners. More correctly they are called Bloomogganners, supposedly from the blue worsted stockings that the fishermen originally wore. |
| lexicalization | eng: Peterhead |
| instance of | c/Cities in Scotland |
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| Bulgarian | |
| has gloss | bul: Пѝтърхед (на английски Peterhead, на гаелски Ceann Phàdraig и Inbhir Ùigidh) е пристанищен град в Североизточна Шотландия. |
| lexicalization | bul: Питърхед |
| German | |
| has gloss | deu: Peterhead ist eine Stadt in Aberdeenshire, Schottland mit etwa 17.330 Einwohnern (Schätzung 2006 ). |
| lexicalization | deu: Peterhead |
| Gaelic | |
| has gloss | gla: S e baile ann an Alba an ear-thuath a tha ann an Ceann Phàdraig. S e Inbhir Uigidh an t-ainm a bha air aig aon àm. |
| lexicalization | gla: Ceann Phàdraig |
| Italian | |
| has gloss | ita: Peterhead (Peterheid in gaelico scozzese) è una località scozzese del Aberdeenshire, nel Regno Unito, situata circa 50 km a nord-nord-est di Aberdeen, nel punto più ad est della Scozia continentale. Secondo le stime del 2006 , Peterhead conta circa 17.330 abitanti. |
| lexicalization | ita: Peterhead |
| Dutch | |
| has gloss | nld: Peterhead is een plaats (town) in het Schotse Aberdeenshire met ong. 17.560 inwoners. Het is de meest bevolkte plaats van Aberdeenshire. Het herbergt diverse industrieën en is de belangrijkste haven van witvis in Europa. Het werd in 1587 gesticht door de Keith Earls Marischal . In 1593 werd de eerste haven van Peterhead gebouwd, Port Henry. In de jaren 1970 werd Peterhead een belangrijk dienstencentrum voor de petroleum- en gasindustrie. |
| lexicalization | nld: Peterhead |
| Norwegian | |
| has gloss | nor: Peterhead er en by i Skottland, beliggende nord for Aberdeen. |
| lexicalization | nor: Peterhead |
| Portuguese | |
| has gloss | por: Peterhead é uma cidade da Escócia. |
| lexicalization | por: Peterhead |
| Ukrainian | |
| has gloss | ukr: Пі́терхед (, , ) — місто на північному сході Шотландії, в області Абердиншир. |
| lexicalization | ukr: Пітерхед |
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| media:img | DSCF0306.jpg |
| media:img | Flag of Norway.svg |
| media:img | Peterhead, Broad Street.jpg |
| media:img | Towards the Habour in Winter .jpg |
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