Banff (Aberdeenshire)

Banff (Aberdeenshire)
Banff
Koordinaten 57° 40′ N, 2° 32′ W57.668611111111-2.5272222222222Koordinaten: 57° 40′ N, 2° 32′ W
Banff (Schottland)
Banff
Banff
Bevölkerung 3.991 (Zensus 2001)
Verwaltung
Post town BANFF
Postleitzahlen­abschnitt AB45
Vorwahl 01261
Landesteil Scotland
Unitary authority Aberdeenshire
Britisches Parlament Banff and Buchan
Schottisches Parlament Banffshire and Buchan Coast

Banff ist eine Gemeinde in Schottland an der Nordseeküste nördlich von Aberdeen mit 3920 Einwohnern (Schätzung 2004[1]).

Banff

Lage

Banff liegt in der Unitary Authority Aberdeenshire am Westufer des Flusses Deveron.

Gliederung

Banff bildet mit der Nachbargemeinde Macduff (am Ostufer des Deveron) eine politische Einheit. Gemeinsam unterhält die Zwillingsstadt ein Aquarium; den "Colleonard Sculpture Park"; und das Duff House, erbaut von William Adam im Jahr 1730 und jetzt in Besitz der National Gallery of Scotland.

Banff war früher Kerngemeinde der Grafschaft Banffshire.

Einzelnachweise

  1. General Register Office for Scotland: http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/settlements-and-localities/mid-2004-population-estimates-for-settlements-in-scotland.html Mid-2004 Population Estimates for Settlements in Scotland

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