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Location Information:
Glasgow is the largest city in
Scotland and third most populous in
the United Kingdom. The city is
situated on the River Clyde in the
country's west central lowlands. A
person from Glasgow is known as a
Glaswegian, which is also the name
of the local dialect.
Glasgow grew from the medieval
Bishopric of Glasgow and the later
establishment of the University of
Glasgow in the 15th century, which
subsequently became a major centre
of the Scottish Enlightenment in the
18th century. From the 18th century
the city also grew as one of
Britain's main hubs of transatlantic
trade with British North America and
the British West Indies. With the
Industrial Revolution, the city and
surrounding region shifted to become
one of the world's pre-eminent
centres of Heavy Engineering, most
notably in the Shipbuilding and
Marine engineering industry, which
produced many innovative and famous
vessels. Glasgow was known as the
"Second City of the British Empire"
for much of the Victorian era and
Edwardian period. Today it is one of
Europe's top twenty financial
centres and is home to many of
Scotland's leading businesses.[8]
Glasgow is also ranked as the 57th
most liveable city in the world
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