vineri, 1 aprilie 2011
Some information abous Cambridge
This article is about the city in England. For other uses, see Cambridge (disambiguation).
The city of Cambridge (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/ KAYM-bridj) is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Angliaabout 50 miles (80 km) north-by-east of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fenssurrounding the city.
Cambridge in 1575
Cambridge is well known as the home of the University of Cambridge. The university includes the renowned Cavendish Laboratory, King’s College Chapel, and theCambridge University Library. The Cambridge skyline is dominated by the last two buildings, along with the chimney of Addenbrooke’s Hospital in the far south of the city and St John’s College Chapel tower in the north.
According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, the city’s population was 108,863 (including 22,153 students), and the population of the urban area (which includes parts of the neighbouring South Cambridgeshire district) is estimated to be 130,000.
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