St Andrews
town on the east coast of Fife in Scotland, UK
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Summary
St Andrews is a town[1]. It ranks in the top 0.55% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,700 views/month, #52 of 9,456).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Fife[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: royal burgh[5]
- Named after: St Andrews Cathedral, Saint Andrews[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Loches[7]
- Postal code: KY16[8]
- Commons category: St Andrews[9]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[10]
- Local dialing code: 01334[11]
- OS grid reference: NO507168[12]
- Significant event: Siege of St Andrews Castle[13]
- Official website: http://www.standrews.org.uk[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:St Andrews[15]
- Commons gallery: St Andrews[16]
- Population: 16,680[17], 18,000[18], 17,580[19]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[21], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22], The New Student's Reference Work[23]
- List of monuments: list of listed buildings in St Andrews, Fife[24]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in St Andrews[25]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in St Andrews[26]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from St Andrews[27]
- Different from: Saint Andrews[28]
- Elevation above sea level: 24 m[29]
- Historic county: Fife[30]
Why It Matters
St Andrews has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]