Sheffield

Sheffield is a City and district (city) in South Yorkshire (Central NorthEngland) with 555.500 inhabitants in 2011, with which the city by population is the fourth of England. In the agglomeration around the city living such a 1.37 million people. The name derives from the river Sheaf, which runs through the city.

In the 19th century Sheffield was known for her steel production. Thanks to local innovations as methods to produce steel from crucibles andstainless steel was ten times the size of the population during the Industrial Revolution. Sheffield received her city right in 1843 and became the City of Sheffield in 1893. In the 70s and 80s of the twentieth century was dwindling local industry by international competition. At the same time, the coal mines in the area closed.

Like other British cities invested Sheffield in the 21st century many in urban renewal, so that the profit (Gross value added, compare gross domestic product + subsidy-tax) rose by 60% since 1997, up to £ 9.2 billion in 2007. Since then, the economy grows by 5% annually over the surrounding region of Yorkshire and the Humber. [1]  today it is an important services centre, where a number of banks is established. There is a tram system, the Sheffield Supertram.

The city is located in the valleys of the River Don and its four tributaries the Loxley, Porter Brook, Rivelin and Sheaf. Green covers 61% of Sheffields surface and a third of the city is within the Peak District national park. [2]  the city has over 250 parks, forests and gardens,[2]  and about 2 miljioen trees. Therefore, of all the European cities Sheffield most trees per inhabitants. [2]

Town Hall and Peace Gardens 

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[hide] *1 Sports  ==Sports[ Edit] == Sheffield has two football teams, Sheffield United F.c. and Sheffield Wednesday FC. There is also a national rugby union team (Sheffield Eagles), a basketball team (Sheffield Sharks) and an ice hockey club (Sheffield Steelers). The city also has a band with with the snooker game, as there is in the Crucible Theatre, the World Snooker Championship (the World Championship Snooker) is held.
 * Music 2
 * 3 Born
 * 4 town twinning
 * Gallery 5

In Sheffield were also held the European Fencing Championships 2011 . ==Music<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302948px;">Sheffield is a major music city. It is home to, among other things, The Crookes, Arctic Monkeys, Human League, Moloko, Paul Carrack, Richard Hawley,Pulp, Def Leppard, Joe Cocker, Milburn, Little Man Tate, the Long Blondes, Bromheads Jacket, 65daysofstatic and Bring Me The Horizon. ==Born<span class="mw-editsection" len="323" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Town Twinning<span class="mw-editsection" len="328" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * Henry Shaw (July 24, 1800-1889), botanist and philanthropist, founder of the Missouri Botanical Garden
 * Judy Parfitt (7 november 1935), actress
 * Gordon Banks (20 december 1937), football player
 * Dave Berry (1941), singer
 * Michael Palin (1943), humorist, actor (Monty Python's Flying Circus) and world traveler
 * Joe Cocker (1944), singer
 * Paul Carrack (april 22, 1951), singer
 * Sean Bean (17 april 1959), actor
 * Malcolm Elliott (1 July 1961), cyclist
 * Susan Ann Sulley (March 22, 1963), singer (The Human League)
 * Jarvis Cocker (19 september 1963), singer (Pulp)
 * Adrian Timmis (20 June 1964), cyclist
 * Richard Hawley (1967), singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer
 * Annerley Gordon, known by her stage name Ann Lee (november 12, 1972), singer
 * Nicky Weaver (2 March 1979), football player
 * Jessica Ennis (January 28, 1986), athlete
 * Billy Sharp (5 February 1986), footballer
 * Alex Turner (6 January 1986), lead vocalist and guitarist for Arctic Monkeys
 * Gary Cahill (19 december 1985), footballer
 * Jamie Vardy (January 11, 1987), footballer
 * Kyle Naughton (11 november 1988), footballer
 * Kyle Walker (May 28, 1990), footballer
 * Sophie Taylor (2 February 1996), swimmer
 * Estelí (Nicaragua)