Leeds

Leeds is a city in the North of England in the United Kingdom. The City (city) is located on the Aire in Yorkshire. In 2001 Leeds counted 443.247 inhabitants. [1]  the total 761.100 inhabitants agglomeration of Leeds has. [2]

Leeds was important in 14th century by the arrival of fraternities of wool weavers Flemish . The town was known for its wool industry; This is, however, greatly diminished in significance. Leeds is now best known as an important Center for trade and higher education and is home to the internationally acclaimed University of Leeds.



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[hide] *1 Sports  ==Sports[ Edit] == Leeds has a football club: Leeds United AFC. Leeds Rhinos is the main Rugby League team. Yorkshire County Cricket Club also plays in the city. In it Leeds-Headingley find also other competitions place next to football, such as rugby, Europe's strongest Man, World Championships deadlift and sometimes the European qualifying rounds for theworld's strongest Man contest. ==Traffic[ Edit] == Leeds shares an Airport with the Bradfordsomething located further to the West: Leeds Bradford International Airport. ==Town Twinning[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Born<span class="mw-editsection" len="319" 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);">] ==
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 * 3 town twinning
 * Born 4
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 * Brno (Czech Republic)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-brno.2Fleeds_3-0" len="170" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [3]  <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Brno_4-0" len="162" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[4]
 * Colombo (Sri Lanka)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-twins_5-0" len="163" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [5]
 * Dortmund (Germany)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-dort_6-0" len="162" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [6]
 * Durban (South Africa)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-durb_7-0" len="162" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [7]
 * Hangzhou (China)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-hang_8-0" len="162" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [8]
 * Louisville (United States)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-louis_9-0" len="163" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [9]
 * Rijsel/Lille (France)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-lille_10-0" len="165" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [10]
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 * Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)
 * Herbert Henry Asquith (1852-1928), politician
 * Philip Naviasky (1894-1983), painter
 * Florrie Baldwin (1896-2010), was with her 114 years the oldest man of Europe
 * Kenneth Armitage (18 July 1916), sculptor (d. 2002)
 * Ralph Brown (24 april 1928), sculptor (d. 2013)
 * Beryl Burton (1937), cyclist (d. 1996)
 * Michael Jackson (1942-2007), beer and whisky expert
 * Malcolm McDowell (13 June 1943), actor
 * James Frain (14 March 1968), actor
 * David Batty (2 december 1968), football player
 * Melanie Brown (born May 29, 1975), singer (former member of Spice Girls)
 * Ricky Wilson (17 January 1978), lead singer Kaiser Chiefs
 * Paul Hunter (14 October 1978), snooker player (d. 2006)
 * Corinne Bailey Rae, singer
 * Sam Riley (born January 8, 1980), actor
 * Alan Smith (October 28, 1980), footballer
 * David Stockdale (28 september 1985), footballer