THE UNITED KINGDOM OF

GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN

IRELAND

Autor: Mgr. Zdenka MléčkováZpracováno pro: 5. ročník

The UK is consists of these parts:

England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland

Flag of The UK

History evolution of The UK´s flag

Royal Coat of Arms of The UK

England

•England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.•The name "England" is derived from the Old English name Engla land, which means "land of the Angles " (Germanic tribes).

London

London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom, located on the River

Thames.

Scotland•Scotland is occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain.•Scotland is derived from the Latin Scoti, the term applied to Gaels, people from what is now Scotland and Ireland.

Edinburgh

Edinburgh, the country's capital and second largest city, is one of Europe's largest

financial centres.

Wales•The Anglo-Saxon word for 'foreign' or 'foreigner' was Waelisc and a 'foreign(er's) land' was called Wēalas. •The modern English forms are Welsh (the people) and Wales (the land).

Cardiff

Cardiff is the capital and largest city in Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom.

Northern Ireland

•Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west.

Belfast

Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the

fourteenth biggest city in the United Kingdom and second largest on the island of Ireland.

Sources:

Wikimedia Commons, images cit. 2012-3-05. Dostupné z URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:England_in_the_UK_and_Europe.svg