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Wick ((スコットランド・ゲール語:Inbhir Ùige), )〔(The Online Scots Dictionary )〕 is a town and royal burgh in Caithness, in the far north of Scotland. The town straddles the River Wick and extends along both sides of Wick Bay. ''Wick Locality'' had a population of 7,333 at the time of the 2001 census.〔(''Comparative Population Profile: Wick Locality Scotland'', General Register Office for Scotland SCROL website, accessed 12 March 2010 )〕〔(General Register Office for Scotland map showing boundaries of ''Wick Locality'', accessed 12 March 2010 )〕 Pulteneytown, which was developed on the south side of the river by the British Fisheries Society during the 19th century, was officially merged into the burgh in 1902. The town is on the main highway (the A99-A9 road) linking John o' Groats with southern Britain. The Far North railway line links Wick railway station with southern Scotland and with Thurso, the other burgh of Caithness. Wick Airport is on Wick's northern outskirts. The airport has two usable runways. A third is derelict.〔See Google Maps at coordinates given opposite the title.〕 The main offices of ''The John O'Groat Journal'' and ''The Caithness Courier'' are located in Wick, as are Caithness General Hospital (run by NHS Highland), the Wick Carnegie Library and local offices of the Highland Council. Wick Sheriff Court is one of 16 sheriff courts serving the sheriffdom of Grampian, Highland and Islands. ==History== Wick's history stretches back, at least, to the era of Norwegian rule in Caithness, which ended, conclusively, in 1266's Treaty of Perth. The name ''Wick'' appears to be from a Norse word, ''vík'', meaning ''bay'',〔(Wick Harbour Authority website, accessed 15 September 2011 )〕 cf. also the word ''viking''.〔http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Viking〕 The Castle of Old Wick is situated approximately 2 kilometres south-east of the town on the North Sea coast. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wick, Caithness」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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