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The region North East Scotland located in Scotland. The region has a little bit of everything: The flat hilly coastal landscape of Fife, the cliffs of the coasts of Moray and around Aberdeen to the highland landscape of the Grampian Mountains. Northeast Scotland is bordered by the North Sea to the north and east and the North Sea to the south Central lowland belt. In the west they border Highlands where the delimitation is arbitrary because the political and geographical boundaries are not identical.
Regions
- Moray - There are numerous whiskey distilleries on the banks and in the catchment area of the River Spey. The landscape stretches from the cliffs to the North Sea to the Cairngorms massif
- Aberdeenshire - On the eastern foothills of the Grampian Highlands in the valleys of the Dee and Don, the Highland Romanticism established itself in the 19th century with the construction of the Balmoral Palace by Queen Victoria. In the direction of Aberdeen, the mountains run out into flat, undulating agricultural areas with the largest city in northeast Aberdeen.
- Angus - Often overlooked, the region around Dundee has industrial history as well as secluded valleys to offer
- Perth and Kinross - Large region in terms of area, which extends from the fertile lowlands of the Lowlands to far into the Central Highlands and has a large share of Scottish history to offer
- Fife - fertile landscape on the peninsula between the Firth of Forth in the south and the Firth of Tay in the north
places
The three largest cities in the region are:
- 1 Aberdeen - (220,000 inhabitants), the largest city in the region, is an old fishing and trading center with roots in the deep Middle Ages, but young in appearance. With the oil industry as its economic base, Aberdeen has become one of Britain's richest cities in the last few decades. The building material, a light granite, which was frequently used in the 19th century, gives the city its own flair that is far removed from the enameled facades of Glasgow and Edinburgh. The city now has a lively flair with two universities.
- 2 Dundee - (150,000 inhabitants), industrial city on the Firth of Tay, which has its best days behind it, or probably never had it.
- 3 Perth - (50,000 inhabitants), centrally located city with some historical significance, Perth was once the capital of Scotland in the Middle Ages. Self-proclaimed gateway to the Highlands due to its location.
Other places are:
- 4 Aberfeldy - (2,000 inhabitants), cozy highland town on the River Tay
- 5 Dunfermline - (50,000 inhabitants), located on the north bank of the Firth of Forth across from Edinburgh in Fife, this city with a long history of settlement in the Middle Ages has historical significance for Scottish history as the seat of the Scottish kings. Worth seeing abbey and royal palace in the core of a typical bacon belt town today.
- 6 Elgin - (23,000 inhabitants), capital of the Moray region with a cathedral and history dating back to the Middle Ages
- 7 Fraserburgh - (population 13,000), fishing port on the North Sea coast north of Aberdeen
- 8 Kirkcaldy - (50,000 inhabitants), port and industrial city in Fife
- 9 Pitlochry - (3,000 inhabitants), a highland town strongly influenced by tourism, which developed through the railway and a visit from Queen Victoria.
- 10 St Andrews - (17,000 inhabitants), with a venerable university and the even more venerable center of golf, the Royal & Ancient Golf Club.
- 11 Stonehaven - (12,000 inhabitants) with a protected harbor
Other goals
- The large contiguous mountain region of the Grampian Mountains are in the transition area to the central highlands.
- The frequently visited summer residence of the English Queen, Balmoral Castle is near Braemar.
- At Auchterarder in Perthshire it is Gleneagles Hotel, one of the most famous country hotels in the world, surrounded by well-tended golf courses and panoramic views of the mountains.
- Speyside is the most diverse whiskey region in Scotland with over 60 distilleries.
background
In contrast to the west coast, the North Sea coast in the east of Scotland is not characterized by high mountains. Here the landscape is flat and hilly along the coast and merges into flat stretches of beach or steeply sloping cliffs into the sea. Only in the far west of the region do the high mountains come with the end of the Grampians. Therefore, the region is more agricultural than the Highlands and also of greater importance for the country's earlier history. The settlement is correspondingly denser, there are sacred buildings and castles dating back to the Middle Ages, Perth was the capital of Scotland for a while.
language
English with a robust and difficult to understand dialect.
getting there
The most important airport for the region is 1 Aberdeen airport
(IATA: ABZ). The 2 Dundee Airport(IATA: DND) has few connections. The is also suitable for the journey Edinburgh Airport(IATA: EDI) just south.
You can take the train from the south via Edinburgh or Glasgow - (Stirling) - Perth to Dundee and Aberdeen. The North Highland Line Perth-Inverness touches the region to the west. A railway line also reaches north-east Scotland from the west (Inverness).
The highway from the south 
ends at Perth. Further north lead country roads, some of which have four lanes, which also use bridges over the Firth of Forth as well as the Firth of Tay.
