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A number of places are named Stirling:- Stirling, a city in Scotland (formerly the Royal Burgh of Stirling).
- Stirling (district), a unitary council administered from the city of Stirling.
- Stirlingshire, the traditional county (of which the then Royal Burgh of Stirling was the administrative centre).
- Stirling castle, a castle in Stirling.
- Stirling , a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
- Village of Stirling, Alberta , Canada.
- Stirling-Rawdon Township, Ontario , Canada.
- Stirling , a village in Morris County New Jersey, USA.
- Stirling, a suburb and local government area in Perth, Western Australia.
- Stirling , a city and region in South AustraliaSouth Australia State flag ( In detail) Coat of Arms ( In detail) Capital Adelaide Governor HE Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann Area — Land — Marine — Total 983 482 km˛ 60 032 km˛ 1 043 514 km˛ Population (2002) Density 1 522 500 1. 55/km˛ Time z.
Additionally, the surname Stirling is shared by a number of people:
- James StirlingJames Stirling ( April 22, 1692 December 5, 1770) was an important Scottish mathematician. He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford. See also: Stirling numbers, Stirling's formula and other James Stirlings''. External link On Stirling at University of S (1692-1770), mathematician.
- Reverend Dr. Robert StirlingThe Reverend Dr Robert Stirling ( October 25, 1790 June 6, 1878) was a Scottish clergyman, and inventor of a highly efficient heat engine. All closed-cycle regenerative gas engines are now known as Stirling engines. Stirling was born in Cloag, Perthshire, (1790-1878), inventor of the Stirling engine.
- Sir James StirlingSir James Stirling ( January 28 1791 April 23 1865) was the first Governor of Western Australia. In 1826, the Governor of New South Wales sent him on the Success to visit and report on the west coast of Australia. Stirling was impressed with the land in t (1791-1865), governor of Western Australia in the 1830sEvents and Trends Dutch-speaking farmers known as Voortrekkers emigrate northwards from the Cape Colony. Croquet invented in Ireland Railroad construction begins in earnest in the United States. World Leaders Emperor Francis II ( Austria) Emperor Ferdinan.
- Colonel Sir David StirlingDoune, Scotland Colonel Sir David Stirling OBE, DSO ( 1915 1990) was a Scottish laird, a keen mountaineer, an officer in the British Army during World War 2, and the founder of the Special Air Service, educated at Ampleforth College, Yorks. top RC school (1915-1990), founder of the Special Air ServiceOfficial force name Special Air Service Nicknames The Regiment ''The SAS (British Army phonetic) "the sass" Motto Who Dares Wins Description Britain's main Special Operations Force. Readiness Unknown, but able to deploy counter-terror teams quickly. Speci.
- James StirlingJames Stirling ( 1926 1992) was one of Britain's most important architects starting from the 1960s. Stirling was born in Glasgow and obtained his architecture degree at Liverpool University, but set up office in London. He was awarded the Pritzker Prize i (1926-1992), architect.
- S.M. Stirling (1953-), Science Fiction author.
Several things are named Stirling too, either after the city or their inventor:
Stirling is often confused with Sterling.
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