Oban
Oban is a resort town within the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. In spite of its small dimension, it is the largest town between Helensburgh and also Ft William. During the vacationer period, the community can play host to as much as 25,000 people. Oban inhabits a setup in the Firth of Lorn. The bay is a near perfect horseshoe, secured by the island of Kerrera; as well as past Kerrera, the Isle of Mull. To the north is the long reduced island of Lismore as well as the hills of Morvern and Ardgour. Laurinburg, North Carolina (USA) became a sister city to Oban in 1993. The initial contract was in between Scotland County, North Carolina, and also Argyll & Bute District Council. Adhering to reorganisation in 1995, the contract was verified by Argyll & Bute Council in 1997. In 1997 Oban was also twinned with Gorey, County Wexford, in Ireland. Additionally twinned with Sarajevo. The regional society is Gaelic. In 2011, 8.2% of the town's population over age 3 could talk Gaelic and also 11.3% had some facility in the language. [10] Oban is taken into consideration the home of the Royal National Mòd, because it was first held there in 1892, with ten competitors on a Saturday afternoon. The community hosted the centenary Mod in 1992 (the year it came to be Royal) and in 2003 the 100th Mod, both occasions drawing in thousands of competitors and also visitors (the 100th Mod was behind the centenary since it was not held in the war years). The Mod is held in Oban roughly every 6-- 8 years, and also has last been kept in October 2015.