Oban
Oban is a resort community within the Argyll and Bute council location of Scotland. Despite its little dimension, it is the biggest community between Helensburgh as well as Ft William. During the vacationer period, the town can play host to up to 25,000 people. Oban occupies a setting in the Firth of Lorn. The bay is a close to perfect horseshoe, safeguarded by the island of Kerrera; as well as past Kerrera, the Isle of Mull. To the north is the long low island of Lismore and also the mountains of Morvern and Ardgour. Laurinburg, North Carolina (United States) came to be a sister city to Oban in 1993. The first contract was in between Scotland Region, North Carolina, and also Argyll & Bute Area Council. Complying with reorganisation in 1995, the contract was verified by Argyll & Bute Council in 1997. In 1997 Oban was additionally twinned with Gorey, County Wexford, in Ireland. Also twinned with Sarajevo. The regional society is Gaelic. In 2011, 8.2% of the community's population over age 3 could speak Gaelic as well as 11.3% had some facility in the language. [10] Oban is thought about the residence of the Royal National Mòd, since it was first held there in 1892, with 10 competitors on a Saturday mid-day. The town hosted the centenary Mod in 1992 (the year it became Royal) and also in 2003 the 100th Mod, both occasions attracting thousands of rivals and also site visitors (the 100th Mod was behind the centenary since it was not held in the war years). The Mod is held in Oban approximately every 6-- 8 years, and also has last been kept in October 2015.
