Brechin

Brechin is a historic market town and former royal burgh in . Traditionally Brechin was described as a city because of its cathedral and its status as the seat of a pre-Reformation Roman Catholic diocese, but that status has not been officially recognised in the modern era.
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  • Type: Town with 7,190 residents
  • Description: city and former royal burgh in Angus, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Brechinn”, “Брехин”, “ブリーシン”, “ブレッキン”, and “ブレッチン”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Brechin Cathedral and Brechin Castle.

Church
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Scottish church building which dates from the 13th century.

Photo: Kylemunro1, Public domain.
is a castle in Brechin, .

Stadium
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a football stadium in Brechin, , which is the home ground of Brechin City.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Unthank and Trinity.

Hamlet
Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in .

Village
Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in .

Village
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in . is situated 2 miles northwest of Brechin.

Brechin

Latitude
56.73152° or 56° 43′ 54″ north
Longitude
-2.66002° or 2° 39′ 36″ west
Population
7,190
Elevation
131 feet (40 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB BRC
Open location code
9C8VP8JQ+JX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5312776000
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2654824
Wiki­data ID
Q45848
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Brechin” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Brechin”
  • Basque: “Brechin”
  • Bengali: “ব্রেচিন”
  • Breton: “Breichinn”
  • Bulgarian: “Брихин”
  • Catalan: “Brechin”
  • Cebuano: “Brechin”
  • Chinese: “伯莱钦”
  • Chinese: “伯萊坎”
  • Chinese: “布里金”
  • Dutch: “Brechin”
  • French: “Brechin”
  • German: “Brechin”
  • Gujarati: “બ્રેચિન”
  • Hebrew: “ברצ’ין”
  • Ido: “Brechin”
  • Irish: “Breichin”
  • Irish: “Breichinn”
  • Italian: “Brechin”
  • Japanese: “ブレチン”
  • Kannada: “ಬ್ರೆಚಿನ್”
  • Korean: “브레친”
  • Lithuanian: “Brichinas”
  • Macedonian: “Брихин”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Brechin”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Brechin”
  • Norwegian: “Brechin”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Brechin”
  • Persian: “برچین”
  • Polish: “Brechin”
  • Portuguese: “Brechin”
  • Russian: “Брикин”
  • Russian: “Брихин”
  • Scots: “Brechin”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Breichin”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Breichinn”
  • Slovenian: “Brechin”
  • Spanish: “Brechin”
  • Swedish: “Brechin”
  • Tamil: “பிரேசின்”
  • Telugu: “బ్రెషిన్”
  • Urdu: “بریچین”
  • Welsh: “Brechin”
  • “Brechin”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Burghill and East Pitforthie.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Brechin Town House Museum and Blether-In.

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