Albany

Albany

Albany is a common place name. It is derived from Alba (Gaelic for Scotland) and its Latinisation, Albania. In older English it is used to mean Scotland generally, and in particular the part of Scotland north of the Firth of Forth and Firth of Clyde.

Contents

• 1 Locations
  • 1.1 Buildings
• 2 Geography
• 3 Ships
• 4 People
• 5 Automobiles
• 6 Organizations and institutions
• 7 Airports
• 8 Amtrak stations
• 9 Songs

Albany may refer to:

Locations

Australia

• Albany, Western Australia
  • City of Albany, the Western Australian local government area responsible for Albany
  • Electoral district of Albany, the district of the Western Australian Legislative Council covering Albany
• Albany Creek, a suburb of Brisbane
• Albany Island, an island at Cape York Peninsula

Canada

• Albany, Nova Scotia
• Albany, Ontario
• Albany, Prince Edward Island
• Fort Albany, Ontario

New Zealand

• Albany, New Zealand, a suburb of Auckland

South Africa

• Albany, South Africa a region in the Eastern Cape named after the capital of New York State

United Kingdom

• Albany, Tyne and Wear, a suburb of Washington, Tyne and Wear
• Albany, an ancient name for North Britain
• Albany, Piccadilly, London - Housing Development in the West End of London, initially designed by Robert Adam, the architect

United States of America (sorted by state)

• Albany, Alabama (1887–1927; merged with Decatur, Alabama), named in honor of Albany, New York in 1916
• Albany, California, named in honor of Albany, New York in 1909
• Albany, Georgia, named in honor of Albany, New York in 1836
• Albany, Illinois
• Albany Park, Chicago, Illinois
• Albany Township, Illinois
• Albany, Indiana
• Albany, Iowa
• Albany, Kentucky, named in honor of Albany, New York in 1837
• Albany, Louisiana
• Albany Township, Maine
• Albany, Minnesota
• Albany Township, Minnesota
• Albany, Missouri
• Albany Township, Nebraska
• Albany, New Hampshire, named in honor of Albany, New York in 1833
• Albany, New York, the capital of New York and the most populous city in this list
• Albany County, New York
• Albany, Ohio
• Albany, Oklahoma, named in honor of Albany, New York
• Albany, Oregon, named in honor of Albany, New York in 1848
• Albany, Pennsylvania
• Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
• Albany Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
• Albany, Tennessee
• Albany, Texas, named in honor of Albany, Georgia in 1873
• Albany, Vermont
• Albany, Wisconsin, a village located within the town of Albany, Green County
• Albany, Green County, Wisconsin, a town
• Albany, Pepin County, Wisconsin, a town
• Albany, Wyoming
• Albany County, Wyoming

Buildings

• Albany (Liverpool), formerly a meeting place for cotton brokers, now divided into apartments
• Albany (London), a famous apartment complex in London
• Albany (HM Prison), a Category B men's prison on the Isle of Wight
• The Albany Theatre (formerly the Albany Empire), in Deptford, South London

Geography

• Albany River, in Canada
• Lake Albany, a prehistoric proglacial lake

Ships

• USS Albany, the name of five ships of the United States Navy, all named for Albany, New York
• MV Empire Albany, later renamed Albany.

People

• Albany Leon Bigard, better known as Barney Bigard, jazz musician
• Duke of Albany, a Scottish, and later, British Peerage title
• "Michael of Albany", self-style of Michel Roger Lafosse; Stewart claimant.

Automobiles

• Albany (1903 Automobile), an early British automobile
• Albany (1907 Automobile), an early American automobile, named for Albany,
• Albany (automobile), an English car of the 1970s with "veteran styling"

Organizations and institutions

• Albany Records, a record label in Albany, New York
• Albany Symphony Orchestra, New York
• University at Albany, SUNY, New York
• Albany Great Danes, the athletic program of the University at Albany
• Albany State University, Albany, Georgia

Airports

• Albany Airport (disambiguation), a list of airports associated with Albany

Amtrak stations

• Albany, Oregon (Amtrak station)
• Albany-Rensselaer (Amtrak station), New York

Songs

• Albany (1981), a well-known German language schlager by the British singer Roger Whittaker

Categories:

• Disambiguation pages
• Place name disambiguation pages

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• Albany — steht für: Albany (London), eine wegen ihrer Bewohner berühmten Wohnanlage in London Albany River, einen Fluss in Kanada in der Provinz Ontario Albany (Schriftart), eine der Helvetica und Arial ähnliche Schriftart (Font) Duke of Albany, ein… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Albany — Albany, WY U.S. Census Designated Place in Wyoming Population (2000): 80 Housing Units (2000): 99 Land area (2000): 20.417236 sq. miles (52.880397 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.215489 sq. miles (0.558113 sq. km) Total area (2000): 20.632725 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

• ALBANY — ALBANY, capital of the state of New York, 150 miles north of New York City; population, 95,000 (2004); estimated Jewish   population, 12,000–13,000 with half living in suburbs but members of Albany congregations. Public records indicate the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• ALBANY — La petite capitale de l’État de New York, Albany (101 082 hab. en 1990), implantée sur le fleuve Hudson, artère fluviale majeure de la Nouvelle Angleterre et axe privilégié de communication entre la Mégalopolis et la région des Grands Lacs,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Albăny [2] — Albăny (spr. Albenni), 1) Grafschaft in ONew York, 22 QM., 93,279 Ew.; im W. u. N. rauh u. gebirgig, längs des Hudson ziemlich eben u. fruchtbar, im Innern sandig u. wüst; hat die Kanäle des Erie u. Champlainsees u. ist von der Albany… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

• Albany, CA — U.S. city in California Population (2000): 16444 Housing Units (2000): 7248 Land area (2000): 1.701327 sq. miles (4.406416 sq. km) Water area (2000): 3.763798 sq. miles (9.748191 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5.465125 sq. miles (14.154607 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

• Albany, GA — U.S. city in Georgia Population (2000): 76939 Housing Units (2000): 32062 Land area (2000): 55.533347 sq. miles (143.830703 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.330054 sq. miles (0.854836 sq. km) Total area (2000): 55.863401 sq. miles (144.685539 sq. km) …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

• Albany, IL — U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 895 Housing Units (2000): 383 Land area (2000): 1.000210 sq. miles (2.590531 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.000210 sq. miles (2.590531 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

• Albany, IN — U.S. town in Indiana Population (2000): 2368 Housing Units (2000): 1038 Land area (2000): 1.651070 sq. miles (4.276251 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.651070 sq. miles (4.276251 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

• Albany, KY — U.S. city in Kentucky Population (2000): 2220 Housing Units (2000): 1165 Land area (2000): 3.399913 sq. miles (8.805735 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.399913 sq. miles (8.805735 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places