Oxford
- For the homonymous articles, to see Oxford (homonymy).
Oxford is a city of, population 134 248 inhabitants, chief town ofOxfordshire, on Filter (which is called there itIsis - of Latin Tamisis). It is known for its university (17 000 students). university of Oxford is oldest of the country and one of oldest of. It was founded with XIIE century. The city has one second named university Oxford Brookes University (19 000 students).
Center services regional, Oxford has also the important ones commercial and tourist functions. In spite of its scientific potential, Oxford does not have as well not succeeded as to develop one technopolis. Its industry is dominated by the sector of automotive engineering (BMW) and electric.
Oxford became briefly the royal capital of England during English revolution, when the king Charles II settled there in .
Groups of music Radiohead and Supergrass were formed in Oxford, and the singer Joss Stone was born there.
Writers and Lewis Carroll y lived.
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