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<th colspan="2" style="font-size: 110%;">Midlothian<br> Meadhan Lodainn
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<td><a href="%C3%96ffentliche_Verwaltung" title="Öffentliche Verwaltung">Verwaltungssitz</a>
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<td><a href="Dalkeith" title="Dalkeith">Dalkeith</a>
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<td><a href="Fl%C3%A4cheninhalt" title="Flächeninhalt">Fläche</a>
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<td>354 km² <small>(21.)</small>
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<td><a href="Einwohner" title="Einwohner">Einwohner</a>
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<td>84.240 (2012)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <small>(27.)</small>
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<td>GB-MLN
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<td><a href="Office_for_National_Statistics" title="Office for National Statistics">ONS-Code</a>
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<p><b>Midlothian</b> (<a href="Schottisch-g%C3%A4lische_Sprache" title="Schottisch-gälische Sprache">gälisch</a> <i>Meadhan Lodainn</i>, seltener auch <i>Edinburghshire</i>) ist eine von 32 <a href="Unitary_Authority" title="Unitary Authority">Council Areas</a> in <a href="Schottland" title="Schottland">Schottland</a>. Sie liegt südlich des <a href="Firth_of_Forth" title="Firth of Forth">Firth of Forth</a> und grenzt an <a href="Edinburgh" title="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a>, <a href="East_Lothian" title="East Lothian">East Lothian</a> und <a href="Scottish_Borders" title="Scottish Borders">Scottish Borders</a>. Midlothian ist Partnerbezirk des ungarischen <a href="Komitat_Kom%C3%A1rom-Esztergom" title="Komitat Komárom-Esztergom">Komitats Komárom-Esztergom</a> sowie des deutschen <a href="Kreis_Heinsberg" title="Kreis Heinsberg">Kreises Heinsberg</a> und außerdem eine der <a href="Lieutenancy_Area" title="Lieutenancy Area">Lieutenancy Areas</a> von Schottland.
</p><p>Midlothian ist auch eine <a href="Traditionelle_Grafschaften_Schottlands" title="Traditionelle Grafschaften Schottlands">traditionelle Grafschaft</a>. Als solche umfasst Midlothian auch Edinburgh und grenzt an <a href="West_Lothian" title="West Lothian">West Lothian</a>, <a href="East_Lothian" title="East Lothian">East Lothian</a>, <a href="Berwickshire" title="Berwickshire">Berwickshire</a>, <a href="Selkirkshire" title="Selkirkshire">Selkirkshire</a> sowie <a href="Peeblesshire" title="Peeblesshire">Peeblesshire</a>.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Städte_und_Dörfer"><span id="St.C3.A4dte_und_D.C3.B6rfer"></span>Städte und Dörfer</h2></div>
<ul><li><a href="Bonnyrigg" title="Bonnyrigg">Bonnyrigg</a></li>
<li><a href="Crichton_(Schottland)" title="Crichton (Schottland)">Crichton</a></li>
<li><a href="Dalkeith" title="Dalkeith">Dalkeith</a></li>
<li><a href="Danderhall" title="Danderhall">Danderhall</a></li>
<li><a href="Gorebridge" title="Gorebridge">Gorebridge</a></li>
<li><a href="Lasswade" title="Lasswade">Lasswade</a></li>
<li><a href="Loanhead" title="Loanhead">Loanhead</a></li>
<li>Mayfield</li>
<li><a href="Newtongrange" title="Newtongrange">Newtongrange</a></li>
<li><a href="Pathhead_(Midlothian)" title="Pathhead (Midlothian)">Pathhead</a></li>
<li><a href="Penicuik" title="Penicuik">Penicuik</a></li>
<li><a href="Rosewell" title="Rosewell">Rosewell</a></li>
<li><a href="Roslin_(Midlothian)" title="Roslin (Midlothian)">Roslin</a></li>
<li><a href="Temple_(Midlothian)" title="Temple (Midlothian)">Temple</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li>Butterfly and Insect World</li>
<li><a href="Crichton_Souterrain" class="mw-redirect" title="Crichton Souterrain">Crichton Souterrain</a></li>
<li><a href="Crichton_Castle" title="Crichton Castle">Crichton Castle</a></li>
<li><a href="Castlelaw" title="Castlelaw">Castlelaw</a> <a href="Hillfort" title="Hillfort">Hillfort</a> mit <a href="Souterrain_(Arch%C3%A4ologie)" title="Souterrain (Archäologie)">Souterrain</a></li>
<li><a href="Dalkeith_Palace" class="mw-redirect" title="Dalkeith Palace">Dalkeith Palace</a></li>
<li>Edinburgh Crystal</li>
<li><a href="Pentland_Hills" title="Pentland Hills">Pentland Hills</a></li>
<li><a href="Roslin_Castle" title="Roslin Castle">Roslin Castle</a></li>
<li><a href="Rosslyn-Kapelle" title="Rosslyn-Kapelle">Rosslyn Chapel</a></li>
<li><a href="Lady_Victoria_Colliery" title="Lady Victoria Colliery">Scottish Mining Museum</a>, ein Ankerpunkt der <a href="Europ%C3%A4ische_Route_der_Industriekultur" title="Europäische Route der Industriekultur">Europäischen Route der Industriekultur</a> (ERIH)</li>
<li><a href="Vogrie_House" title="Vogrie House">Vogrie Country Park</a></li>
<li><a href="Water_of_Leith" title="Water of Leith">Water of Leith</a></li>
<li>siehe auch <a href="Liste_der_Kategorie-A-Bauwerke_in_Midlothian" title="Liste der Kategorie-A-Bauwerke in Midlothian">Liste der Kategorie-A-Bauwerke in Midlothian</a></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Politik">Politik</h2></div>
<p>Der Council von Midlothian umfasst 18 Sitze, die sich wie folgt auf die Parteien verteilen:<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<td><a href="Scottish_Labour_Party" title="Scottish Labour Party">Labour</a></td>
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<td><a href="Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a></td>
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<td><a href="Scottish_Liberal_Democrats" title="Scottish Liberal Democrats">LibDem</a></td>
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<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r261891140">
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<a href="Fife" title="Fife">Fife</a> |
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<a href="Inverclyde" title="Inverclyde">Inverclyde</a> |
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<a href="%C3%84u%C3%9Fere_Hebriden" title="Äußere Hebriden">Äußere Hebriden</a> |
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<a href="North_Lanarkshire" title="North Lanarkshire">North Lanarkshire</a> |
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<a href="East_Lothian" title="East Lothian">East Lothian</a> |
<a href="Fife" title="Fife">Fife</a> |
<a href="Inverness-shire" title="Inverness-shire">Inverness-shire</a> |
<a href="Lanarkshire" title="Lanarkshire">Lanarkshire</a> |
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<a href="Kirkcudbrightshire" title="Kirkcudbrightshire">Kirkcudbrightshire</a> |
<a class="mw-selflink selflink">Midlothian</a> |
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<a href="Orkney" title="Orkney">Orkney</a> |
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<a href="West_Lothian" title="West Lothian">West Lothian</a> |
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