Whether it’s the art and culture, diversity, music scene or just the people - there are so many reasons the people of Birmingham love their city.
The Commonwealth Games last summer helped to show the world why Brum is so brilliant, with opening and closing ceremonies celebrating the city’s history.
The city is renowned for its art, culture and music and Brummies are also proud of being such a multicultural city. Birmingham has become an exciting place to live for many in recent years.
The city is a brilliant place to live and work for youngsters and our city has the youngest population in the continent, with under-25s accounting for nearly 40% of our population.
And being one of the UK’s biggets cities, it’s no surprise that many inventions that are key to our day to day life were also thought of and made in Birmingham.
So with all of this in mind, we’ve decided to take a look at what Birmingham has given to the world over the years.
Let’s take a look
9. Jewellery
One of the main things Birmingham is famous for is the historic Jewellery Quarter, where 40 per cent of all jewellery in the UK is produced – the highest concentration in Europe. It’s a little known fact that both of the Wimbledon men’s and ladies’ singles trophies were made in Birmingham in the 19th Century. | Getty
10. Weather map
The first newspaper weather map was published in the Times in 1875. It was the work of polymath Francis Galton, an explorer and anthropologist who was also a statistician and meteorologist from Birmingham | Netweather
11. Bicycle bell
One of Brum’s most famous inventors John Richard Dedicoat was the inventor of the bicycle bell in 1987 | rosinka79 - stock.adobe.com
12. Electric kettle
Where would we be without this one? Birmingham’s Arthur L Large invented the electric kettle back in 1922 | Getty Images