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söndag 9 november 2014

Fun facts about Wales - enter fantasyland


  • The country is about half the size of Västerbotten but has 100 times the population.
  • The majority of the inhabitants live in southern Wales, in cities like Cardiff and Swansea.
  • Northern Wales is sparsely populated. Bangor, the biggest town in Gwynedd has 17 600 inhabitants. They have a university where you, among other things, can study mindfulness.
  • Three national parks, Snowdonia, Brecon Beacons and Pembrokeshire coast, cover large areas in Wales.
  • The climate is maritime, but the mountains in Snowdonia often get snow.
  • Wales has three symbols: Dragon, daffodil and leek.
  • There are four times as many sheep as people in Wales.
  • The town with the worlds second longest name is to be found in Wales: Llanfair­pwllgwyn­gyllgo­gery­chwyrn­drobwll­llanty­silio­gogo­goch. Translated from welsh to english it means "St. Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near the rapid whirlpool and the church of St. Tysilo with a red cave" - according to Wikipedia.
  • The smallest house in Britain can be found in Conwy in northern Wales. It's only 3,05 by 1,8 metres, it's got two floors but is still only 3,1 metres tall.