Aberdare
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Aberdare Welsh Aberdâr |
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 43 ′ N , 3 ° 27 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | ABERDARE | ||
| ZIP code section | CF44 | ||
| prefix | 01685 | ||
| Part of the country | Wales | ||
| Preserved County | Glam organ | ||
| Unitary authority | Rhondda Cynon plate | ||
| British Parliament | Cynon Valley | ||
Aberdare ( Welsh Aberdâr ) is a town in the local administrative district of Rhondda Cynon Taf in the county of Glamorgan in south Wales .
It has about 36,000 inhabitants. Until the middle of the 20th century it was characterized by the iron industry and coal mining located there (see also: Tower Colliery ), today it is a shopping and service center. Modern industries include the manufacture of cables and smokeless fuels, as well as lighting and electrical engineering.
The origins of the place go back to the Middle Ages , the church of St. John's was built around 1189. The first ironworks was built in 1799 . Iron and coal were transported to the South Wales coast via the Glamorganshire Canal from 1811 and later by rail. Like many cities in South Wales, the city developed by leaps and bounds in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The population, which was 1,486 in 1801, increased tenfold over the next 50 years.
The largest event center is the Coliseum , which was built in 1936 through subscriptions from miners. Aberdare is the home of stereophonics .
Personalities
- Arthur Linton (1868-1896), racing cyclist
- Tom Linton (1876-1915), racing cyclist
- Harry Llewellyn (1911-1999), show jumper
- Jimmy Michael (1877–1904), racing cyclist
- Robert Pugh (born 1950), actor
- Dai Young (born 1967), rugby player and coach
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- Aberdare in the Encyclopædia Britannica