Antrim (city)

This article covers the Northern Irish city of Antrim. For the traditional county of Antrim, see County Antrim and for the District of Northern Ireland, see Antrim (Borough) .

Antrim Aontroim
Antrim Location in Northern Ireland
Basic data
Part of the country	Northern Ireland
county	Antrim
District	Antrim and Newtownabbey
Residents	23,353 (2011)
Geographical location	54 ° 43 ′  N , 6 ° 12 ′  W Coordinates: 54 ° 43 ′  N , 6 ° 12 ′  W
POSTCODE:	BT41

Antrim ( Irish : Aontroim ) is a city in northeast Northern Ireland on the banks of the Six Mile Water ( Abhainn na bhFiodh ) and Lough Neagh and the capital of the traditional county of the same name . It was also the administrative seat of the former district of the same name , which was merged into the Antrim and Newtownabbey district in 2015 . Antrim is now one of the two administrative headquarters of the Antrim and Newtownabbey district. The city is located approximately 35 km northwest of the Northern Irish capital Belfast and had a population of 23,353 at the 2011 Census .

Six Mile Water, city view

history

At the time of King Edward III. a battle was fought between the Irish and the English near Antrim.

Attractions

• There is a 28 m high intact round tower on the outskirts .
• There is a Norman moth in the grounds of Antrim Castle .

Personalities

• Mark Allen (* 1986), snooker player
• Jordan Brown (born 1987), snooker player

Web links

Commons : Antrim, County Antrim  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Antrim (Town) on citypopulation.de, accessed on January 11, 2018