Carlow

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Carlow
Ceatharlach
Carlow
Carlow (Ireland)
Red pog.svg
Coordinates 52 ° 50 '10 "  N , 6 ° 55' 28"  W Coordinates: 52 ° 50 '10 "  N , 6 ° 55' 28"  W.
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coat of arms
coat of arms
Basic data
Country Ireland

province

Leinster
county Carlow
height 51 m
surface 6.5 km²
Residents 14,473 (2016)
density 2,243.9  Ew. / km²
Telephone code +353/59
Website www.carlow.ie (English)
In the center of Carlow
In the center of Carlow

Carlow ( Irish Ceatharlach 'Four Lakes' ) is a city in the southeast of the Republic of Ireland and the administrative seat of the county of the same name . Carlow is also the county's largest city; their population was determined in the 2016 Census to be 14,473.

The city is celebrated in the Irish folk song Follow Me Up to Carlow .

location

Carlow is located in the northwest of his county on the River Barrow , which also forms the border with County Laois . From the Irish capital Dublin , Carlow is 84 km to the south-west. It is on the N9 from Dublin to Waterford ; at the same time it is on the N80 from Tullamore via Port Laoise to Enniscorthy , with a connection on the N11 to Wexford and on to Rosslare Harbor .

Cathedral of the Assumption , Carlow

religion

Carlow is the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Kildare and Leighlin . The Episcopal Cathedral of the Assumption was built from 1828 to 1833.

Town twinning

Carlow has twinned with Dole in Burgundy, France in 1982 and with Tempe, Arizona (USA) in 1998 .

Attractions

The Browneshill Dolmen (also Kernanstown Portal Tomb ) is a Neolithic portal tomb that is located about three kilometers east of Carlow.

Personalities

Honorary citizen

Born in Carlow

Web links

Commons : Carlow  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Map of Ireland (can be enlarged greatly)