Causeway Coast and Glens

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Causeway Coast and Glens
Irish : Ceantar Chósta an Chlocháin agus na nGleannta
Ulster Scots : Causey Coast an Glens
Location of Causeway Coast and Glens in Northern Ireland
Location of Causeway Coast and Glens in Northern Ireland
Basic data
Country United Kingdom
Part of the country Northern Ireland
District Causeway Coast and Glens
Seat Coleraine
surface 1980 km²
Residents 143,100 (2015)
density 72 inhabitants per km²
founding April 1, 2015
ISO 3166-2 GB-CCG
Website www.causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk (English)
politics
Mayor Maura Hickey
Political party SDLP

Coordinates: 55 ° 12 ′  N , 6 ° 30 ′  W

Causeway Coast and Glens ( Irish Ceantar Chósta an Chlocháin agus na nGleannta ) is a district in Northern Ireland . It was formed on April 1, 2015 from the boroughs of Ballymoney , Coleraine and Limavady and the District Moyle . It is administered by the Causeway Coast and Glens District Council .

location

The new district covers much of Northern Northern Ireland, an area of ​​1796 km². It extends over the northern part of County Antrim and the northeastern part of County Londonderry . Around 132,000 people live there, 95,979 of whom are eligible to vote. The name was announced on September 17, 2008, initially as the Causeway Coast . In February 2009 it was changed to Causeway Coast and Glens .

Northern Ireland Railways train stations

Railway lines

Northern Ireland Railways operates a rail link on the Belfast - Londonderry route between Londonderry Station in the west and Belfast Central Station or Great Victoria Street Station in the east.

On the Coleraine - Portrush line , trains run from the railway junction at Coleraine station in the south to Portrush station in the north.

Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway

The Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway is a heritage railway and a major tourist attraction.

Coastline

The area extends from Roe near the village of Bellarena along the shores of Lough Foyle to Magilligan Point with Banone Beach on the Atlantic Ocean and the Mussenden Temple on the cliffs of Castlerock . With Castlerock, the first seaside resort, the Bann estuary is reached. Under the spell, the coastline stretches to the seaside resorts of Portstewart and Portrush . Further along the coast are Dunluce Castle , the village of Portballintrae and the town of Bushmills . Bushmills is home to the oldest licensed distillery in the world, where the famous Irish whiskey "Bushmills" has been produced since 1608 . The Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway runs across the Bush and the Giant's Causeway is nearby. Then come Ballintoy and Ballycastle .

The area is very popular with tourists. There are three of Northern Ireland's most famous attractions: the Giant's Causeway (a World Heritage Site ), the Glens of Antrim and the island of Rathlin 11 km off the coast of Ballycastle. On the coast there is still the rope bridge at Carrick-a-Rede and the small Dunseverick Castle as well as the remote seaside resort of Ballycastle with a ferry to Rathlin over the Straits of Moyle . From Ballycastle the coastline swings south, around Fair Head , along the north channel . There are the settlements of Cushendun, Cushendall and finally Waterfoot .

administration

The Causeway Coast and Glens District Council replaced the Ballymoney Borough Council , Coleraine Borough Council , Limavady Borough Council, and Moyle District Council . The first elections for the District Council were supposed to take place in May 2009, but 25 April 2008 announced Shaun Woodward , Minister of Northern Ireland that the elections in 2011 were postponed. The first elections actually took place on May 22, 2014.

Settlements

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Minister Foster announces decisions on Local Government Reform . In: DoE . Archived from the original on October 7, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 7, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.doeni.gov.uk
  2. ^ Provisional Recommendations of the District Electoral Areas Commissioner for Northern Ireland . Retrieved on October 7, 2015.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.deac-ni.org  
  3. Northern Ireland elections are postponed , BBC News (April 25, 2008). Retrieved October 7, 2015.