Colwyn Bay

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Colwyn Bay
Welsh Bae Colwyn
View of the city
View of the city
Coordinates 53 ° 17 ′  N , 3 ° 42 ′  W Coordinates: 53 ° 17 ′  N , 3 ° 42 ′  W
OS National Grid SH865785
Colwyn Bay (Wales)
Colwyn Bay
Colwyn Bay
Residents 10,981 (as of ( 2011 Census ))
surface 7.79 km² (3.01  mi² )
Population density: 1410 inhabitants per km²
administration
Post town COLWYN BAY
ZIP code section LL28
prefix 01492
Part of the country Wales
Civil Parish Colwyn Bay
British Parliament Clwyd West
Station Road at dusk

Colwyn Bay (Welsh: Bae Colwyn ) is a town and seaside resort in northern Wales in Great Britain . It is now the largest town on the North Welsh coast.

location

The city is located directly on the coast of the Irish Sea . In the west the towns of Conwy and Llandudno border Colwyn Bay, in the east there are other seaside resorts with Abergele and Kinmel Bay .

history

Colwyn Bay is named after a local noble family. As a place itself, it only emerged in the course of the development of seaside tourism as a competitor to Llandudno. Over time, the older towns, Llysfaen , Mochdre , Old Colwyn and Rhos-on-Sea merged into a common settlement area. The administrative structure in this area changed again and again. Almost 30,000 people live in the wider catchment area, often referred to as "the population of Colwyn Bay".

Buildings

The city still has a few houses from the Victorian era. The most famous structure since the end of the 19th century was the Victoria Pier , a pier that stretched 227 meters into the sea. From the 1950s, the historic building fell into disrepair, and various attempts at restoration and renewed use failed. In autumn 2017, the remainder of the bridge to the sea collapsed in a storm. In addition to the boardwalk, the Welsh Mountain Zoo is a popular leisure attraction. The large Eirias Park in the west of the village is used for local recreation for the residents but also for tourist purposes.

Economy and population

The majority of all employees work in the service or tourism industry, the unemployment rate is just over 5%.

The average age of the population is 42 years, there are hardly any ethnic minorities in the village.

Infrastructure

The major transport links run parallel to the coast from east to west through the town. Colwyn Bay is connected to the railway network via the North Wales Coast Line , the route runs west to Holyhead and east via Chester on to the Midlands . The trunk road A55 and the regional main route A547 run through the town.

Cultural life

Colwyn Bay hosted four times (1910, 1941, 1947, 1995) the Eisteddfod , one of the most important festivals of literature, music and song in Wales. There has been an active theater in town since 1885 . In the course of the calendar year, various dates for festivals and concerts have been established.

sons and daughters of the town

photos

  • The city administration building

  • Roads and railway lines right on the coast

  • Entrance to Eirias Park

  • Victoria Pier at the end of the 19th century

  • Victoria Pier in 2017

literature

  • Wikisource (Ed.): 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica / Colwyn Bay . ( online [accessed February 24, 2020]). , Entry on Colwyn Bay in the Encyclopædia Britannica of 1911
  • Colwyn Bay. In: Encyclopædia Britannica . Retrieved February 24, 2020 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Local Area Report for Colwyn Bay on the nomisweb information system of the Office for National Statistics ; accessed on March 6, 2020.
  2. ↑ Report of the BBC on the condition of the pier 2017 with an overview of its recent history. Retrieved March 6, 2020.

Web links

Commons : Colwyn Bay  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files