County Londonderry
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| Country: |
 United Kingdom
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| Administrative headquarters: | Londonderry |
| Province: | Ulster |
| Irish name: | Contae Dhoire |
| Surface: | 2074 km² |
| Residents: | 213,000 (estimate) |
Londonderry ( Irish Doire ) is one of the six historic counties of Northern Ireland . The name Derry is used by residents of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Catholics .
geography
The county ( county ) is between Lough Foyle , Lough Neagh and the flow spell . It encompasses a fertile plain, which is partly made of basalt , partly made of limestone and is largely covered with ice-age deposits. To the west lies the Sperrin Mountains .
history
In the Middle Ages the area belonged to the Kingdom of Ulster , later to Aileach or Tyrone . The county was formed under the name County Coleraine , its current name it received in 1613. Since 1920 , the county belongs to Great Britain and Northern Ireland .
economy
The industry is concentrated in the cities of Londonderry and Coleraine . There is linen industry , shipbuilding and chemical industry here . In agriculture , sheep farming and the cultivation of oats and potatoes predominate. There are some important fishing ports on the coast , as well as the seaside resort of Portstewart .
Cities
- Londonderry ("Derry")
- Coleraine
- Claudy
- Dungives
- Kilrea
- Limavady
- Maghera
- Magherafelt
Attractions
- Ballybriest Double- Court Tomb
- Ballygroll, stone circle
- Boviel, Wedge Tomb
- Caulhame basement
- Dunglady , Rath
- Kilhoyle Cashel
- Knockoneill , Court Tomb
- Montrudel Fort
- Mussenden temple
- Tamnyrankin , Court Tomb
- Tirnony Dolmen Portal Tomb
Personalities
- Seamus Heaney (1939–2013), Irish writer, 1995 Nobel Prize for Literature
- Jennifer Johnston (born 1930), Irish writer
Coordinates: 54 ° 55 ′ N , 6 ° 51 ′ W