Newbridge
| Newbridge Droichead Nua Newbridge |
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 11 ′ N , 6 ° 48 ′ W | ||
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| Country | Ireland | ||
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| county | Kildare | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | IE-KE | ||
| height | 90 m | ||
| Residents | 21,561 (2011) | ||
 St Conleth's Parish Church
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Newbridge (the Irish and official name is: Droichead Nua ) is a town in County Kildare in the east of the Republic of Ireland .
The place
Newbridge, officially (An) Droichead Nua since the 1930s , but only in its English-speaking form in everyday language, is located on the banks of the Liffey and with 10,125 inhabitants in the 2011 Census - after Naas , the administrative seat of the county - the second largest Town in County Kildare; it is one of the twenty largest cities in the Republic of Ireland.
The city's origins go back to the 12th century; it was formed from six historical parishes and other areas and has a rich history of early Christian settlement.
Today Newbridge is, also due to its favorable location about 40 km southwest of Dublin on two national roads, a flourishing industrial and commercial city with a growing population. Pharmaceutical companies such as Wyeth and Oral-B have set up shop here alongside long-established industries. There is a city partnership with Bad Lippspringe and Ocala , Florida .
Transport links
Newbridge is on a bypass of the M7 / N7 from Dublin on the east coast to Limerick Town in the south west of the country; further west of Newbridge the N9 via Carlow Town and Kilkenny to Waterford from the M7.
With Iarnród Éireann , Newbridge is connected to the nationwide passenger rail service via Intercity ; The city also belongs to the South Western Commuter System of Iarnród Éireann and is served several times a day by Bus Éireann and other bus companies.
Sports
Newbridge is u. a. the home of the football club Kildare County FC in Curragh , between Newbridge and Kildare Town , is the most famous racecourse and the venue of the five most important horse races in Ireland.
Town twinning
Newbridge's twin town is Bad Lippspringe in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany).
Personalities
- Kathleen Lonsdale (1903–1971), chemist (crystallographist)
- Christy Moore (* 1945), singer-songwriter and musician
- Pat Eddery (1952-2015), jockey
- Luka Bloom (* 1955), singer-songwriter and musician
- Josh Boileau (born 1995), snooker player
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Map of Ireland (can be enlarged greatly)
- ^ Newbridge Town, County Kildare
- ^ Location - Newbridge Town
- ↑ Kildare Twinning , accessed October 16, 2016
