Llandudno (Wales)

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Llandudno
Llandudno Bay and Little Orme as seen from the Great Orme
Llandudno Bay and Little Orme as seen from the Great Orme
Coordinates 53 ° 19 ′  N , 3 ° 50 ′  W Coordinates: 53 ° 19 ′  N , 3 ° 50 ′  W
OS National Grid SH785815
Llandudno (Wales)
Llandudno
Llandudno
Residents 20,701
administration
Post town LLANDUDNO
ZIP code section LL30
prefix 01492
Part of the country Wales
Preserved County Clwyd
Unitary authority Conwy
British Parliament Aberconwy
Welsh Parliament Aberconwy

Llandudno ( Welsh : [ ɬɑnˈdɪdno ], English : [ lænˈdɪdnəʊ ]) is the largest seaside resort in Wales with 20,701 inhabitants (as of 2011) . It is located on a peninsula between the two mountain peaks Great Orme (207 meters) and Little Orme (141 meters) and has a beach on the southwest and a larger, crescent-shaped beach on the northeast. Like almost all British seaside resorts, Llandudno also has a pier , a long pier jutting out into the sea with shops and entertainment venues. It was built in 1878 and is the longest in Wales at 572 meters.

In the summer of 1902 the funicular to the Great Orme was opened, and in 1969 a cable car was built. Close to the ground station in the so-called Happy Valley is a park with a visitor center and an artificial snow ski slope, where the British artificial snow championships are held every year.

A one- way street about five kilometers long leads around the Great Orme . This Marine Drive starts north of town on Happy Valley Road and costs £ 3.00 toll . In many curves, always with the sea on the right, the panoramic road leads around the mountain and offers ever new views of the Irish Sea . The only parking option is a small café on the west bank of the mountain.

history

Llandudno was already settled in the Bronze Age about 4,000 years ago, as is indicated by the Lletty'r Filiast dolmen . Copper was mined in tunnels inside the Great Orme . Such a mine can be visited since 1991.

Llandudno has been a popular seaside resort since the 19th century, the so-called Victorian Age . Many buildings also date from this time and give the place its character.

In 1862 a large castle-like lighthouse was built on the headland in the north of the city , which protrudes over the rocks. It is no longer used as a lighthouse and is privately owned.

A statue by Lewis Carroll recalls that the author of Alice in Wonderland vacationed there with the Liddell family, the family for whose daughter Alice he wrote his famous children's story.

A storm in October 1859 killed a total of over 800 people on the coasts of Britain. This storm also shattered plans to develop Llandudno into a port city for the coal trade and ferry services to Ireland . The port facilities already under construction were completely destroyed by the storm. Instead, the place developed into a seaside resort.

  • Llandudno south beach

  • Great Orme Tramway

  • The Victorian Pier

Community partnerships

There is a partnership with the small French town of Wormhout in the North Department.

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Llandudno  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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