Naas (Ireland)

Naas ; Nás na Ríogh ; Naas
Coordinates	53 ° 13 ′ N , 6 ° 39 ′ W Coordinates: 53 ° 13 ′ N , 6 ° 39 ′ W
	Motto ; "Prudens ut Serpens"
Basic data
Country	Ireland
province	Leinster
county	Kildare
ISO 3166-2	IE-KE
height	114 m
Residents	21,393 (2016)
	St David's Church ( Church of Ireland )

Naas ( Irish : Nás na Ríogh or An Nás ) is the capital of County Kildare in the Republic of Ireland . It is located 35 km southwest of Dublin near the N7 national road . Its location on an important road made it an administrative center.

Naas was also called “The Assembly Place of Kings ” ( Nás na Ríogh ).

The city has grown remarkably in recent years; the population was determined by the 2016 Census to be 21,393 and has almost doubled since 1991.

In June 2014 the Town Council of Naas was dissolved, the administration was transferred to County Kildare.

economy

Naas is a typical industrial growth center in the Dublin area. In view of the economic problems in Ireland since 2008, however, the creation of 266 new jobs through the establishment of an energy-technologically advanced Tesco store in Naas in November 2010 led to the opening of the supermarket by then Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen .

Culture and sights

Menhir of Punchestown

The Punchestown Festival is the main horse race of the season and usually takes place in April. The festival lasts for five days. It is considered by many to be the Irish version of the Cheltenham Festival.

Near Naas at Punchestown Racecourse stands the Punchestown menhir , the largest menhir in Ireland.