Navan
| Navan to Uaimh Navan |
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 39 '10 " N , 6 ° 40' 53" W | ||
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| Country | Ireland | ||
| Leinster | |||
| county | Meath | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | IE-MH | ||
| height | 42 m | ||
| surface | 20 km² | ||
| Residents | 28,399 (2016) | ||
| density | 1420 Ew. / km² | ||
| Telephone code | +353/46 | ||
| Website | www.navan.ie (English) | ||
| politics | |||
| mayor | Shane Cassells | ||
Navan ( Irish An Uaimh - the cave - older name An Odbha pronounced Ova) is a town and the administrative seat of County Meath in Ireland with 28,399 inhabitants (2016).
geography
Navan is 42 meters above sea level, at the confluence of the Blackwater and Boyne , 28 kilometers northwest of Dublin .
history
In the 12th century, the place came under the Norman rule of the Pale , when Jocelyn de Angulo , a knight in the retinue of Hugh de Lacy , the Lord of Meath , built a castle on the place. Hugh de Lacy bestowed the title of Baron de Navan on Jocelyn de Angulo . The place under the protection of the fortification developed into a trading center over time.
The seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Meath was formerly in Navan until it was moved to Mullingar after a dispute with the bishop .
Attractions
- Two kilometers northeast in Donaghmore are a round tower and the ruins of a church.
- Four kilometers to the northeast are the 400 year old ruins of Dunmoe Castle .
- Ten kilometers to the south-east is the Hill of Tara with numerous prehistoric and prehistoric monuments.
Personalities
Sons and daughters
- Francis Beaufort (1774–1857), Irish admiral and hydrograph
- James Fitzsimons (born 1936), Irish politician
- Paul Tighe (* 1958), Catholic clergyman and curia bishop
- Hugh Johnson (1946-2015), cinematographer
- Dylan Moran (* 1971), Irish actor and comedian
People with a relationship to the city
- Pierce Brosnan (* 1953), Irish actor, spent the first years of his life in Navan.
- Helen McEntee (* 1986), Irish politician, went to school in Navan.
economy
The Tara Mines , Europe's largest lead and zinc mine, are located in Navan . Navan was also famous for its carpets; the company "Navan Teppiche" closed however in 2003. Today the main branch of the economy is the furniture industry.
traffic
Rail: From roughly the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century, Navan was connected to two railway lines:
- from Dublin via Clonsilla to Navan and on to Kingscourt
- from the main Dublin-Belfast line branching off at Drogheda to Navan and on to Oldcastle .
Both routes have now been closed. There have been plans for many years to build a direct connection from Dublin to Navan again, but these are repeatedly pushed back.
Bus: The state bus company Bus Éireann has several lines that stop in Navan.
Road: Navan has been on the M3 Motorway , which runs from Dublin to the North West, since 2010 .
Town twinning
Navan has a partnership with the two Italian municipalities of Bobbio in Emilia-Romagna and Broccostella in Latium .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Railway line . Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ↑ https://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2019/08/26/4178700-planning-minister-asks-that-navan-rail-line-priority-be-downgraded/ Railway line to Dublin. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ↑ Bus timetable , accessed on February 17, 2020.
