Meirionnydd

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historic county traditional region

Meirionnydd is a historic region in northwest Wales known for its rugged landscapes, Welsh-speaking communities, and inclusion of parts of Snowdonia.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Meirionnydd Nant Conwy 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic county ⓘ
traditional region ⓘ
borders Cardigan Bay ⓘ
Ceredigion NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gwynedd NERFINISHED ⓘ
Powys NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains Bala ⓘ
Barmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cadair Idris ⓘ
Dolgellau NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ffestiniog ⓘ
Harlech ⓘ
Machynlleth area ⓘ
Trawsfynydd ⓘ
Tywyn NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsPart parts of Snowdonia ⓘ
southern Snowdonia ⓘ
country Wales ⓘ
currentEconomyIncludes outdoor recreation ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
economyHistoricallyBasedOn agriculture ⓘ
sheep farming ⓘ
slate quarrying ⓘ
governedAsPartOf Gwynedd (principal area) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Merionethshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAlternativeSpelling Merioneth NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCoastlineOn Cardigan Bay ⓘ
hasHeritage Eisteddfodau and local cultural festivals ⓘ
strong Welsh cultural traditions ⓘ
hasHighestPoint Cadair Idris ⓘ
hasSignificantPopulationOf Welsh speakers ⓘ
historicCountyAbolishedAsAdministrativeUnit 1974 ⓘ
historicCountyCreated 16th century ⓘ
historicCountyTown Dolgellau NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicParliamentaryConstituency Dwyfor Meirionnydd (UK Parliament constituency) ⓘ
Meirionnydd (UK Parliament constituency) ⓘ
Meirionnydd Nant Conwy (UK Parliament constituency) ⓘ
knownFor Welsh-speaking communities ⓘ
mountain scenery ⓘ
rugged landscapes ⓘ
language Welsh ⓘ
locatedIn United Kingdom ⓘ
North Wales ⓘ
surface form: northwest Wales
partOf Snowdonia ⓘ
surface form: Snowdonia National Park

Merionethshire ⓘ
surface form: historic county of Merionethshire
reorganizedUnder Local Government Act 1972 ⓘ
tourismAttractions Ffestiniog Railway ⓘ
Harlech ⓘ
surface form: Harlech Castle

Snowdonia ⓘ
surface form: Snowdonia National Park

Talyllyn Railway ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dwyfor Meirionnydd → createdFrom → Meirionnydd ⓘ
this entity surface form: Meirionnydd Nant Conwy
Sir Feirionnydd → historicRegion → Meirionnydd ⓘ
River Dysynni → locatedIn → Meirionnydd ⓘ
Dwyfor Meirionnydd → namedAfter → Meirionnydd ⓘ
River Mawddach → region → Meirionnydd ⓘ
Tywyn → region → Meirionnydd ⓘ
Merionethshire → traditionalRegion → Meirionnydd ⓘ