Gwynedd

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county lieutenancy area preserved county principal area of Wales

Gwynedd is a county and preserved lieutenancy area in north-west Wales known for its rugged coastline, mountains including much of Snowdonia, and strong Welsh language and cultural heritage.

Aliases (6)

Statements (74)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	county → lieutenancy area → preserved county → principal area of Wales →
borders	Ceredigion NERFINISHED → Conwy → Denbighshire NERFINISHED → Isle of Anglesey → Powys NERFINISHED →
contains	Bangor University → Barmouth NERFINISHED → Bethesda → Blaenau Ffestiniog → Cader Idris → Caernarfon Bay → Caernarfon Castle → Cardigan Bay coastline → Criccieth → Dolgellau NERFINISHED → Dyfi Estuary (part) → Ffestiniog → Ffestiniog Railway → Glyderau mountain range → Harlech → Harlech Castle → Llanberis NERFINISHED → Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake) → Llŷn Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty → Llŷn Peninsula → Machno Valley → Mawddach Estuary → Menai Strait (part) → Penrhyn Castle → Penrhyndeudraeth NERFINISHED → Porthmadog → Portmeirion → Pwllheli → Rhinogydd mountains → Snowdonia National Park → Tryfan → Tywyn NERFINISHED → Welsh Highland Railway → Y Bala (Bala) → Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) → much of Eryri (Snowdonia) →
country	Wales →
createdAsPrincipalArea	1996 →
governingBody	Gwynedd Council →
governmentType	unitary authority →
hasAdministrativeCentre	Caernarfon →
hasCoastlineOn	Irish Sea →
hasHeritage	medieval Welsh kingdoms →
hasHighProportionOfSpeakersOf	Welsh →
hasLargestTown	Bangor →
hasNotableIndustry	agriculture → slate quarrying (historically) → tourism →
hasOfficialLanguage	English → Welsh →
hasRugged	coastline →
hasSignificant	protected landscapes →
hasStrong	Welsh cultural heritage → Welsh language heritage →
hasTerrain	mountainous → rural →
lieutenancyAreaFor	Lord Lieutenant of Gwynedd →
locatedIn	north-west Wales →
namedAfter	Kingdom of Gwynedd →
partOf	United Kingdom → Wales →
postalCodeArea	LL →
predecessor	Gwynedd (1974–1996) county →
timeZone	BST → GMT →

Referenced by (40)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Arenig Fawr → Bala → Barmouth → Caernarfon Castle → Ffestiniog Railway ("Gwynedd local authority area") → Llanbedr → Llanfair → Llyn Tegid → Pwllheli (via Cambrian Coast) → Rhinogydd → Talyllyn Railway → Trawsfynydd → Tywyn →	locatedIn
Barmouth ("Gwynedd local authority area") → Traeth Bach ("Gwynedd local authority area") →	administrativeArea
Mercia ("Kingdom of Gwynedd") → Powys →	borderedBy
Ceredigion → Sir Feirionnydd →	borders
Penrhyndeudraeth → Tywyn →	ceremonialCounty
Harlech → Llanfair ("Gwynedd local government area") →	partOf
Conwy Castle ("Gwynedd historic region") → Llyn Tegid →	region
Cambrian Line → Ffestiniog Railway →	regionServed
Harlech →	administrativeCounty
Llanbedr →	electoralWardOf
Gwynedd Council ("county of Gwynedd") →	governs
Wales →	hasHistoricRegion
Bala →	hasLieutenancyArea
Bala →	hasUnitaryAuthority
Caernarfon Castle →	historicalRegion
Anglesey →	isConnectedTo
Penrhyndeudraeth →	lieutenancyArea
Bala →	locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity
Gwynedd ("Gwynedd (1974–1996) county") →	predecessor
Welsh Wars →	regionAffected
Sir Feirionnydd →	successorAdministrativeArea