Tryweryn Valley
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Tryweryn Valley is a former Welsh valley in Gwynedd that became a symbol of Welsh nationalism after being controversially flooded in the 1960s to create a reservoir, leading to the drowning of the village of Capel Celyn.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | valley ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Capel Celyn flooding ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
Plaid Cymru
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Welsh devolution movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSlogan | Cofiwch Dryweryn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Welsh political discourse ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | Welsh nationalist literature ⓘ |
| contains | River Tryweryn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsFormerSettlement |
Capel Celyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
farmsteads and smallholdings ⓘ |
| controversyType |
displacement of Welsh-speaking community
ⓘ
lack of local democratic consent ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| currentStatus | submerged under Llyn Celyn ⓘ |
| damCompletedIn | 1965 ⓘ |
| damType | rock-fill embankment dam ⓘ |
| floodedBy | Liverpool City Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floodedFor | Llyn Celyn reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floodingApprovedBy | UK Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floodingApprovedIn | 1957 ⓘ |
| floodingCause | construction of a water supply reservoir for Liverpool ⓘ |
| floodingCompletedIn | 1965 ⓘ |
| historicalCounty | Merionethshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impactOnCulture | loss of a predominantly Welsh-speaking community ⓘ |
| impactOnPopulation | forced relocation of Capel Celyn residents ⓘ |
| inspired |
campaigns for a Welsh Assembly
ⓘ
increased support for Welsh language activism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
controversial flooding to create Llyn Celyn
ⓘ
drowning of the Welsh-speaking village of Capel Celyn ⓘ |
| languageOfCommunityBeforeFlooding | Welsh ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfBill | passed without consent of Welsh MPs majority ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gwynedd
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
north-west Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorializedBy |
Capel Celyn memorial chapel at Llyn Celyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cofiwch Dryweryn mural near Llanrhystud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfWelshMPsOpposingBill | 35 GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfWelshMPsSupportingBill | 0 GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOf | River Dee catchment area ⓘ |
| politicalImpact |
galvanised support for Welsh nationalism
ⓘ
highlighted lack of Welsh self-government ⓘ |
| postFloodInfrastructure | Llyn Celyn dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preFloodCommunityType | rural Welsh-speaking community ⓘ |
| preFloodPrimaryEconomicActivity | hill farming ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Llyn Celyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirPurpose | water supply for Liverpool and parts of north-west England ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Welsh nationalism
ⓘ
Welsh political protest ⓘ |
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