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Gwynedd is an administrative county in Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd.
It has a population of around 117,00 and was created in 1974 as one of the eight
new administrative counties of Wales. Gwynedd was reduced in 1996 by the separation
of Anglesey. It covers an area of 984 square miles (2,548 square kilometres). Although
one of the biggest in terms of geographical area, it was also one of the most sparsely
opulated. A large proportion of the population being Welsh-speaking.
In Gwynedd there are the popular towns of Bangor,
Porthmadog, Holyhead,
Bala, Colwyn Bay
and Bangor.
Geography
Gwynedd is a very mountainous region of stunning beauty, with Snowdonia within its
borders. The county of Gwynedd is located on the northwest side of Wales, and lies
mostly within the Snowdonia National Park. It is set within the spectacular scenery
of the Snowdonia mountain ranges and the magnificent Cambrian coastline and the
lovel Llyn Peninsular. Snowdonia at the heart of North Wales, is still wild, it
is a land of heather moors, of peaceful valleys and tranquil lakes, of brooding
mountain skylines dipping into the sea. Ravens wheel above its peaks. A place of
great beauty, Snowdonia's history is written into its landscape; prehistoric burial
chambers, massive castles recalling past wars between the Welsh and the English.
Industry
Traces of slate mining and copper miming are to be found around the region. Today
the main industry is tourism with some hill farming. It is one of the poorest regions
of Wales and has a high unemployment rate. Today, new industries have replaced the
old. Around Caernarfon, for example, modern studios produce film and television
for an international market.Gwynedd was one of the kingdoms or principalities of
medieval Wales. Covering an area in the north-west of the country around Snowdonia
and including the island of Anglesey, its rulers Owain Gwynedd, Llywelyn the Great
and Llywelyn the Last gained the ascendancy over their local rivals. The region's
isolation and topography made it difficult for English kings to impose their will
on the local rulers. During the the Norman conquest of Wales, between the years
1066 and 1282, Gwynedd was a centre of national resistance, the last stronghold
of the native Welsh princes against the kings of England but they were finally conquered
by Edward the first in 1292. Res
History
Gwynedd was one of the kingdoms or principalities of medieval Wales. Covering an
area in the north-west of the country around Snowdonia and including the island
of Anglesey, its rulers Owain Gwynedd, Llywelyn the Great and Llywelyn the Last
gained the ascendancy over their local rivals. The region's isolation and topography
made it difficult for English kings to impose their will on the local rulers. During
the the Norman conquest of Wales, between the years 1066 and 1282, Gwynedd was a
centre of national resistance, the last stronghold of the native Welsh princes against
the kings of England but they were finally conquered by Edward the first in 1292.
Resistance was carried on for a while longer by Prince David, brother of Llywelyn
the Last but he was betrayed and captured and executed. The children of the Princes
were imprisoned or placed in nunneries to ensure that no focus for resistance remained
in Wales.
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