Facts About Wales PDF

Some facts about Wales (Cymru in Welsh) **Wales** is situated in the **southwestern** part of Great Britain. Population: 3 200 000 Official languages: English, Welsh Capital city: Cardiff (and the biggest city) Area: 20 782 square kilometres **Flag: The **Wales Flag**,** or **Red Dragon,** or...

Some facts about Wales (Cymru in Welsh) **Wales** is situated in the **southwestern** part of Great Britain. Population: 3 200 000 Official languages: English, Welsh Capital city: Cardiff (and the biggest city) Area: 20 782 square kilometres **Flag: The **Wales Flag**,** or **Red Dragon,** or ***Y Ddraig Goch*** meaning (\'the red dragon\'), Baner Cymru (in Welsh)  **National Anthem:** ****Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau**** **(Land of my Fathers)** **The leek and the daffodil --** national flowers/floral emblems of Wales **Anglesey** -- the biggest island in Wales. There are 7 cities in Wales. They are: 1. Cardiff -- 350 000 2. Swansea -- 170 000 3. Newport -- 131 000 4. Wrexham -- 45 000 5. Bangor -- 17 000 6. St Asaph -- 3 500 7. St Davids -- 1 350 River Tywi (also called Towy) -- the longest river in Wales (120 km). **Snowdon** (**Yr Wyddfa** in Welsh) -- the highest mountain in Wales (1085m high) **Saint David** -- the patron saint of Wales **St David\'s Day** (Welsh: Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant) also called **Feast of Saint David** celebrated on **1 March**, the date of Saint David\'s death in 589 AD. **Cawl (cawl Cymreig -- walijska zupa)** -- a Welsh dish, soup made of [lamb](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamb_and_mutton) or [beef](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beef) with [leeks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leek), potatoes, swedes, carrots and other seasonal vegetables. . **Welsh rarebit or Welsh rabbit** is a dish of hot cheese sauce, often including ale, mustard, or Worcestershire [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcestershire_sauce) sauce, served on toasted bread. **Sir George Everest -** a Welsh surveyor (geodeta) and geographer, Everest was responsible for surveying the [meridian arc (](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meridian_arc)łuk południka) from the southernmost point of India north to [Nepal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal), a distance of about 2,400 kilometres, a task that took from 1806 to 1841 to complete. He was made Surveyor General of India. The highest mountain in the world -- Mount Everest is named for Sir George Everest. Everest był w dużej mierze odpowiedzialny za pomiar łuku południka od najdalej na południe wysuniętego punktu Indii na północ do Nepalu , na dystansie około 2400 kilometrów (1500 mil), zadanie to trwało od 1806 do 1841 roku. Został mianowany Generalnym Geodetą Indii w 1830 roku, przeszedł na emeryturę w 1843 roku i powrócił do Anglii. **Sir Philip** ***Anthony Hopkins*** -- world-famous Welsh actor, Hopkins is an Oscar-winning actor -- Best Actor for his performances: as the killer [Hannibal Lecter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal_Lecter) in \'\'The Silence of the Lamb\'\' - 1^st^ Oscar as Anthony, a man struggling with dementia in\'\'The Father\'\' - 2^nd^ Oscar  **Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch - a** village in [Anglesey](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Anglesey#English), [Wales](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wales#English), known for having the longest place name in Europe. **It is translated as:** St Mary\'s Church in the Hollow of the White Hazel near a Rapid Whirlpool and the Church of St. Tysilio near the Red Cave\'\'. In 1860\'s the name was given to atrract tourists. The railway station in the village Wales is believed to have more castles ***per square mile*** than anywhere else in the world. (Ważne, na milę nie na kilometr!) **Farndon Bridge** - crosses the River Dee and stands between Farndon in England and Holt in Wales.  **Calan Gaeaf** - is the name of the first day of winter in Wales, observed on 1 November. Cambrian Mountains -- mountains in Wales ---------------------------------------- **The National Eisteddfod** is the largest cultural festival in Europe, held in a different part of Wales every year. **Rugby** -- a very popular sport in Wales (national sport?) Wales is bordered by **the Irish Sea to the north and west.**