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Sign in to saveDolgellau (; ) is a town and community in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, lying on the River Wnion, a tributary of the River Mawddach. It was the traditional county town of the historic county of Merionethshire until the county of Gwynedd was created in 1974. Dolgellau is the main base for climbers of Cadair Idris and Mynydd Moel which are visible from the town. Dolgellau is the second largest settlement in southern Gwynedd after Tywyn and includes the community of Penmaenpool. in 2021 the population dropped to 2,602.
Key facts
- UK place.post_town
- DOLGELLAU
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.static_image_name
- File:Eldon Square, Dolgellau - geograph.org.uk - 2919493.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Eldon Square, Dolgellau
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd
- UK place.official_name
- Dolgellau
- UK place.population
- 2,688
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census)
- UK place.community_wales
- Dolgellau
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Gwynedd
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Gwynedd
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd
- UK place.postcode_district
- LL40
- UK place.postcode_area
- LL
- UK place.dial_code
- 01341
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SH728178
- UK place.module
- 240pxMap of the community
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
15 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- History and economy
- Education
- Literary connections
- Local attractions
- Cultural events
- Sesiwn Fawr Dolgellau
- Gwyl Cefn Gwlad
- Eisteddfod
- Twin-town
- Notable people
- Geography
- See also
- References
- External links
Dolgellau (; ) is a town and community in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, lying on the River Wnion, a tributary of the River Mawddach. It was the traditional county town of the historic county of Merionethshire until the county of Gwynedd was created in 1974. Dolgellau is the main base for climbers of Cadair Idris and Mynydd Moel which are visible from the town. Dolgellau is the second largest settlement in southern Gwynedd after Tywyn and includes the community of Penmaenpool. in 2021 the population dropped to 2,602.
==Toponymy== The name Dolgellau is a compound of 'water-meadow' and , the plural of 'a cell', giving the meaning 'water-meadow of cells'. The in the name was probably located within a bend at the confluence of the rivers Wnion and Aran. The may refer to monastic cells or merchant's stalls.