Trawsfynydd
Sign in to saveTrawsfynydd (; Welsh for ) is a linear village in Gwynedd, Wales, near Llyn Trawsfynydd reservoir, and adjacent to the A470 north of Bronaber and Dolgellau and 10 km (6 miles) south of Blaenau Ffestiniog. It also neighbours the towns of Porthmadog and Bala.
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Place details
- Locality
- Trawsfynydd
- Region
- Cymru / Wales
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 628
- Timezone
- Europe/London
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.official_name
- Trawsfynydd
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 120.10
- UK place.static_image_name
- Fronwynion Street - geograph.org.uk - 1314888.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Fronwynion Street, Trawsfynydd
- UK place.population
- 973
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.community_wales
- Trawsfynydd
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Gwynedd
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd
- UK place.post_town
- BLAENAU FFESTINIOG
- UK place.postcode_district
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- community
- Official name
- Trawsfynydd
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Gwynedd
- Population
- +973
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Trawsfynydd, Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri National Park, Gwynedd, Cymru (Wales) 13.jpg
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Military training area
- Trawsfynydd nuclear power stations
- Governance
- Transport
- Railways
- Road
- In popular culture
- Notable people
- Hedd Wyn
- Others
- References
- External links
Trawsfynydd (; Welsh for ) is a linear village in Gwynedd, Wales, near Llyn Trawsfynydd reservoir, and adjacent to the A470 north of Bronaber and Dolgellau and 10 km (6 miles) south of Blaenau Ffestiniog. It also neighbours the towns of Porthmadog and Bala.
The total community area is 12,010 hectares (46.4 square miles) with a population of only 973. The area is sparsely populated with each hectare (acre) inhabited by an average 0.07 (0.03) persons. The community includes the sub-regions of Bronaber, Cwm Prysor and Abergeirw, in addition to the village itself.