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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.

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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
LL41
UK place.postcode_area
LL
UK place.dial_code
01766
UK place.os_grid_reference
SH707356
UK place.module
240pxMap of the community

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Trawsfynydd” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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