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Caernarfonshire o Caernarvonshire (/kərˈnɑːrvənʃər/ (del galés: Sir Gaernarfon) [ˈsir gaɨ̯rˈnarvɔn]) es uno de los trece Condados históricos de Gales, en el Reino Unido. Limita al norte y al occidente con el mar de Irlanda, al oriente con Denbighshire, y al suroriente con Merionethshire.
Until 1974, Caernarfonshire (/ k ər ˈ n ɑːr v ən ʃ ər /; Welsh: Sir Gaernarfon, Welsh pronunciation: [ˈsir gaɨ̯rˈnarvɔn]), sometimes spelled Caernarvonshire or Carnarvonshire, was an administrative county in the north-west of Wales, later classed as one of the thirteen historic counties of Wales.
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- Carnarvonshire County Council (1889–1926), Caernarvonshire County Council (1926–1974)
Caernarvonshire, historic county of northwestern Wales, bordered on the north by the Irish Sea, on the east by Denbighshire, on the south by the county of Merioneth and Cardigan Bay, and on the west by Caernarfon Bay and the Menai Strait, which separates it from Anglesey.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Caernarfon ( / kərˈnɑːrvən, kɑːr -/; [2] [3] Welsh: [kaɨrˈnarvɔn] ⓘ) is a royal town, community and port in Gwynedd, Wales. It has a population of 9,852 (with Caeathro ). [4] [5] It lies along the A487 road, on the eastern shore of the Menai Strait, opposite the island of Anglesey.
Caernarfon Castle ( Welsh: Castell Caernarfon; Welsh pronunciation: [kastɛɬ kaɨrˈnarvɔn]) is a medieval fortress in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. The first fortification on the site was a motte-and-bailey castle built in the late 11th century, which King Edward I of England began to replace with the current stone structure in 1283.
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Caernarfonshire (/ k ər ˈ n ɑːr v ən ʃ ər /; Welsh: Sir Gaernarfon, Welsh pronunciation: [ˈsir gaɨ̯rˈnarvɔn]), historically spelled as Caernarvonshire or Carnarvonshire in English, is one of the thirteen historic counties, a vice-county.
Caernarfon (Carnarvon) Castle, Gwynedd, Wales. A Roman fort, Segontium, was built about 75 ce on a low hill southeast of the present town and was the seat of local chieftains after the Roman withdrawal ( c. 380–390). A Celtic church was founded there, probably in the 5th century.
