Frongoch

Frongoch is a village located in , . It lies close to the market town of , on the A4212 road. It was the home of the , used to hold German prisoners-of-war during First World War, and then Irish Republican prisoners from the 1916 Rising.
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  • Village
  • …lies at an elevation of 778 feet (237 metres)
  • …is also known as “Y Frongoch”
  • Description: village in Gwynedd, Wales

Places of Interest

Highlights include Frongoch Internment Camp memorial and Cwmtirmynach Chapel.
Frongoch internment camp at Frongoch…
Chris Andrews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a church.
Snowdonia, or Eryri, is a mountainous region and national park in . is situated 1½ miles south of Frongoch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rhyd-uchaf and Llidiardau.
Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in , Wales…
Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small hamlet in , … is situated 2 miles west of Frongoch.
Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a picturesque town of 2,000 people on the shores of Lake in , .

Frongoch

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Latitude
52.94043° or 52° 56′ 26″ north
Longitude
-3.63055° or 3° 37′ 50″ west
Open location code
9C4RW9R9+5Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29763202
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2649018
Wiki­data ID
Q3359368

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Frongoch” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Frongoch”
  • Breton: “Frongoch”
  • Catalan: “Frongoch”
  • Dutch: “Frongoch”
  • French: “Frongoch”
  • Irish: “Fron-goch”
  • Irish: “Frongoch”
  • Japanese: “フロンゴッホ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Frongoch”
  • Norwegian: “Frongoch”
  • Persian: “فرونگوچ”
  • Welsh: “Fron-goch”
  • Welsh: “Frongoch”
  • Welsh: “y Fron-goch”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mynwent Frongoch and Y Foel.

Gwynedd: Highlights

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