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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Photo: Ralph Rawlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Gwynedd, Wales
  • Also known as: “Fron-goch” and “Y Frongoch”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Frongoch Internment Camp memorial and Cwmtirmynach Chapel.

Memorial
Frongoch internment camp at Frongoch in , Wales was a makeshift place of imprisonment during the First World War and the 1916 Easter Rising.

Church
Photo: Chris Andrews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a church.

Peak
Snowdonia, or Eryri, is a mountainous region and national park in . It contains all 15 mountains in Wales over 3000 feet high, including the country's highest, , which is 1,085 metres tall. is situated 1½ miles south of Frongoch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rhyd-uchaf and Llidiardau.

Hamlet
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in , Wales, approximately 2.4 miles northwest of and 1.4 miles south of Frongoch, on an unnamed road which provides access to . The community population taken at the 2011 census was 78.

Hamlet
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small hamlet in , , approximately 4 miles northwest of , on an unnamed road, 2.3 miles from and in the shadow of . The community population taken at the 2011 census was 20. is situated 2 miles west of Frongoch.

Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a picturesque town of 2,000 people on the shores of Lake in , . It lies at the south-eastern edge of the . Excellent national centre for white water rafting and canoeing nearby.

Frongoch

Latitude
52.94043° or 52° 56′ 26″ north
Longitude
-3.63055° or 3° 37′ 50″ west
Elevation
778 feet (237 metres)
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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