Castlegar
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- Type: Village
- Description: town in Connacht, Ireland
- Also known as: “Castlegar (County Galway)” and “Castlegar, County Galway”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ballindooley Castle and The Sportsground.
The Sportsground
Stadium
Photo: James Gallagher, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dexcom Stadium is the home of Connacht Rugby. It opened in 1927 and has been used to host Connacht Rugby matches since. Dexcom Stadium is able to hold up to 8,129 people without temporary seating. The Sportsground is situated 3 km southwest of Castlegar.
Galway Ceannt
Railway station
Photo: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Galway railway station is a railway station which serves the city of Galway in County Galway. The station itself is located in the centre of the city in Eyre Square. Galway Ceannt is situated 3½ km southwest of Castlegar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Doughiska and Menlo.
Doughiska
Suburb
Photo: Darrin Antrobus, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Doughiska is a townland and suburb of Galway City in County Galway, Ireland. There has been continuous urban development between Doughiska and the city centre due to the growth of Galway City in the early 21st century. Doughiska is situated 3 km southeast of Castlegar.
Menlo
Village
Photo: Sharonlflynn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mionlach, commonly known by the anglicised name Menlo or Menlough, is a village and townland in one of the Gaeltacht areas of County Galway, Ireland. It is located about 3 km north of the Galway city centre, near where Lough Corrib outflows into the River Corrib. Menlo is situated 3½ km west of Castlegar.
Galway
Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Galway is the county town of County Galway on the west coast of Ireland. It's Ireland's fourth largest city, with a population in 2024 of 85,000, but its historic centre on the east bank of the River Corrib is compact.
Castlegar
- Categories: geographical feature and locality
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.30191° or 53° 18′ 7″ northLongitude
-9.01936° or 9° 1′ 10″ westElevation
16 metres (52 feet)Open location code
9C5G8X2J+Q7OpenStreetMap ID
node 13253054585OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Irish—“Castlegar” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Castlegar”
- Dutch: “Castlegar, County Galway”
- Georgian: “კასლგარი”
- Irish: “An Caislean gCearr”
- Irish: “An Caisleán Gearr”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Castlegar Castle and Ballindooly Lough.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Castlegar”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.