National Library of Wales
The National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth is the national legal deposit library of Wales and is one of the Welsh Government sponsored bodies. It is the biggest library in Wales, holding over 6.5 million books and periodicals, and the largest collections of archives, portraits, maps, and photographic images in Wales.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Library
- Description: Welsh archive and research library
- Also known as: “Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru” and “NLW”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bronglais Hospital and Physical Sciences Library.
Bronglais Hospital
Hospital
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Bronglais Hospital is an Acute District General Hospital in Aberystwyth, Wales. It is managed by Hywel Dda University Health Board. It is the only acute hospital within mid-Wales and is the main hospital for the students of Aberystwyth University. Bronglais Hospital is situated 960 feet northwest of National Library of Wales.
Physical Sciences Library
Library
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Physical Sciences Library is situated 920 feet northeast of National Library of Wales.
Hugh Owen Library
Library
The Hugh Owen Library is the principal academic library of Aberystwyth University in Wales, providing comprehensive library services across all academic disciplines within the institution. Hugh Owen Library is situated 1,400 feet northeast of National Library of Wales.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waunfawr and Llanbadarn Fawr.
Llanbadarn Fawr
Suburb
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Llanbadarn Fawr is a village and community in Ceredigion, Wales. It is on the outskirts of Aberystwyth next to Penparcau and Southgate. It forms the eastern part of the continually built-up area of Aberystwyth.
Penparcau
Village
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Penparcau is a village and electoral ward in Ceredigion, Wales, situated to the south of Aberystwyth. The original village was a hamlet, but the building of extensive Art Deco style semi-detached social housing from the 1920s on transformed it.
National Library of Wales
- Categories: national library, archives, Welsh Government sponsored body, art museum, charitable organization, and education
- Location: Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“National Library of Wales” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مكتبة ويلز الوطنية”
- Armenian: “Ուելսի ազգային գրադարան”
- Azerbaijani: “Uels Milli Kitabxanası”
- Basque: “Galesko Liburutegi Nazionala”
- Belarusian: “Нацыянальная бібліятэка Уэльса”
- Bosnian: “Nacionalna biblioteka Velsa”
- Breton: “Levraoueg Vroadel Kembre”
- Catalan: “Biblioteca Nacional de Gal·les”
- Chinese: “國立威爾斯圖書館”
- Chinese: “威尔士国家图书馆”
- Chinese: “威爾斯國家圖書館”
- Czech: “Národní knihovna Walesu”
- Czech: “Velšská národní knihovna”
- Danish: “National Library of Wales”
- Danish: “Wales‘ Nationalbibliotek”
- Dutch: “Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru”
- Dutch: “Nationale Bibliotheek van Wales”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مكتبه ويلز الوطنيه”
- Esperanto: “Nacia biblioteko de Kimrio”
- Esperanto: “Nacia Biblioteko de Kimrio”
- Finnish: “Walesin kansalliskirjasto”
- French: “bibliothèque nationale du pays de Galles”
- French: “Bibliothèque nationale du pays de Galles”
- French: “LLGC-NLW”
- Galician: “Biblioteca Nacional de Gales”
- German: “National Library of Wales”
- German: “Nationalbibliothek von Wales”
- Greek: “Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη της Ουαλίας”
- Hebrew: “הספרייה הלאומית של ויילס”
- Irish: “Leabharlann Náisiúnta na Breataine Bige”
- Irish: “Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru”
- Italian: “National Library of Wales”
- Japanese: “ウェールズ国立図書館”
- Latin: “Bibliotheca Nationalis Cambriae”
- Latvian: “NLW”
- Latvian: “Velsas Nacionālā bibliotēka”
- Manx: “Lioarlann Ashoonagh Vretyn”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Wales’ nasjonalbibliotek”
- Norwegian: “Det nasjonale bibliotek i Wales”
- Norwegian: “Wales’ nasjonalbibliotek”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Bibliotèca nacionala del País de Galas”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Bibliotèca Nacionala del País de Galas”
- Occitan (post 1500): “LLGC-NLW”
- Panjabi: “ਨੈਸ਼ਨਲ ਲਾਇਬ੍ਰੇਰੀ ਆੱਫ ਵੇਲਜ਼”
- Persian: “کتابخانه ملی ولز”
- Polish: “Narodowa Biblioteka Walijska”
- Portuguese: “Biblioteca Nacional do País de Gales”
- Russian: “Национальная библиотека Уэльса”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Leabharlann Nàiseanta na Cuimrigh”
- Serbian: “Национална библиотека Велса”
- Slovenian: “Nacionalna knjižnica Walesa”
- Slovenian: “NLW”
- Spanish: “Biblioteca Nacional de Gales”
- Swedish: “National Library of Wales”
- Swedish: “Wales nationalbibliotek”
- Tatar: “Уэлс милли китапханәсе”
- Ukrainian: “NLW”
- Ukrainian: “Національна бібліотека Уельсу”
- Urdu: “نیشنل لائبریری آف ویلز”
- Welsh: “Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru”
- Welsh: “Y Gen”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Buarth Mawr and Pwllhobi.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Harry’S Hotel & Restaurant and Aberystwyth Town Hall.
Ceredigion: Must-Visit Destinations
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