Arklow

Arklow is a town on the coast of at the outflow of the River Avoca. The name is Norse, meaning "Arnkell's meadow". It's industrial and has become a commuter town for Dublin; in 2022 its population was about 13,000.
  • Town with about 13,400 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (70 feet)
  • Description: town in County Wicklow at the east coast of Ireland

Places of Interest

Highlights include Arklow and Ormonde Cinema.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scarnagh and Woodenbridge.
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Latitude
52.7982° or 52° 47′ 54″ north
Longitude
-6.154° or 6° 9′ 14″ west
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Arklow” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Arklow”
  • Basque: “Arklow”
  • Breton: “An tInbhear Mór”
  • Breton: “Arklow”
  • Bulgarian: “Арклоу”
  • Catalan: “Arklow”
  • Cebuano: “Arklow”
  • Chinese: “阿克洛”
  • Czech: “An tInbhear Mór”
  • Czech: “Arklow”
  • Danish: “An tInbhear Mór”
  • Danish: “Arklow”
  • Dutch: “Arklow”
  • Estonian: “Arklow”
  • Finnish: “Arklow”
  • French: “Arklow”
  • Georgian: “არკლოუ”
  • German: “Arklow”
  • Greek: “Άρκλοου”
  • Hebrew: “ארקלו”
  • Indonesian: “An tInbhear Mór”
  • Indonesian: “Arklow”
  • Irish: “An tInbhear Mór”
  • Italian: “Arklow”
  • Japanese: “アークロー”
  • Korean: “아클로”
  • Lithuanian: “Arklou”
  • Manx: “an tInbhear Mór”
  • Manx: “Inver Mooar”
  • Manx: “yn Inver Mooar”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Arklow”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Earchlæw”
  • Persian: “آرکلو”
  • Polish: “Arklow”
  • Portuguese: “Arklow”
  • Russian: “Арклоу”
  • Samogitian: “Arklou”
  • Serbian: “Arklow”
  • Serbian: “Арклоу”
  • Silesian: “Arklow”
  • Slovak: “Arklow”
  • Spanish: “Arklow”
  • Swedish: “Arklow”
  • Ukrainian: “Арклоу”
  • Welsh: “An tInbhear Mór”
  • Welsh: “Arklow”

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County Wicklow: Highlights

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