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Brecon Beacons National Park

The Brecon Beacons National Park is a national park in southern . Within an area of 1347 km², the park contains some of the most spectacular and distinctive upland formations in southern Britain.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: National park in the south of Wales, UK
  • Also known as: “Bannau Brycheiniog”, “Bannau Brycheiniog National Park”, and “Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog”
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Pen y Fan and Cribyn.

Peak
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is the highest peak in , situated in Brecon Beacons National Park. At 886 metres above sea-level, it is also the highest British peak south of in .

Peak
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is a mountain in the with an elevation of 2608 feet, about 300 feet lower than the neighbouring peaks of and . It is a prominent peak in the long and impressive escarpment facing north and running roughly east–west of the central section of the Brecon Beacons.

Peak
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is the name commonly applied to the high point of the plateau of Gwaun Cerrig Llwydion in the eastern part of the in south .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llanfrynach and Libanus.

Village
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is a village and community in the county of , Wales, and the historic county of Brecknockshire. The population of the community as taken at the 2011 census was 571.

Village
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is a village in the National Park, , , United Kingdom, and in the community of . Presumably, the name of the village derives from , also known as the Lebanon Mountains, the ancient name for which was , a common name for chapels in Wales.

Hamlet
is a small village within the community of in the county of , , and the historic county of Brecknockshire. The Welsh name signifies the 'end of grove'.

Brecon Beacons National Park

Latitude
51.8833° or 51° 53′ north
Longitude
-3.4° or 3° 24′ west
Population
33,500
Elevation
1,594 feet (486 metres)
Open location code
9C3RVHMX+8X
Geo­Names ID
2654815
Wiki­data ID
Q15052206
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Brecon Beacons National Park” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Bannau Brycheiniog Parke Nazionala”
  • Basque: “Brecon Beacons Parke Nazionala”
  • Breton: “Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog”
  • Breton: “Park Broadel Bannau Brycheiniog”
  • Catalan: “Parc Nacional de Bannau Brycheiniog”
  • Catalan: “Parc Nacional de Brecon Beacons”
  • Cebuano: “Bannau Brycheiniog National Park”
  • Cebuano: “Brecon Beacons National Park”
  • Chinese: “布雷肯比肯斯國家公園”
  • Cornish: “Park Kenedhlek Bannau Brycheiniog”
  • Cornish: “Park Kenedhlek Bannyow Brycheiniog”
  • Czech: “Národní park Bannau Brycheiniog”
  • Czech: “Národní park Brecon Beacons”
  • Danish: “Bannau Brycheiniog National Park”
  • Danish: “Brecon Beacons National Park”
  • Dutch: “Nationaal park Bannau Brycheiniog”
  • Dutch: “Nationaal park Brecon Beacons”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Park Bannau Brycheiniog”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Parko Brecon Beacons Bannau Brycheiniog”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Parko Brecon Beacons”
  • Finnish: “Brecon Beacons”
  • Finnish: “Brecon Beaconsin kansallispuisto”
  • French: “Parc national Brecon Beacons”
  • French: “parc national des Bannau Brycheiniog”
  • French: “Parc national des Bannau Brycheiniog”
  • German: “Bannau-Brycheiniog-Nationalpark”
  • German: “Brecon-Beacons-Nationalpark”
  • Hebrew: “ברקון ביקונס”
  • Hebrew: “פארק לאומי באנאו בריצ’ייניוג”
  • Icelandic: “Bannau Brycheiniog-þjóðgarðurinn”
  • Icelandic: “Brecon Beacons-þjóðgarðurinn”
  • Indonesian: “Taman Nasional Bannau Brycheiniog”
  • Indonesian: “Taman Nasional Brecon Beacons”
  • Irish: “Páirc Náisiúnta Bannau Brycheiniog”
  • Irish: “Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog”
  • Italian: “parco nazionale di Bannau Brycheiniog”
  • Italian: “parco nazionale di Brecon Beacons”
  • Italian: “Parco nazionale di Brecon Beacons”
  • Japanese: “ブレコンビーコンズ国立公園”
  • Kazakh: “Брекон-Биконс ұлттық саябағы”
  • Korean: “바나이 브러헤이니오그 국립공원”
  • Korean: “바나이브러헤이니오그 국립공원”
  • Korean: “브레컨비컨스 국립공원”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bannau Brycheiniog National Park”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Brecon Beacons National Park”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bannau Brycheiniog nasjonalpark”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Brecon Beacons nasjonalpark”
  • Polish: “Park Narodowy Bannau Brycheiniog”
  • Polish: “Park Narodowy Brecon Beacons”
  • Romanian: “Parcul Național Bannau Brycheiniog”
  • Romanian: “Parcul Național Brecon Beacons”
  • Russian: “Брекон-Биконс”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Pàirc Nàiseanta Bannau Brycheiniog”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog”
  • Slovenian: “Bannau Brycheiniog National Park”
  • Slovenian: “Narodni park Bannau Brycheiniog”
  • Spanish: “parque nacional Bannau Brycheiniog”
  • Spanish: “Parque nacional Bannau Brycheiniog”
  • Spanish: “parque nacional Brecon Beacons”
  • Swedish: “Bannau Brycheiniog National Park”
  • Swedish: “Brecon Beacons National Park”
  • Thai: “อุทยานแห่งชาติเบรคอนบีคอนส์”
  • Turkish: “Brecon Beacons Millî Parkı”
  • Vietnamese: “Vườn quốc gia Bannau Brycheiniog”
  • Vietnamese: “Vườn quốc gia Brecon Beacons”
  • Welsh: “Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog”
  • “Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog”

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