Harlech

Harlech is a town in north , the location of a magnificently-situated medieval castle and the steepest street in the world, Ffordd Pen Llech.
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  • Type: Town with 1,450 residents
  • Description: town, community and seaside resort in Gwynedd, within the historical boundaries of Meirionnydd in northwest Wales
  • Also known as: “ハーレックス” and “ハーレフ”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Harlech Castle and Harlech railway station.

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in Harlech, , , is a Grade…

Railway station
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is located at a level crossing…

Railway station
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is in the village of in , Wales.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portmeirion and Llandanwg.

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is an Italian renaissance-style village…

Village
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is a village in the community of the Ardudwy area of , Wales.

Village
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is a village and community in the Ardudwy area of in Wales. is situated 3½ miles northeast of Harlech.

Harlech

Latitude
52.8588° or 52° 51′ 32″ north
Longitude
-4.1075° or 4° 6′ 27″ west
Population
1,450
Elevation
203 feet (62 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB HAC
Open location code
9C4QVV5V+G2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29217836
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2647471
Wiki­data ID
Q1024935
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Harlech” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Harlech”
  • Basque: “Harlech”
  • Breton: “Harlech”
  • Bulgarian: “Харлех”
  • Catalan: “Harlech”
  • Cebuano: “Harlech”
  • Chinese: “哈勒赫”
  • Cornish: “Harlech”
  • Danish: “Harlech”
  • Dutch: “Harlech”
  • Finnish: “Harlech”
  • French: “Harlech”
  • German: “Harlech”
  • Hebrew: “הרלך”
  • Irish: “Harlech”
  • Italian: “Harlech”
  • Japanese: “ハーレック”
  • Korean: “할렉”
  • Latin: “Harlecum”
  • Manx: “Harlech”
  • Persian: “هارلخ”
  • Persian: “هارلک”
  • Polish: “Harlech”
  • Russian: “Харлех”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Harlech”
  • Slovenian: “Harlech”
  • Spanish: “Harlech”
  • Swedish: “Harlech”
  • Welsh: “Harlech”
  • “Harlech”

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