Centre for Alternative Technology

The Centre for Alternative Technology is a charity and eco-centre in , , dedicated to demonstrating and teaching sustainable development.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: eco-center in Powys, mid-Wales, UK, demonstrating and teaching sustainable development
  • Also known as: “Canolfan y Dechnoleg Amgen”, “Canolfan y Dechnoleg Amgen / Centre for Alternative Technology”, “CAT”, and “National Centre for Alternative Technology”
  • Address: Machynlleth, SY20 9AZ

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Machynlleth railway station and Maespoeth Junction.

Railway station
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is on the Cambrian Line in mid-, serving the town of . It was built by the Newtown and Machynlleth Railway and subsequently passed into the ownership of the Cambrian Railways, the Great Western Railway, Western Region of British Railways and London Midland Region of British Railways. is situated 2 miles south of Centre for Alternative Technology.

Railway station
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is a railway station south of in . It lies in the historic county of /Sir Feirionnydd, in the valley of the . is situated 1½ miles north of Centre for Alternative Technology.

Library
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is situated 2½ miles south of Centre for Alternative Technology.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pantperthog and Esgairgeiliog.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in southern in , 2 miles north of and 14 miles southeast of . Nearby is the former Llwyngwern quarry, which is now the Centre for Alternative Technology.

Village
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is a village in , Wales, UK. It is situated at the junction of the Afon Glesyrch's and ' valleys. Behind the village is the former Era slate quarry, in the Glesyrch valley, and the Centre for Alternative Technology lies about a mile south of the village.

Village
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is a small village in the valley of the in , Wales, about two miles north-east of . Until 1987 was a community; today it is in the community of . is situated 2 miles east of Centre for Alternative Technology.

Centre for Alternative Technology

Latitude
52.62304° or 52° 37′ 23″ north
Longitude
-3.83996° or 3° 50′ 24″ west
Open location code
9C4RJ5F6+62
Open­Street­Map ID
node 53268288
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q3404000
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Centre for Alternative Technology” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Canolfan y Dechnoleg Amgen”
  • Basque: “Centre for Alternative Technology”
  • Catalan: “Canolfan y Dechnoleg Amgen”
  • Catalan: “Centre for Alternative Technology”
  • Chinese: “替代技术中心”
  • Chinese: “替代技術中心”
  • Dagbani: “CAT”
  • Dagbani: “Centre for Alternative Technology”
  • Dutch: “Centre for Alternative Technology”
  • French: “Canolfan y Dechnoleg Amgen”
  • French: “Centre for Alternative Technology”
  • French: “Centre pour les technologies alternatives”
  • German: “Centre for Alternative Technology”
  • Hebrew: “המרכז לטכנולוגיה אלטרנטיבית”
  • Irish: “Canolfan y Dechnoleg Amgen”
  • Irish: “Centre for Alternative Technology”
  • Italian: “Centre for Alternative Technology”
  • Japanese: “代替技術センター”
  • Persian: “مرکز فناوری جایگزین”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Canolfan y Dechnoleg Amgen”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Centre for Alternative Technology”
  • Swahili: “Kituo cha Teknolojia Mbadala (CAT)”
  • Swedish: “Canolfan y Dechnoleg Amgen”
  • Swedish: “Centre for Alternative Technology”
  • Welsh: “Canolfan Dechnoleg Amgen”
  • Welsh: “Canolfan y Dechnoleg Amgen”
  • Welsh: “CAT”

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