Athlone

Athlone is a town in , almost dead-centre of Ireland and bisected by the River Shannon. The promenade on the River Shannon is popular among anglers, birdwatchers and swimmers.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Athlone and Athlone Castle.

Railway station
railway station is a station which serves the town of in and . It is located in the town on the east side of the river Shannon.

Museum
Photo: Sgbrito, Public domain.
, sometimes known as Adamson Castle, is a castle located in Athlone, , , dating from the 12th century.

Shopping center
is a shopping centre located in Athlone, , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baylin.

Village
, also written Bealin is a village in , , about 5 kilometres east of Athlone. Its postal address is , Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland. is situated 6 km east of Athlone.

Athlone

Latitude
53.4228° or 53° 25′ 22″ north
Longitude
-7.9426° or 7° 56′ 33″ west
Population
22,900
Elevation
39 metres (128 feet)
United Nations Location Code
IE ATH
Open location code
9C5JC3F4+4X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 52271772
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3313472
Wiki­data ID
Q369911
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Urdu—“Athlone” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Athlone, Ierland
  • Afrikaans: Athlone
  • Arabic: أثلون
  • Armenian: Աթլոն (քաղաք)
  • Armenian: Աթլոն
  • Asturian: Athlone
  • Basque: Athlone
  • Bavarian: Athlone
  • Belarusian: Атлон
  • Breton: Áth Luain
  • Breton: Athlone
  • Breton: Baile Átha Luain
  • Bulgarian: Атлоун
  • Catalan: Athlone
  • Cebuano: Athlone
  • Chinese: 阿斯隆
  • Czech: Athlone
  • Danish: Athlone
  • Dutch: Athlone
  • Egyptian Arabic: اثلون
  • Esperanto: Athlone
  • Finnish: Athlone
  • French: Athlone
  • Galician: Athlone - Baile Átha Luain
  • Galician: Athlone
  • Galician: Baile Átha Luain
  • Georgian: ათლონი
  • German: Athlone
  • Hebrew: את’לונה
  • Indonesian: Athlone, Republik Irlandia
  • Indonesian: Athlone
  • Indonesian: Baile Atha Luain
  • Indonesian: Baile Átha Luain
  • Interlingue: Athlone
  • Irish: Áth Luain
  • Irish: Baile Átha Luain
  • Italian: Áth Luain
  • Italian: Athlone
  • Italian: Baile Átha Luain
  • Italian: Baile atha-luain
  • Japanese: アスローン
  • Japanese: アスロン
  • Korean: 애슬론
  • Latin: Atlona
  • Latvian: Atlona
  • Lithuanian: Athlone
  • Lithuanian: Atlonas
  • Malay: Athlone, Republik Ireland
  • Malay: Athlone
  • Manx: Balley Aah Luain
  • Moksha: Атлон
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Athlone
  • Norwegian: Athlone
  • Persian: آثلونه
  • Polish: Athlone
  • Portuguese: Athlone
  • Romanian: Athlone
  • Russian: Атлон
  • Scottish Gaelic: Baile Átha Luain
  • Serbian: Athlone
  • Serbian: Atlon
  • Serbian: Атлон
  • Silesian: Athlone
  • Slovak: Athlone
  • Slovenian: Athlone
  • Spanish: Athlone
  • Swedish: Athlone
  • Ukrainian: Атлон
  • Urdu: اتھلون
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