Virginia

Virginia is a small town in in the north of the Republic of Ireland, with a population in 2022 of 3200. Like the US State, it's named for Elizabeth I, and was settled from 1612 as a "plantation" town.
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  • Type: Town with 3,210 residents
  • Description: town in County Cavan, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Virginia, County Cavan”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ramor Arts Centre and Virginia Church of Ireland.

Theater building
Photo: Irishshagua, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a theater building.

Church
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Bridge
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Killinkere.

Village
Photo: Christopher Kirk, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a civil and ecclesiastical parish of , Ireland. It is located between the towns of Virginia and . is situated 6 km north of Virginia.

Virginia

Latitude
53.8351° or 53° 50′ 6″ north
Longitude
-7.0832° or 7° 4′ 59″ west
Population
3,210
Elevation
92 metres (302 feet)
United Nations Location Code
IE VIR
Open location code
9C5JRWP8+2P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 52222554
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2961006
Wiki­data ID
Q255427
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Virginia” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Virginia”
  • Bulgarian: “Върджиния”
  • Cebuano: “Virginia”
  • Dutch: “Virginia”
  • French: “Virginia”
  • German: “Acadh an Iuir”
  • German: “Acadh an Iúir”
  • German: “Virginia”
  • Hebrew: “וירג’יניה”
  • Irish: “Achadh an Iúir”
  • Italian: “Virginia”
  • Lithuanian: “Virdžinija”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Virginia”
  • Norwegian: “Virginia”
  • Polish: “Virginia”
  • Russian: “Верджиния”
  • Russian: “Вёрджиния”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Achadh an Iúir”
  • Slovak: “Virginia”
  • Spanish: “Virginia”
  • Swedish: “Virginia, Cavan”
  • Swedish: “Virginia”

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