Wales - Englisch
Jordan Bursy
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travel guide: Jordan Bursy
Trip to Wales
current topics
culture
- political- economic
British - Welsh relationship
History
Points of interest
Geographical aspects
- Covering an area of 20.764 km²
- Western part of mainland Britain
- capital city: Cardiff
- bordered by the sea on 3 sides
- to the north borders the Irish Sea (Môr Iwerddon)
- to the west the St. George's Channel (Sianel San Siôr)
- to the south the Bristol Channel (Môr Hafren)
Geographical aspects
1st Stop
- more than 400 natural lakes
- largest lake is Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake)
- Llangorde Lake
- more than 90 man made reservoirs (=Stausee/Speicherbecken)
- Located in the most attractive areas
- are used by
- tourists
- for outdoor activities
- production of electricity from hydropower
- largest are in the Elan Valley, including the Claerwen
Geographical aspects
Tywi
Severn
Dee
- Nationalparks
- Snowdonia-Nationalpark
- Pembrokeshire-Coast-Nationalpark
- Brecon-Beacons-Nationalpark
- Important rivers are
- Severn
- Tywi
- Dee
Geographical aspects
history
- the region was inhabited by tribal divisions of the Celtic-speaking Britons, who ruled all of Britain south of the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde
- From the 1st century Anno Domini to the 4th and 5th centuries, the Romans had occupied (besetzt/eingenommen) the country
- The Welsh Celts were fighting off incursions by the Anglo-Saxons
- A series of kingdoms emerged, but none could unify the area
- The Norman conquerors of England brought all of South Wales under their rule in 1093
- The English King Edward I conquered North Wales and made it a principality in 1284
2nd stop
Was Wales ever part of England?
- not an official part of the Kingdom until the 1530s and '40s.
- Under King Henry VIII, England passed Acts of Union extending English laws and norms into Wales
- This was the first major political union in what would become the U.K.
history
- 1707 "Great Britian" union of England, Scotland & Wales
- 1801 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- 19th century Southeast Wales in particular experienced rapid industrialisation
- dramatic rise in population as a result of the grows of the coal and iron industries
Was Wales ever part of England?
- not an official part of the Kingdom until the 1530s and '40s.
- Under King Henry VIII, England passed Acts of Union extending English laws and norms into Wales
- This was the first major political union in what would become the U.K.
history
- 1707 "Great Britian" union of England, Scotland & Wales
- 1801 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- 19th century Southeast Wales in particular experienced rapid industrialisation
- dramatic rise in population as a result of the explosion of the coal and iron industries
Was Wales ever part of England?
- not an official part of the Kingdom until the 1530s and '40s.
- Under King Henry VIII, England passed Acts of Union extending English laws and norms into Wales
- This was the first major political union in what would become the U.K.
What did the English do to the Welsh?
- Wales was attached to England
- the Welsh law system was abolished (abgeschafft)
- the Welsh language was denied (verweigert/abgelehnt) and lost its official role and status
history
3rd stop
- food
- Sport
- famous sights
Culture
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Traditional dishes include
- fish and chips
- Welsh Rarebit (spiced melted cheese eaten on toasted bread)
- Laverbread (seaweed, traditionally served for breakfast with some bacon)
- Cawl (a meat soup)
- Bara Brith (spiced fruit bread)
- Glamorgan sausage (a vegetarian sausage made of cheese)
Gastronomywhich is what?
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Traditional dishes include
- fish and chips
- Welsh Rarebit
- Laverbread
- Cawl
- Bara Brith
- Glamorgan sausage
Gastronomywhich is what?
- beginning in February during 7 weeks
- national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales participate
- 1883, the 4 "Home Nations" played against each other, and that's when it all began
- 1910 it was expanded to 5 nations with the addition of france
- since 2000 it is the six nations (today's form) after the admission of italy
- since 2001 there is a 6 nations for women
- it is played in five rounds, everyone plays against everyone else
- the home field is changed yearly
- the usual bonus point system was not used until 2017 because of the possibility of changing the result
Six nations Rugby
- Conwy Castle
- some beaches
- National Park Snowdonia
famous sights
- Place: Conwy
- was built between 1283 and 1287 by Edward I.
- has been an UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1986
- located on the river of the same name
- is also very well preserved (erhalten)
- Opening hours depending on the season
- admission costs just under 9 pounds (10€)
Conwy Castle
Gower Peninsula
- 1956, Gower became the first natural area in the UK to be awarded the official Outstanding Natural Beauty designation
- consistently voted among the best in Britain and Europe
- Framed between the picturesque peninsulas of Worms Head and Burry Holms
- 5 km long golden sandy beach
- ideal for families as well as surfers
- accessible only by a short hiking trail
- is located in the north
- spectacular mountain ranges & the highest mountain in Wales: Mount Snowdon (1.085m)
- several paths up
- one of the easiest and most popular is the Llanberis Path (16 kilometers, 6 hours round trip)
- take the rack railroad (Zahnradbahn) to the top
- Mountain bike tour
- clear mountain lakes
- castle ruins
- beautiful beaches.
National Park Snowdonia
political & economic
current topics
4th Stop
each with different powers and responsibilities
- Was governed by the UK government from the early 1700s until the late 1990s
- 1997, Wales passed a referendum (Volksabstimmung) > more control over its own laws
- The result was a National Assembly (Nationalversammlung) and to move specific powers from Westminster to Wales
- This process continued into the 21st century
- More powers to legislate and levy taxes (Steuern erheben) were recently transferred to Wales
- So today Wales has two governments
- the Welsh Government
- the Government of the UK and Northern Ireland
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political
- Exports are growing: 16.6 (19.4€) billion pounds in the 12 months to June 2018, which is an increase of 700 (822€) million compared to last year
- The employment rate is currently 74.2% > 1.6% percent higher than last year
- Industrialized since the 18th century
- Coal, copper, iron, silver, lead, slate and gold were mined there
- second half of the 19th century, mining and metallurgy dominated the Welsh economy
- From the mid-19th century until the mid-1980s export of coal a significant part of the economy
- Cardiff was once the world's largest export port for coal
- massive restructuring in the 1970s
- large number of jobs in heavy industry disappeared
- replaced by new ones in light industry and the service sector
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economic
- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales#Geographie
- https://www.slideshare.net/marselsse/wales-28671015?next_slideshow=28671015
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_parks_of_Wales
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Wales
- https://www.wales.com/de/besuch/festivals-musik/feier-und-festtage-im-walisischen-kalender
- https://www.wales.com/de/ueber-uns/wie-wales-regiert-wird
- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes#:~:text=Agreement%20(Februar%202012)-,%E2%80%9EBonfire%20Night%E2%80%9C,wird%20und%20Feuerwerke%20entz%C3%BCndet%20werden.
- https://www.google.com/search?q=spezielle+tage+wales&rlz=1C1AWUC_enDE1003&oq=spezielle+tage+wales&aqs=chrome..69i57.6752j1j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
- https://www.billiger-mietwagen.de/reisewelt/grossbritannien/ausfluege-uk/wales-sehenswuerdigkeiten.html
- https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/fixtures/
- https://www.sport.de/rugby/rugby-europe-six-nations/ergebnisse-und-tabelle/
- https://www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/wirtschaftsfoerderung-in-wales-tueftler-aus-den-bergen-1.2104242
- https://www.dw.com/de/aufruhr-in-wales/av-50395775
- https://www.google.com/search?q=Three+Cliffs+Bay%3A&rlz=1C1AWUC_enDE1003&oq=three+&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j69i59j0i131i433i512l2j0i433i512j46i131i433j46i512j0i433i512j46i433i512j0i512.3532j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
sources
are there any questions?I hope you enjoyed the trip.
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