Wales - Englisch

Trip to Wales

travel guide: Jordan Bursy

Points of interest

culture

current topics

History

Geographical aspects

British - Welsh relationship

- political - economic

1st Stop

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

• 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

Dee

• Nationalparks
1. Snowdonia-Nationalpark
2. Pembrokeshire-Coast-Nationalpark
3. Brecon-Beacons-Nationalpark

• Important rivers are
• Severn
• Tywi
• Dee

Severn

Tywi

history

2nd stop

1. 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
2. From the 1st century Anno Domini to the 4th and 5th centuries, the Romans had occupied (besetzt/eingenommen) the country
3. The Welsh Celts were fighting off incursions by the Anglo-Saxons
4. A series of kingdoms emerged, but none could unify the area
5. The Norman conquerors of England brought all of South Wales under their rule in 1093
6. The English King Edward I conquered North Wales and made it a principality in 1284

history

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

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.

• 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

history

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.

• 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

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

3rd stop

Culture

1. food
2. Sport
3. famous sights

Gastronomy which is what?

Traditional dishes include

1. fish and chips
2. Welsh Rarebit (spiced melted cheese eaten on toasted bread)
3. Laverbread (seaweed, traditionally served for breakfast with some bacon)
4. Cawl (a meat soup)
5. Bara Brith (spiced fruit bread)
6. Glamorgan sausage (a vegetarian sausage made of cheese)

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Gastronomy which is what?

Traditional dishes include

1. fish and chips
2. Welsh Rarebit
3. Laverbread
4. Cawl
5. Bara Brith
6. Glamorgan sausage

D) E) B) A) C) F)

B)

A)

F)

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D)

C)

Six nations Rugby

• 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

famous sights

1. Conwy Castle
2. some beaches
3. National Park Snowdonia

Conwy Castle

• 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€)

Gower Peninsula

• 1956, Gower became the first natural area in the UK to be awarded the official Outstanding Natural Beauty designation

Rhossili Bay:

• 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

Three Cliffs Bay:

• accessible only by a short hiking trail

National Park Snowdonia

• 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.

4th Stop

current topics

political & economic

political

• 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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each with different powers and responsibilities

economic

• 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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sources

1. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales#Geographie
2. https://www.slideshare.net/marselsse/wales-28671015?next_slideshow=28671015
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_parks_of_Wales
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Wales
5. https://www.wales.com/de/besuch/festivals-musik/feier-und-festtage-im-walisischen-kalender
6. https://www.wales.com/de/ueber-uns/wie-wales-regiert-wird
7. 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.
8. 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
9. https://www.billiger-mietwagen.de/reisewelt/grossbritannien/ausfluege-uk/wales-sehenswuerdigkeiten.html
10. https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/fixtures/
11. https://www.sport.de/rugby/rugby-europe-six-nations/ergebnisse-und-tabelle/
12. https://www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/wirtschaftsfoerderung-in-wales-tueftler-aus-den-bergen-1.2104242
13. https://www.dw.com/de/aufruhr-in-wales/av-50395775
14. 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

Thanks!

are there any questions?I hope you enjoyed the trip.