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Despite looking like what happens when someone falls asleep on their keyboard, Llanfairpwll-gwyngyllgogerychwyrndrob-wllllantysiliogogogoch is actually the name of a town.
The tiny town on the island of Anglesey in Wales You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. when Liam Dutton, a UK weatherman, pronounced it during a live report without skipping a beat.
It is the longest town name in Europe — and second only to an 85 letter-long place in New Zealand.
The tongue-twisting name actually only has 51 letters in Welsh, as "ch" and "ll" are are considered single letters in the language.
Either way, the name is pretty descriptive — it basically tells you the town's exact location, standing for Saint Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St. Tysilio of the red cave.
Let's break that down: Parish [church] of [St.] Mary (Llanfair) [in] Hollow (pwll) of the White Hazel [township] (gwyn gyll) near (go ger) the rapid whirlpool (y chwyrn drobwll) [and] the parish [church] of [St.] Tysilio (Llantysilio) with a red cave ([a]g ogo[f] goch).
Apparently, the town originally had a shorter name (and dates back to the Neolithic period; 4,000-2,000BC), but added a ton of syllables to attract tourists.
source: businessinsider.com,funfacts
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The tiny town on the island of Anglesey in Wales You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. when Liam Dutton, a UK weatherman, pronounced it during a live report without skipping a beat.
It is the longest town name in Europe — and second only to an 85 letter-long place in New Zealand.
The tongue-twisting name actually only has 51 letters in Welsh, as "ch" and "ll" are are considered single letters in the language.
Either way, the name is pretty descriptive — it basically tells you the town's exact location, standing for Saint Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St. Tysilio of the red cave.
Let's break that down: Parish [church] of [St.] Mary (Llanfair) [in] Hollow (pwll) of the White Hazel [township] (gwyn gyll) near (go ger) the rapid whirlpool (y chwyrn drobwll) [and] the parish [church] of [St.] Tysilio (Llantysilio) with a red cave ([a]g ogo[f] goch).
Apparently, the town originally had a shorter name (and dates back to the Neolithic period; 4,000-2,000BC), but added a ton of syllables to attract tourists.
source: businessinsider.com,funfacts
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