PORTHMADOG

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PORTHMADOG is a coastal town in Gwynedd, northwest Wales, known as a gateway to Snowdonia and for its historic harbour and heritage railways.

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PORTHMADOG canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal town
town
administrativeCounty Gwynedd
alsoKnownAs Port Madoc
Portmadoc
country Wales
developedInCentury 19th century
economy maritime trade (historically)
tourism
foundedFor slate export
governingBody Gwynedd Council
hasFeature heritage railways
historic harbour
hasFootballClub Porthmadog F.C.
hasHarbour Porthmadog Harbour
linked to: Porthmadog harbour
hasHeritageRailway Ffestiniog Railway
Welsh Highland Railway
hasHeritageRailwayStation Porthmadog Harbour railway station
hasMaritimeHistory slate shipping
hasNearbyLandmark Portmeirion
hasNearbyNaturalFeature Cardigan Bay
Glaslyn Marshes
hasRailwayStation Porthmadog railway station
hasSport football
historicCounty Caernarfonshire
isGatewayTo Snowdonia
languageMajority Welsh
locatedIn Gwynedd
northwest Wales
linked to: north-west Wales
locatedNear Snowdonia National Park
linked to: Eryri National Park
locatedOn Afon Glaslyn estuary
linked to: Glaslyn estuary
locatedOnTransportRoute A487 road NERFINISHED
Cambrian Coast railway line
linked to: Cambrian Coast Line
nearbySettlement Criccieth
Pwllheli
Tremadog
officialName Porthmadog
partOfConstituency Dwyfor Meirionnydd (Senedd)
Dwyfor Meirionnydd (UK Parliament)
postalArea LL49
primaryLanguage Welsh
region North Wales
secondaryLanguage English
touristAttraction Ffestiniog Railway
Porthmadog Harbour
linked to: Porthmadog harbour

Welsh Highland Railway
nearby Snowdonia mountains

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Porthmadog hasPostTown PORTHMADOG