VY32INOVACE14 09 WALES Basic facts Geography Symbols Cardiff

VY_32_INOVACE_14 -09 WALES Basic facts Geography Symbols Cardiff, culture

Basic facts § Wales = Cymru = ‘krajan’ § mountainous § modern Celtic nation § bilingual country § limited autonomy, united with England in 1536 § from 1301 title Prince of Wales = British successor to the throne § agricultural / wool, metal industry, coal mining

Geography § south – west of Great Britain § 3 million inhabitants § a peninsula with some islands - Isle of Anglesey § capital Cardiff, Swansea, Newport § mountains Snowdonia/Snowdon - 1085, Cambrian Mount.

Snowdonia Autor: Vellela, Název: Moel Eilio. jpg Zdroj: http: //cs. wikipedia. org/wiki/Soubor: Moel_Eilio_. jpg

Symbols § a Welsh flag § a flag of St David / a patron § a dragon § daffodil § a leek § sheep breeding § soccer, rugby, cricket

Cardiff § Cardiff Castle – a Roman fortress, 12 th cent. § Pierhead Building – ‘Baby Big Ben’ § Mermaid Quay – shopping district § Senedd – National Assembly for Wales § Millennium Stadium – 1999, concerts, rugby, football, motorsports

Millennium Stadium Autor: Nick Smith, Název: Millennium Stadium Cardiff. jpg Zdroj: http: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File: Millennium_Stadium_C ardiff. jpg Pierhead Building Autor: Lilo Lil (Eiona Roberts) , Název: Pierhead building-Cardiff Bay. jpg Zdroj: http: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File: Pierhead_building. Cardiff_Bay. jpg

Culture § harp, hornpipe § music: folk music, Bonnie Tyler § drama: C. Z - Jones, A. Hopkins § dance: folk, clog, step § festival: Llangollen National Eisteddfod

On the coast Autor: Jamieo, Název: Three. Cliffs. Bay. jos. 500 pix. jpg Zdroj: http: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File: Three. Cliffs. Bay. jos. 500 pix. jpg Dolwyddelan Castle Autor: Nigel Homer, Název: Dolwyddelan Castle 2. jpg Zdroj: http: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File: Dolwyddelan_Cast le 2. jpg

Thank you for your attention. Autor DUM: Mgr. Darina Sikorová