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Swansea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2964 words) |
 | Swansea (Welsh: Abertawe, "mouth of the Tawe") is a city and county in South Wales, situated on the coast immediately to the east of the Gower peninsula. |
| Swansea was granted city status in 1969, to mark Prince Charles's investiture as the Prince of Wales. |
| Swansea is one of the few regions in Wales with reasonable digital radio coverage: this was improved in January 2005 with the launch of the Swansea DAB multiplex which is located on the top of Kilvey Hill. |
| AllRefer.com - Swansea, city and county, Wales (British And Irish Political Geography) - Encyclopedia (272 words) |
| Located on Swansea Bay at the mouth of the Tawe River, the city of Swansea is a metallurgical center with sheet-metal mills, foundries, and smelting works. |
| Swansea ware, of rich blue coloring with decorative painting, was made at the Swansea potteries in the first half of the 19th cent. |
| The poet Dylan Thomas was born in Swansea. |
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