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Swansea ( /ˈswɒnzi/ swonz-ee; Welsh: Abertawe, “mouth of the Tawe”) is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands. Swansea had a population of 169,880 in 2001 and is the second most populous city in Wales after Cardiff and the third most populous county in Wales after Cardiff and Rhondda Cynon Taf. During its 19th century industrial heyday, Swansea was one of the key centres of the world copper industry, earning the nickname ‘Copperopolis’.
Archaeological finds are mostly confined to the Gower Peninsula, and include items from the Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age. The Romans visited the area, as did the Vikings.
Swansea is thought to have originally developed as a Viking trading post. Some think that its name is derived from Sveinn’s island (Old Norse: Sveinsey) – the reference to an island may refer to a bank at the…

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Find out How to Master Skate boarding in a 7 Day Class Are you having problems learning how to skateboard? Is the fear of falling keeping you from progressing? Learn all of the basics of skateboarding quickly in a one-week camp. We will show you the principles of skateboarding such as how to balance, push, […]