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Montgomeryshire, uno de los tradicionales condados de Gales
Montgomeryshire o Maldwyn (en galés: Sir Drefaldwyn) es uno de los trece condados históricos de Gales, en la isla de Gran Bretaña en el Reino Unido.
Limita al norte y al noroccidente con Denbighshire y Merionethshire, al occidente con Cardiganshire, al sur con Radnorshire y al occidente con el condado inglés de Shropshire. En la actualidad ocupa la zona septentrional del condado de Powys.
En el censo de 2001 registró 59.474 habitantes.
Sus principales localidades son Llanfyllin, Machynlleth, Llanidloes, Newtown, y Welshpool.
Debe su nombre a Roger de Montgomerie, Earl de Shrewsbury y consejero de Guillermo I. Puede haber influido en el nombre de un condado pensilvanio, el de Montgomery
Enlaces externos
- Vision of Britain. Información histórica detallada.
- Dmpa. Atlas floral de Montgomeryshire.
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Montgomeryshire — Montgomeryshire … Deutsch Wikipedia
Montgomeryshire — (spr. möntgömmerĭ schĭr, welsch: Maldwyn), Grafschaft im engl. Fürstentum Wales, zwischen Merioneth , Denbigh , Shrop , Radnor und Cardiganshire, umfaßt 2064 qkm (37,5 QM.) mit (1901) 54,901 Einw. (26 auf 1 qkm), wovon 15,6 Proz. nur Welsch, 31,9 … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Montgomeryshire — [mənt gʌmərɪʃɪə], ehemalige County in Wales, seit 1974 Teil der County Powys … Universal-Lexikon
Montgomeryshire — [mont gom er yshir΄, mont gom er yshər] former county of central Wales, now mostly in Powys county: also Montgomery … English World dictionary
Montgomeryshire — County of Montgomery redirects here. For other uses, see Montgomery County (disambiguation). For other uses, see Montgomeryshire (disambiguation). Montgomeryshire Welsh: Sir Drefaldwyn Ancient extent of Montgomeryshire … Wikipedia
Montgomeryshire — /mont gum euh ree shear , sheuhr, gum ree /, n. a historic county in Powys, in central Wales. Also called Montgomery. * * * ▪ former county, Wales, United Kingdom Welsh Sir Drefaldwyn historic county of north central Wales, along the… … Universalium
montgomeryshire — mən(t)ˈ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ˌshi(ə)r, shər, män(t) sometimes ˌmən(t) adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Montgomeryshire or Montgomery, county in Wales : of or from the county of Montgomery, Wales : of the kind or style prevalent in… … Useful english dictionary
Montgomeryshire — geographical name see Montgomery III, 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
Montgomeryshire — noun An inland traditional county of Wales, bounded to the north by Denbighshire, to the east and southeast by Shropshire, to the south by Radnorshire, to the southwest by Cardiganshire and to the west and northwest by Merionethshire … Wiktionary
MONTGOMERYSHIRE — (58), a North Wales inland county, surrounded by Merioneth, Cardigan, Radnor, Salop, and Denbigh; is chiefly a stretch of mountain pasture land, which rises to 2500 ft. at Plinlimmon, and in which the Severn rises; but in the E. are well… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
