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Portrush

<p><b>Portrush</b> is een <a href="/nl/Nederzetting" title="Nederzetting" class="mw-redirect wl">plaats</a> in het <a href="/nl/Noord-Ierland" title="Noord-Ierland" class="wl">Noord-Ierse</a> <a href="/nl/Graafschappen_van_Ierland" title="Graafschappen van Ierland" class="wl">graafschap</a> <a href="/nl/County_Antrim" title="County Antrim" class="wl">County Antrim</a>. De plaats telt 6372 inwoners (2001). Het ligt aan de kust, tegen de tweelingplaats <a href="/nl/Portstewart" title="Portstewart" class="wl">Portstewart</a> aan.</p>

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<td><span class="coordinates plainlinks"><span id="text_coordinates"><a rel="mw:ExtLink" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?language=nl&amp;params=55_12_17.064_N_6_39_7.992_W_scale:25000&amp;pagename=Portrush" class="external text" target="_blank">55° 12' NB, 6° 39' WL</a></span></span></td></tr>
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<th>Inwoners <br><small class="nowrap">(2001)</small></th>
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<p>Het grootste deel van de oude stad, waaronder het spoorwegstation, is gebouwd op een kilometerslang <a href="/nl/Schiereiland" title="Schiereiland" class="wl">schiereiland</a>, <span class="new">Ramore Head</span>.</p>

<p>Buiten het hoogseizoen wonen er veel studenten uit <a href="/nl/Coleraine_(Noord-Ierland)" title="Coleraine (Noord-Ierland)" class="wl">Coleraine</a>.</p>

<p>In 2001 had 23,6% van de bevolking een rooms-katholieke en 70,6% een protestantse achtergrond.</p>

<figure class="mw-halign-left wiki-thumb"><a href="/nl/Bestand:Portrush_panorama.jpg" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="Bestand:Portrush_panorama.jpg"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Portrush_panorama.jpg/500px-Portrush_panorama.jpg" decoding="async" data-file-width="4129" data-file-height="773" data-file-type="bitmap" height="94" width="500" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Portrush_panorama.jpg/750px-Portrush_panorama.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Portrush_panorama.jpg/1000px-Portrush_panorama.jpg 2x" alt="Portrush_panorama.jpg"></a><figcaption>Panorama van Portrush</figcaption></figure>

<figure class="mw-halign-left wiki-thumb"><a href="/nl/Bestand:Portrush_East_Strand_Beach.jpg" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="Bestand:Portrush_East_Strand_Beach.jpg"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Portrush_East_Strand_Beach.jpg/250px-Portrush_East_Strand_Beach.jpg" decoding="async" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1920" data-file-type="bitmap" height="188" width="250" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Portrush_East_Strand_Beach.jpg/375px-Portrush_East_Strand_Beach.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Portrush_East_Strand_Beach.jpg/500px-Portrush_East_Strand_Beach.jpg 2x" alt="Portrush_East_Strand_Beach.jpg"></a><figcaption>Portrush West Strand Beach</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="mw-halign-left wiki-thumb"><a href="/nl/Bestand:Portrush_Rly_Station,_1890s.jpg" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="Bestand:Portrush_Rly_Station,_1890s.jpg"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Portrush_Rly_Station%2C_1890s.jpg/250px-Portrush_Rly_Station%2C_1890s.jpg" decoding="async" data-file-width="580" data-file-height="365" data-file-type="bitmap" height="157" width="250" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Portrush_Rly_Station%2C_1890s.jpg/375px-Portrush_Rly_Station%2C_1890s.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Portrush_Rly_Station%2C_1890s.jpg/500px-Portrush_Rly_Station%2C_1890s.jpg 2x" alt="Portrush_Rly_Station%2C_1890s.jpg"></a><figcaption>Het station in 1890 met tramlijnen.</figcaption></figure>

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Portrush is een plaats in het Noord-Ierse graafschap County Antrim. De plaats telt 6372 inwoners . Het ligt aan de kust, tegen de tweelingplaats Portstewart aan. Het grootste deel van de oude stad, waaronder het spoorwegstation, is gebouwd op een kilometerslang schiereiland, Ramore Head. Buiten het hoogseizoen wonen er veel studenten uit Coleraine. 