Dundalk
county town and administrative capital of County Louth, Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
county town and administrative capital of County Louth, Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dundalk (Irish: Dún Dealgan) is a town in County Louth, Republic of Ireland, near the border with Northern Ireland. It takes its name from Dún Dealgan, "Dalga's fort" and officially became a town in 1189. It is located at a ford on the Castletown River. The town's crest reads "Mé do rug Cú Chulainn Cróga" (I gave birth to brave Cú Chulainn) Dundalk is twinned with the town of Rezé in France.[2]
Dundalk
Irish: Dún Dealgan | |
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Town | |
Motto(s): | |
Coordinates: 54.009°N 6.4049°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | County Louth |
Dáil Éireann | Louth-East Meath |
EU Parliament | East |
Area | |
• Town | 24.68 km2 (9.53 sq mi) |
Population (Census 2011) | |
• Rank | 6th |
• Urban | 31,073 |
• Rural | 25,581 |
• CSA | 56,654 |
Irish Grid Reference | J048074 |
Dialing code | 042, +353 42 |
Website | www |
Dundalk has a large population of 39,004 inhabitants. In 2003, Dundalk was amongst nine cities and towns to be given "Gateway status" in the Irish Government's "National Spatial Strategy". "Gateway towns" will be the first to get funding for improving their towns.[3]
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