County Wicklow (Contae Chill Mhantáin)
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County Wicklow (Irish: Contae Chill Mhantáin, is a county in Ireland. The last of the traditional 32 counties to be formed, as late as 1606, it is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Wicklow, which derives from the Old Norse name Víkingaló, which means "Vikings' Meadow". Wicklow County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county was 142,425 at the 2016 census.
Wicklow is colloquially known as "the Garden of Ireland". It is the 17th-largest of Ireland's 32 counties by area, being thirty-three miles in length by twenty miles in breadth and 16th-largest by population. It is the fourth-largest of Leinster's twelve counties by size and the fifth-largest in terms of population. The adjoining counties are Wexford to the south, Carlow to the south-west, Kildare to the west and Dublin to the north.
Wicklow is colloquially known as "the Garden of Ireland". It is the 17th-largest of Ireland's 32 counties by area, being thirty-three miles in length by twenty miles in breadth and 16th-largest by population. It is the fourth-largest of Leinster's twelve counties by size and the fifth-largest in terms of population. The adjoining counties are Wexford to the south, Carlow to the south-west, Kildare to the west and Dublin to the north.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Wicklow
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Coordinates: 52°57'35"N 6°23'42"W
- Dublin Bay 49 km
- Slieve Bloom Mountains (Sliabh Bladhma) 91 km
- County Louth (Contae Lú) 130 km
- Sperrin Mountains (Na Spéiríní) 233 km
- Killala Bay / Cuan Chill Ala 241 km
- Donegal Bay (Bá Dhún na nGall) 246 km
- Glens of Antrim (Glinntí Aontroma) 253 km
- Clew Bay (Cuan Mó) 260 km
- Lough Swilly (Loch Súilí) 271 km
- North Channel / Straits of Moyle 372 km
- Glenmalur (Gleann Molúra) 1.7 km
- Vale of Glendalough 5.9 km
- Camaderry (698m) 6.6 km
- Glen of Imaal (Gleann Uí Mháil) 8.9 km
- Tonelagee (Tóin le Gaoith - 816m) 10 km
- Mullaghcleevaun (Mullach Cliabhain - 847m) 16 km
- Pollaphuca Reservoir / Poll an Phúca 21 km
- Wicklow Mountains National Park 22 km
- County Kildare (Contae Chill Dara) 35 km
- County Carlow (Contae Cheatharlach) 41 km
Glenmalur (Gleann Molúra)
Vale of Glendalough
Camaderry (698m)
Glen of Imaal (Gleann Uí Mháil)
Tonelagee (Tóin le Gaoith - 816m)
Mullaghcleevaun (Mullach Cliabhain - 847m)
Pollaphuca Reservoir / Poll an Phúca
Wicklow Mountains National Park
County Kildare (Contae Chill Dara)
County Carlow (Contae Cheatharlach)