Harlech
Harlech is a seaside resort and also community in the north-west Wales region of Gwynedd. Before 1974 it remained in the historical boundaries of Merionethshire The town pushes Tremadog Bay in the centre of Gwynedd within the Snowdonia National Park. It has remained in the unitary authority of Gwynedd since 1996, and before that in the Meirionydd Area of the 1974 County of Gwynedd. Of its population of 1,447, 51 per cent repeatedly speak the Welsh language. Its landmark Harlech Castle was begun in 1283 by Edward I of England, caught by Owain Glyndwr, and also in the 1480s a stronghold of Henry Tudor. It was built on a cliff face alongside the sea, yet shoreline modifications suggest it now exists concerning half a mile (800 m) inland. New real estate has actually been integrated in the reduced town area as well as in the high community around the purchasing street, church and castle. Both locations are connected by a high, winding road called "Twtil".
