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Blaenau Ffestiniog
Blaenau Ffestiniog is a historical mining community in Wales, in the historical area of Merionethshire, although now part of the unitary authority of Gwynedd. The population of the community of Ffestiniog was 4,875 according to the 2011 census, including the close-by village of Llan Ffestiniog, which makes it the 4th most populated community in Gwynedd, after Bangor, Caernarfon, and also Llandeiniolen. Llan Ffestiniog's population of 864 places the population of Blaenau itself at around 4,000. Blaenau Ffestiniog went to once the second biggest community in North Wales, behind only Wrexham. After getting to 12,000 at the peak development of the slate sector, the population fell with the decrease in the need for its slate. Today the town relies greatly on vacationers, who come for destinations that include the nearby Ffestiniog Railway and also Llechwedd Slate Caverns. As the slate market declined, the population of Blaenau Ffestiniog has actually likewise decreased, to 4,875 in 2011. At the same time the tourist industry has actually become the community's biggest employer. The restored Ffestiniog Railway and the Llechwedd Slate Caverns are prominent traveler destinations, as is the Antur Stiniog downhill mountain biking centre. Recent destinations consist of the Zip World Titan zip-line site, which additionally now features the Bounce Below slate mine task centre.