Machynlleth
Machynlleth, sometimes referred to colloquially as Mach, is a market town, community and electoral ward in Powys, Wales and also within the historic limits of Montgomeryshire (Welsh: Sir Drefaldwyn). It remains in the Dyfi Valley at the intersection of the A487 as well as the A489 roads. At the 2001 Census it had a population of 2,147, rising to 2,235 in 2011. Machynlleth was the seat of Owain Glyndwr's Welsh Parliament in 1404, and also thus insurance claims to be the "ancient capital of Wales". Nevertheless, it has never ever held any kind of official acknowledgment as a capital. It got city status in 2000 as well as 2002, however was not successful. It is twinned with Belleville, Michigan. Machynlleth hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1937 and also 1981.