Machynlleth
Machynlleth, occasionally described informally as Mach, is a market town, community as well as selecting ward in Powys, Wales and also within the historical limits of Montgomeryshire (Welsh: Sir Drefaldwyn). It is in the Dyfi Valley at the crossway of the A487 and 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 therefore cases to be the "ancient capital of Wales". However, it has never ever held any type of main recognition as a capital. It got city condition in 2000 and 2002, but was not successful. It is twinned with Belleville, Michigan. Machynlleth organized the National Eisteddfod in 1937 and also 1981.