Llanelli occurs as coastal town inside Carmarthenshire, Wales, approximately Baker's dozen kilometer (Octet miles) from either Swansea. Amongst more items, these are illustrious for its gallant rugby tradition.

Humans from either Llanelli come occasionally nicknamed "Turks". A origin of this title is uncertain. 1 theory is that numerous Turkish sailors another time out in a port of Llanelli when you took their voyages.

History
Historically the minor town, Llanelli grew significantly in the 18th and 19th centuries with the mining of coal and later a tinplate industry and steelworks. It became such the important regional producer of tin that it was known as "Tinopolis" per latter half of the 19th century. A closure of coalpit & competition from either overseas steel factory intended that Llanelli, such as several more towns around South Wales, saw significant & sustained economic decline from either a late 1970s.

Llanelli has hosted a National Eisteddfod five times: inside 1895, 1903, 1930, 1962, and 2000.

Local attractions
A Millennium Coastal Park, which spans Twenty-one kilometer (Baker's dozen miles) of coastline from either Loughor to Pembrey, offers views of the Gower Peninsula and the chance for traffic-yours free! cycling.

Pembrey United states Park is placed on the fringe of Llanelli, & consists of astir Two klick² (D demesne) of park. Cefn Sidan, a beach within a park that has won the sought after Blue Flag award, is approximately Long dozen klick (Ogdoad miles) yearn & half the mile to the sea at its narrowest at great tide. It likewise has the lifesaver patrolled locality.

Location

Lattitude & Longitude: (51.68, -Quaternity.Xvi) (World gazetteer)

Nearby towns & cities: Swansea

Pronunciation and spelling
A town's title is typically mispronounced by non-speakers of Welsh, particularly those from either outside a UK. A "ll"s in the title come pronounced when voiceless alveolar lateral fricatives, a phoneme unfamiliar to most English-speakers. Around England, where several humans come caring that "ll" is non a equivalent when "l" however come unable to pronounce it quite right, these are green to hear "Llanelli" estimated when "Clanethli".

A spelling 'Llanelly' is an anglicised form which was utilized around government & legal document until a 1970s. This is evident in the title of the local historic building, 'Llanelly Home'. It can besides lead to confusion by owning a village & parish, Llanelly, which is in south-sou'-east Wales.