Wales is a small country next to England and it has a city with the longest name in the world.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
The Anglesey village of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
(Thlan-vire-poothl-gwin-gith-go-ger-ith-chwen-drob-oll-llan-dis-ilio-goh-goh-goch)
It is also known as Llanfair PG and the name means "St Mary's church in the hollow of the white hazel near to the fierce whirlpool of St Tysilio of the red cave Saying a name like Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch out loud is daunting. The record-breaking name born of a publicity stunt when the railway was built between Chester and Holyhead at the beginning of the 1850's. A local committee was put together to try and encourage trains, travellers and 19th century tourists to stop at the village in order to help develop the village as a commercial and tourist centre. It is believed that the name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch was invented by a cobbler from Menai Bridge. Little did he know that he had implemented one of the most successful tourist marketing plans of all time!
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