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The longest department name in France is Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (23 characters, including hyphens). The longest place name in Austria is Pfaffenschlag bei Waidhofen an der Thaya (40 characters). The longest street name in Hungary is Ferihegyi repülőtérre vezető út. It means "Road leading to the airport at Ferihegy" (28 characters)
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It has gained a measure of fame as it is the longest place name found in any English-speaking country, and possibly the longest place name in the world, according to World Atlas. [2] The name of the hill (with 85 characters) has been listed in the Guinness World Records as the longest place name. Other versions of the name, including longer ...
No, that's not a typo, that is an actual town in northern Wales. At 58 characters it is the longest place name in the United Kingdom and second longest official one-word place name in the world.
In the local street system, it lies 15 blocks north of the zero meridian (Ellsworth Avenue, one block south of 1st Avenue), and would thus otherwise be known as 15th Avenue. The street was named for former Vice President Schuyler Colfax. At just under 50 miles (80 kilometers) in length, it is known as the "longest continuous commercial street ...
New South Wales - Captain James Cook originally called it 'New Wales', later adding the 'South'. [1] Aberdare; Aberglasslyn - likely corruption of Aberglaslyn; Abermain; Allynbrook - from River Alyn; Bangor - named after the birthplace of the landowner. Cardiff - name suggested by a Welsh settler in 1889. Llanarth - suburb of Bathurst, from ...
It's the name of a hill in New Zealand, and it's the longest official place name in the world. We can only hope no poor child ever has to spell these bad boys in a spelling bee. Though we're sure ...
Shares its name with numerous other places in America, Britain, and beyond. The name "California" comes from a fictional location in a Spanish adventure novel, which was inhabited only by black women and ruled by Queen Calafia. Campione d'Italia: A small town in Italy, completely surrounded by Switzerland. The name means "Champion of Italy".