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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)
The vast majority of English-language place names in Ireland are anglicisations of Irish language names. The spelling which has legal force is usually that used by the Ordnance Survey of Ireland. Many of Ireland's longest place names are found in the far west of the island, where the Irish language has survived the longest; including Gaeltacht ...
Its Irish name is Sráid Uí Chonaill. Grafton Street, developed by the Dawson family, it is named after the Earls of Grafton who owned land in the area. Its Irish name is Sráid Grafton. Pearse Street, originally called Moss Lane, then Great Brunswick Street, it was renamed after Pádraig Pearse. Its Irish name is Sráid an Phiarsaigh
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 ...
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Category: Streets in Spain. ... Street names in Barcelona This page was last edited on 30 March 2013, at 08:12 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
Pages in category "People from Pretoria" The following 98 pages are in this category, out of 98 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Laurie Ackermann; B.
Sráidainmneacha Bhaile Átha Cliath – English-Irish list of Dublin street names at Leathanach baile Shéamais Uí Bhrógáin (in Irish) Dublin Streetnames in Irish – photographs of multiple or incorrect Irish translations of Dublin street names. 1610 Map of Dublin published by John Speed (Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection