The town is situated around 4 miles (6.4 km) from the border with Shropshire in England. Its name in the Welsh language, Y Trallwng, means ""the marshy or sinking land"". In English, it was initially known as Pool but its name was changed to Welshpool in 1835 to differentiate it from the Dorset town of Poole.
It served briefly as the capital of Powys Wenwynwyn after its prince was forced to flee the traditional Welsh royal site at Mathrafal in 1212, by the prince of Gwynedd. Assistance from the English crown (the enemies of the Gwynedd prince) restored the Wenwynwyn dynasty to their lands.
The town has a mainline railway station on the Cambrian Line between Shrewsbury and Aberystwyth. Managed and served by Transport for Wales, trains run roughly two-hourly each way.
Tartu County
Tartu County is a county in Estonia. The capital city is also named Tartu.
Tartu is between Lake Võrtsjärv and Lake Peipsi. The Emajõgi river is in the county. Nature preserves take up about 10% of the county's land. The biggest of them being Emajõe Suursoo and Alam-Pedja.
The county is divided into municipalities. As of 2017, there is 1 urban municipality and 7 rural municipalities in Tartu County.
Valga County
Valga County is a county in Estonia. The capital city is also named Valga.
Otepää Nature Park, Karula National Park and Koiva-Mustjõe Landscape Conservation Area are all in the county.
There are 3 municipalities:
Llandudno
Llandudno () is a town, seaside resort and community in the Conwy County Borough, Wales. It is located on the Creuddyn Peninsula, which protrudes into the Irish Sea, in the historic county of Caernarfonshire. The community currently has a population of 20,701.
Llandudno is the largest seaside resort in Wales, and as early as 1861 was being called ""The Queen of the Welsh Watering Places"". The town's name is derived from its patron saint, Saint Tudno. The town developed from Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age settlements over many hundreds of years on the slopes of the limestone headland, known to seafarers as the Great Orme and to landsmen as the Creuddyn Peninsula. By 1847, the town had grown to a thousand people, served by the new church of St George, built in 1840.
It was specifically built as a mid-Victorian era holiday destination. The town's main modern-day attractions include the Great Orme Tramway, Llandudno Pier and Venue Cymru.
The town's railway station is situated on the North Wales Coast Line between Crewe in Cheshire, England and Holyhead, Anglesey. It is also the northern terminus of the Conwy Valley line to Blaenau Ffestiniog.
Viljandi County
Viljandi County is a county in Estonia. The capital city is also named Viljandi.
Soomaa National Park is a national park partly in the county.
The county is divided into municipalities. There is one urban municipality and three rural municipalities in Viljandi County.
Võru County
Võru County is a county in Estonia. The capital city is also named Võru.
There is 1 urban and 4 rural municipalities:
Jack Wallace (actor)
Jack Wallace (August 15, 1933 – April 16, 2020) was an American actor. He was born in Pekin, Illinois and was raised in Chicago. He had also appeared in such movies as "Death Wish" (1974), "House of Games" (1987), "Above the Law" (1988) and "Boogie Nights" (1997). In television, he appeared on "Law & Order" and "Six Feet Under".
Wallace was a co-recipient of the 1984 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble, which he shared with the rest of the cast members in the Broadway production of David Mamet's "Glengarry Glen Ross".
Wallace died on April 16, 2020 at his home in Los Angeles, aged 86.
Derek Jones (musician)
Derek Jones (June 5, 1984 – April 21, 2020) was an American guitarist. He was best known as the rhythm and lead guitarist and often co-lead vocalist for the American post-hardcore band Falling in Reverse. He was also the guitarist of the American band A Smile From the Trenches.
Jones died on April 21, 2020 at the age of 35.
Lewis MacAdams
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MacAdams was a contributing editor of the "L.A. Weekly" and wrote regularly on culture and ecology for "Rolling Stone", "Men’s Journal", and "The Los Angeles Times". MacAdams was the director of the Poetry Center at San Francisco State University from 1975 to 1978.
MacAdams died on April 21, 2020 in Los Angeles of Parkinson's disease-related problems, aged 75.
Angie Craig
Angela Dawn Craig (born February 14, 1972) is an American politician. She is the United States Representative from since 2019. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Craig is openly lesbian.
Eagan, Minnesota
Eagan () is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The city is south of Saint Paul. The population of Eagan was 64,206 at the 2010 census.
Veronica Escobar
Veronica Escobar (born September 15, 1969) is an American politician. She is the U.S. Representative for since 2019. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She was an El Paso County Commissioner from 2007 to 2011 and the El Paso County Judge from 2011 until 2017.
Marcia Fudge
Marcia Louise Fudge (born October 29, 1952) is an American politician. Fudge is the 18th and current United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development since 2021. She was the U.S. Representative from from 2008 until 2021. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Fudge was Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 113th Congress.
In December 2020, Fudge was nominated by President-elect Joe Biden to serve as the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 10, 2021.
Warrensville Heights, Ohio
Warrensville Heights is a city located in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is an East Side suburb of Cleveland. The population was 13,542 at the 2010 U.S. Census.
Jacques Pellen
Jacques Pellen (1957 – 21 April 2020) was a French jazz guitarist. Pellen worked with many musicians over the years such as Peter Gritz, Kenny Wheeler, Bruno Nevez, Henri Texier, Riccardo Del Fra, and violinist Didier Lockwood. Pellen was born in Brest, France.
Pellen died of COVID-19 on 21 April 2020, aged 63.
San Antonio, New Mexico
San Antonio is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States, roughly in the center of the state, on the Rio Grande. The entire population of the county is around 18,000.
Socorro County, New Mexico
Socorro County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,866. The county seat is Socorro.
Hermleigh, Texas
Hermleigh is a census-designated place (CDP) in Scurry County, Texas, United States.
Hermleigh is ninety-six miles southeast of Lubbock, and has population of 345 people at the 2010 census.
Catron County, New Mexico
Catron County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 3,725, making it New Mexico's third-least populous county. Its county seat is Reserve. Catron County is New Mexico's largest county by area.
Reserve, New Mexico
Reserve is a village in Catron County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 289 as of the 2010 census.
Chaves County, New Mexico
Chaves County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 65,645. Its county seat is Roswell.
Cibola County, New Mexico
Cibola County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 27,213. Its county seat is Grants.
Grants, New Mexico
Grants is a city in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. It is located about west of Albuquerque. The population was 9,182 at the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Cibola County.
Colfax County, New Mexico