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Il distretto di Coleraine era una delle suddivisioni amministrative dell'Irlanda del Nord, nel Regno Unito. Fu creato nel 1973. Apparteneva alla contea storica di Antrim. A partire dal 1º aprile 2015 il distretto di Coleraine è stato unito a quelli di Ballymoney, Limavady e Moyle per costituire il distretto di Causeway Coast e Glens.
Coleraine è una città del Regno Unito, capoluogo dell'omonimo distretto nordirlandese; appartiene alla contea storica di Londonderry. Si trova nei pressi dell'estuario del fiume Bann, a circa 85 km a nord-ovest di Belfast, e a 40 km a est dell'aeroporto di Londonderry.
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Coleraine had a population of 24,483 people in the 2021 Census. The North Coast (Coleraine and Limavady) area has the highest property prices in Northern Ireland, higher even than those of affluent South Belfast. Coleraine during the day is busy but relatively quiet at night. Much of the nightlife in the area centres on the nearby seaside resort to...
Coleraine has a long history of settlement. The Mesolithic site at Mount Sandel, which dates from approximately 5935 BCis some of the earliest evidence of human settlement in Ireland. The 9th-century Hagiography Tripartite Life of Saint Patrick records how the town got its name. When Patrick arrived in the neighbourhood, he was received with great ...
The poetical illustration The Coleraine Salmon Leap by Letitia Elizabeth Landon, in Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1836, refers to an abundance of salmon in the river here in those times, and to a considerable sport derived therefrom. It accompanies an engraving of a painting of the salmon leap by Thomas Mann Baynes.
Coleraine was the headquarters of the former Coleraine Borough Council, before this was amalgamated in 2015 to form the Causeway Coast and Glens District Council, which is now based in the former Coleraine Borough Council headquarters. The Borough Council area together with the neighbouring district of Limavady, forms the East Londonderry constitue...
Coleraine is near the Causeway Coast tourist route, attracting over 2 million annual visitors. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Giant's Causeway, is a 25-minute bus ride away. The distillery village of Bushmills is served by buses from the town and there is a narrow-gauge steam train running in the summer from Bushmills to the Giant's Causeway. Al...
Coleraine experiences a maritime climate with cool summers and relatively mild winters. The nearest official Met Office weather station for which online records are available is at nearby Coleraine University, about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the town centre. However, observations ceased a few years ago and the nearest current Met Office weather obse...
The east side of the town is distinguished by Mountsandel Forest, which contains the Mount Sandel fort, an ancient site which has been claimed as the oldest site of human settlement in Ireland. Here wooden houses dating from about 7000 BC were uncovered.The fort can be accessed via Mountsandel forest, the closest entrance being the side near the Co...
Coleraine railway station opened on 4 December 1855 and shares facilities with the town's Ulsterbus bus depot. Passenger service is delivered via the Belfast-Derry railway line along the scenic shore of Lough Foyle and the Coleraine-Portrush railway linebranch line. The Belfast-Derry railway line is to be upgraded to facilitate more frequent trains...
Coleraine itself contains Coleraine Rugby Club, established in 1921, Coleraine F.C., established in 1927 and currently in the IFA Premiership and CLG Eoghan Rua established in 1957. Coleraine is one of the hosting towns for the Milk Cup. Coleraine is part of the circuit for the North West 200, a series of motorcycle road races organised by the Cole...
Coleraine is classified as a large town (i.e. with a population between 18,000 and 75,000 people).: 11
Portrush (Port Rois in gaelico irlandese, che significa "porto del promontorio") è una cittadina costiera dell'Irlanda del Nord. È situata nella propaggine settentrionale dell'Antrim nel Distretto di Coleraine. Importante porto, è abbastanza apprezzata nella nazione per la sua vita notturna.
distretto del Regno Unito nell'Irlanda del Nord, 486 km², 56.000 ab. (stima 2003), 115 ab./km², capoluogo: Coleraine. Si affaccia a N sul canale del Nord ed è attraversato dal fiume Bann. Agricoltura, allevamento e pesca; le industrie sono ubicate nei maggiori centri del distretto: Coleraine, Portstewart e Portrush.
County Coleraine, called the County of Colerain in the earliest documents, was one of the counties of Ireland from 1585 to 1613. It was named after its intended county town , Coleraine . It was later subsumed into County Londonderry along with a big part of the once larger County Tyrone and small territories from County Donegal and County Antrim .
Sede della University of Ulster e non lontana dalle località turistiche di Portrush e Castlerock, Coleraine è la meta ideale per le famiglie in cerca di relax. Questa prospera città sulle coste settentrionali dell'Irlanda del Nord è una delle aree più anticamente abitate del paese e il magnifico paesaggio locale renderà le vostre vacanze ...
