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An interesting secret about Europe’s longest place name… and how to pronounce it

Llanfairpwllgwyngyll (short version) is a large village and local government community on the island of Anglesey, Wales.

At 58 letters, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyllllantysiliogogogoch is the longest town name in all of Europe. It wasn't always the town's name, though—in the 1860s, the name was developed as a way to entice tourists to make the town a stop on their travels.

It's an amalgamation of the Welsh words and names for local landmarks.

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