Cornwall
| Cornwall | |
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| Administration | |
| Status | Non-metropolitan county Ceremonial county Traditional county |
|---|---|
| Region | South West England |
| Area - Total - Admin. area | 3563 km 3547 km |
| Demography | |
| Population - Total ( 2003 is.) - Density - Admin. Pop. | 513 527 inhabitants. 144.1 inhabitants / km 511 398 inhabitants. |
Cornwall or Cornwall History The name Cornwall reflects the situation before the conquest of the seventh century by the Angles and Saxons when people spoke a Brythonic language (now Cornish ). Many place names are analogous to those found in the Britons of Britain French. Many medieval saints are common to both regions. According to the legend recorded by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his Historia regum Britanniae , Cornwall would derive their name from Corineus , a Trojan warrior in the army of Brutus of Britain. Undeveloped, the county does not include a large city and is poorly developed. The main income is from tourism and agriculture. The city of Truro is the administrative and ecclesiastical. ( St Austell is the largest town with 30,000 inhabitants but Camborne and Redruth conurbation together form a larger one). The mining of tin and copper in the nineteenth century was of great importance but ended around 1990: the latest was South Crofty mine. It is a great maritime nation with many fishing ports (Newlyn, Falmouth , Fowey, Looe and Penzance ). The sardine fishery was for many centuries of great importance. The mild climate and the beauty of the rocky coast and rolling landscapes attracted a population of retirees from all over Britain. The peninsula of Cornwall, along rugged coastline, charm by its remoteness and wildness. The Cornwall Coastal Path (430 km), very twisty, winding over steep cliffs and jagged cracks. The path is clearly marked and, inland, many trails are used as shortcuts. The Scilly Isles (Enesow Syllan / Scilly Islands) were once part of the administrative county of Cornwall, but now (since April 2009) form a separate administrative unit. The archipelago is however part of ceremonial counties of Cornwall. The 123 members of the Cornish council were elected in 2009. The Conservatives have 50 seats and obtained 57,115 votes (33.8%) The Liberal Democrats (center-left) 38 seats and 47,701 votes (28.2%) 32 Independents were elected, representing 39,093 votes (23.1%) The autonomy of Mebyon Kernow 3 seats for 7290 votes (4.3%) Labour, who have never been very strong in Cornwall, eventually even behind UKIP Conservative Eurosceptics, with 5698 votes (3.4%) against 6350 (3.8%). The Cornish flag - the flag of St Piran - is a white cross on a black background, the same colors, but reversed, as a former Breton flags. The crest of the Duchy bezants door 15. Cornwall's motto is "Onan Hag Oll" (French "One and All", the Breton equivalent being "Unan holl hag"). The Cornish are an ethnic minority group in the United Kingdom. A political movement " Mebyon Kernow (Sons of Cornwall) has achieved some success in advocating for local autonomy on the model of devolution enjoyed by the Scotland and Wales. The Prince of Wales is also the title of Duke of Cornwall and derives much of its income from its holdings in the Duchy, as the heir to the throne receives no subsidy from the British state personal. John le Carr lives in Cornwall since the 1970s. His real name is David Cornwell, but it uses the surname of a member of his family descended from a Breton ancestor came to conquer Britain with the troops of William the Conqueror. Location literary context of the novel by Philippe Besson published in 2005, a moment of abandonment. Cornwall inspired two great English novelist, Daphne du Maurier (Hostel Jamaica) and Virginia Woolf (To the Lighthouse): the author recalls his childhood memories from St. Ives. To become familiar with regional legends: Mysteries of the Cornish Coast, Ian Addicoat and Geoff Buswell ; Cornish Legends of Robert Hunt. For a brief historical introduction: Cornwall's History, by Philip Payton ; King Arthur, Man or Myth? of Paul White. Patrick Gale has also written two novels that have a backdrop Cornwall: Chronicle of a Summer in 2002 and a soft dark in 2006. The famous storytelling as we know it by several authors of the twelfth century Tristan and Isolde takes place, in large part, in Cornwall, which is the kingdom of the uncle of Tristan and legitimate husband of Iseult : King Mark. Rosamunde Pilcher has also written novels where most of the action takes place in Cornwall (Back in Cornwall). Traditional music has been popularized in particular by the singer Brenda Wootton who was part of the Gorsedd of Cornwall. The electronic music artist Richard D. James grew up and started playing his music in Cornwall. Luke Vibert , also electronic music artist, was born and raised in Cornwall. Ladies in Lavender (Ladies in Lavender) is a film by Charles Dance was released in 2004 , with Judi Dench and Maggie Smith , in which two sisters in old age, living in a small quiet town on the coast of Cornwall, are disrupted by the appearance of a mysterious young man washed up on beach (played by Daniel Brhl ). The folktale Jack the Giant Killer shows the exploits of a hero born in Cornwall. In the popular imagination in Britain, Cornwall is associated with piracy. On a culinary level, they are known for their " Cornish pasties "(kinds of turnovers stuffed with meat and potatoes ). The Cornish coast is close to the coast of Brittany, the Johnnies ("Little John" in English), onion traders in the region of Roscoff , landed each year in the Cornish port after a voyage which lasted several hours (if the sea was favorable) to sell their cargo of conducting door to door , then left in Britain. English is the language usually spoken in Cornwall. Historically there has existed a language family of languages Brythonic called Cornish. In the Middle Ages , this language was almost identical to Breton and has evolved independently, but remained very close. Almost disappeared at the beginning of the nineteenth century , it revived by the efforts of a cultural movement supported by several generations of linguists. Although confidential today (about 1500 people speak it), this language enjoys official status of regional language of the United Kingdom , which authorizes teaching in schools and its financing from public funds. There are currently several competing orthographies, a movement began to modernize and standardize. The main advocacy organization called the Cornish Cornish Language Partnership ( "Partnership for the Cornish language"). The Prince Charles , Duke of Cornwall, has an area of 52,000 hectares which replaces the civil list which he based a line of organic products. True to his ideas, a model ecological village thousand houses traditional granite and slate has to be built under the auspices of the Prince of Wales near Newquay. Near the most popular beaches for surfers, its name is Surfbury. The foundation had already built the village of Poundbury , on the same model, near Dorchester in Dorset. A project, called Wave Hub is underway. The Wave Hub is a big catch diving which will connect devices converting wave energy into electricity. This project is located on the north coast. Many environmental studies have been conducted to obtain the necessary permits for the realization of this project: he has proven to be among others that the project would not harm the marine species, birds, but also to sinners, or to surfers. Geography
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