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<th colspan="2" style="background:#008B00; color:#FFFFFF;">Bridgend County Borough
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<td><a href="%C3%96ffentliche_Verwaltung" title="Öffentliche Verwaltung">Verwaltungssitz</a>
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<td><a href="Bridgend" title="Bridgend">Bridgend</a>
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<td><a href="Fl%C3%A4cheninhalt" title="Flächeninhalt">Fläche</a>
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<td>246 km²
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<td><a href="Einwohner" title="Einwohner">Einwohner</a>
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<td>139.178 (2011)<sup id="cite_ref-Nomis_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nomis-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<td><a href="Walisische_Sprache" title="Walisische Sprache">Walisischsprachige</a>
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<td>19,9 %
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<td>GB-BGE
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<td>00PB
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<p><b>Bridgend County Borough</b> ist eine <a href="Principal_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Principal Area">Principal Area</a> in <a href="S%C3%BCdwales" title="Südwales">Südwales</a> mit dem Status eines <i><a href="County_Borough" title="County Borough">County Boroughs</a></i>. Beim Zensus 2011 lebten dort 139.178 Menschen.<sup id="cite_ref-Nomis_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nomis-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hauptort der Principal Area ist die gleichnamige Stadt <a href="Bridgend" title="Bridgend">Bridgend</a>.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geographie">Geographie</h2></div>
<p>Die Principal Area liegt in <a href="S%C3%BCdwales" title="Südwales">Südwales</a> am Ufer des <a href="Bristolkanal" title="Bristolkanal">Bristolkanals</a> ungefähr in der Mitte zwischen den Städten <a href="Swansea" title="Swansea">Swansea</a> und <a href="Cardiff" title="Cardiff">Cardiff</a>. Sie ist etwa 250 Quadratkilometer groß und umfasst neben der Stadt <a href="Bridgend" title="Bridgend">Bridgend</a> im Süden und den Orten <a href="Porthcawl" title="Porthcawl">Porthcawl</a> und Pyle im Westen am Bristolkanal sowie <a href="Pencoed" title="Pencoed">Pencoed</a> im Osten auch die Täler des River Llynfi, des Afon Garw und des Ogwr Fawr im Norden mit den Kleinstädten <a href="Maesteg" title="Maesteg">Maesteg</a> und Pontycymer.<sup id="cite_ref-Nomis_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nomis-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Im Westen und Norden grenzt die Principal Area an den <a href="Neath_Port_Talbot_County_Borough" title="Neath Port Talbot County Borough">Neath Port Talbot County Borough</a>, im Norden und Osten an <a href="Rhondda_Cynon_Taf" title="Rhondda Cynon Taf">Rhondda Cynon Taf</a> und im Südosten an <a href="Vale_of_Glamorgan" title="Vale of Glamorgan">Vale of Glamorgan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-OS_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OS-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geschichte">Geschichte</h2></div>
<p>1974 wurde innerhalb der damals neugebildeten Verwaltungsgrafschaft <a href="West_Glamorgan" title="West Glamorgan">West Glamorgan</a> der <a href="District_(Vereinigtes_K%C3%B6nigreich)" title="District (Vereinigtes Königreich)">District</a> <i>Ogwr</i> gebildet. Im Rahmen der Einführung der einstufigen Lokalverwaltung in Wales wurde aus dem größten Teil des Districts Ogwr am 1. April 1996 die <a href="Verwaltungsgliederung_von_Wales#Heutige_Verwaltungsgliederung_von_Wales" title="Verwaltungsgliederung von Wales">Principal Area</a> Bridgend mit dem Status eines <a href="County_Borough" title="County Borough">County Borough</a> gebildet. Im Rahmen der mit der Verwaltungsreform etablierten einstufigen Kommunalverwaltung werden alle Verwaltungsaufgaben vom <i>Bridgend Borough Council</i> erledigt.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Orte">Orte</h2></div>
<ul><li>Aberkenfig</li>
<li><a href="Bridgend" title="Bridgend">Bridgend</a></li>
<li>Cwm Ogwr</li>
<li>Llangynwd</li>
<li><a href="Maesteg" title="Maesteg">Maesteg</a></li>
<li>Merthyr Mawr</li>
<li>Nant-y-Moel</li>
<li><a href="Pencoed" title="Pencoed">Pencoed</a></li>
<li>Pont-y-rhyl</li>
<li>Pontycymer</li>
<li><a href="Porthcawl" title="Porthcawl">Porthcawl</a></li>
<li>Wyndham</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sehenswürdigkeiten"><span id="Sehensw.C3.BCrdigkeiten"></span>Sehenswürdigkeiten</h2></div>
<ul><li><a href="Coity_Castle" title="Coity Castle">Coity Castle</a></li>
<li>The Dipping Bridge, Brücke in Bridgend</li>
<li>Kenfig National Nature Reserve</li>
<li><a href="River_Ogmore" title="River Ogmore">River Ogmore</a></li>
<li>Porthcawl Lighthouse</li>
<li>Porthcawl Museum</li>
<li>The Old Bridge, Brücke in Bridgend</li>
<li>St. Teilos Church in Merthyr Mawr</li></ul>
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<div class="sisterproject" style="margin:0.1em 0 0 0;"><div class="noresize noviewer" style="display:inline-block; line-height:10px; min-width:1.6em; text-align:center;" aria-hidden="true" role="presentation"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Commons"></span></span></div><b><span class=""><a class="external text" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Bridgend_County_Borough?uselang=de"><span lang="en">Commons</span>: Bridgend County Borough</a></span></b> – Sammlung von Bildern, Videos und Audiodateien</div>
<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://curlie.org/Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/Wales/Bridgend_County_Borough">Bridgend County Borough</a> bei Curlie (ehemals <a href="DMOZ" title="DMOZ">DMOZ</a>)</li></ul>
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<li id="cite_note-Nomis-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Nomis_1-0">a</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Nomis_1-1">b</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Nomis_1-2">c</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text">
<span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=W06000013"><i>Bridgend Local Authority – Local Area Report.</i></a> In: <i>www.nomisweb.co.uk.</i> <a href="University_of_Durham" title="University of Durham">University of Durham</a>,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 24. Oktober 2020</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ABridgend+County+Borough&rft.title=Bridgend+Local+Authority+%E2%80%93+Local+Area+Report&rft.description=Bridgend+Local+Authority+%E2%80%93+Local+Area+Report&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nomisweb.co.uk%2Freports%2Flocalarea%3Fcompare%3DW06000013&rft.publisher=%5B%5BUniversity+of+Durham%5D%5D&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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<span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/"><i>Election Maps.</i></a> <a href="Ordnance_Survey" title="Ordnance Survey">Ordnance Survey</a>,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 24. Oktober 2020</span> (englisch, am linken Bildschirmrand unter „Boundary“ zunächst bitte ein Häkchen vor „Unitary Authorities“ setzen und dann auf der Karte nach Südwales zoomen und ggf. die markierten Gebiete anklicken, um ihre Namen zu erfahren.).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ABridgend+County+Borough&rft.title=Election+Maps&rft.description=Election+Maps&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ordnancesurvey.co.uk%2Felection-maps%2Fgb%2F&rft.publisher=%5B%5BOrdnance+Survey%5D%5D&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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<a href="Bridgend" title="Bridgend">Bridgend</a> |
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Cornelly |
Coychurch Higher |
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Garw Valley |
Laleston |
Llangynwyd Lower |
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Merthyr Mawr |
Newcastle Higher |
Ogmore Valley |
<a href="Pencoed" title="Pencoed">Pencoed</a> |
<a href="Porthcawl" title="Porthcawl">Porthcawl</a> |
Pyle |
St. Bride’s Minor |
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