Aberystwyth means Welsh Mouth of the Ystwyth is a historic market town, administrative centre and holiday resort within Ceredigion, Mid Wales.
Recently Aberystwyth has become a Welsh educational centre. The population is around 12,000, but is swelled by an additional 9250 in 2005 students associated with the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
The world's first department in international politics was established in Aberystwyth in 1919.
The town is situated near the confluence of the rivers Ystwyth and Rheidol, about midway down the length of Cardigan Bay. Although the name may seem to suggest otherwise, only the River Rheidol actually passes through the town - the River Ystwyth only just skirts the town, following the reconstruction of the harbour.
Aberystwyth has a pier and a fine sea front which stretches from Constitution Hill at the north end of the Promenade to the mouth of the harbour at the south
Aberystwyth is a major tourist centre and a cultural link between the north and south of Wales. Constitution Hill is scaled by the Aberystwyth Electric Cliff Railway giving access to fine views and other attractions at the top, while much of the finest scenery in Mid Wales lies within easy reach of the town. This includes the wilderness of the Cambrian Mountains, whose valleys contain forests and meadows which have little changed in centuries.
Town is generally regarded as the capital of Mid Wales. Perhaps the most important of the public bodies located in Aberystwyth is the National Library of Wales. The library also incorporates the National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales, one of six British regional film archives. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, which maintains and curates the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW), provides the public with information about the built heritage of Wales.
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