Bangor, County Down

Bangor (Irish Banagher ) is a town of about 60,000 inhabitants in Northern Ireland, County Down, North Down District. Bangor is located approximately 20 kilometers east of the capital Belfast and on the south shore of the Bay of Belfast ( Belfast Lough engl. ) and has one of Northern Ireland Railways station. It is a seaside resort and yachting center.

History

In the 6th century, probably in the year 558, here the Bangor Abbey was founded by Saint Comgall. Became known this because were trained in their missionaries as St. Columban. From this convent, made ​​himself the monastic movement of the iroschottischen Church, to which also belonged Gallus, for the purpose of proselytizing to continental Europe.

The first abbot was St. Comgall, under whom found their way to the monastery up to 3000 monks. Many start-ups took their origin here. In the 7th and 8th centuries the monastery was also a center of book production ( Annals, liturgical books); so came here of about 680-691 the Antiphonarium Benchorense, is to see a copy of which in the local museum (English Heritage center). The original is now in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana Library in Milan.

Attractions

Worth seeing are, inter alia, the large yacht harbor, the castle with the corresponding castle park and the Old Custom House. In Bangor also the Coastal Pathway, a small paved path that runs along the coast and ends in Holywood starts.

Sports

The city is represented by the Bangor FC in the IFA Premiership, the top division in Northern Ireland football.

Notable people

Twinning

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