Shannon, County Clare
Province
Shannon (also known as Shannon Town, Irish Sionainn, An tSionna or Baile na Sionna ) is a town in Ireland. It is the only after the Second World War -scale city in Ireland. In 1982, she received the "town status". Shannon has 8,481 inhabitants ( 2006).
Location
The place is located in the west of Ireland ( in County Clare ), directly on the eponymous river Shannon.
Development
In 1935, the government decided to expand the trans -Atlantic air traffic. 1937 was a first flight from Newfoundland to Foynes place and in 1939 a test flight to the new airfield Rineanna. Although the civil aviation was set during World War II, the airfield was expanded. On September 16, 1945, the first regular flight took place that went out of Gander ( Newfoundland). At that time, the range of the aircraft was still limited to about 4000 miles; therefore had to be used the shortest link between Western Europe and eastern North America. It was not until the late 1950s, it was then possible to fly more than 4,000 miles and reach the large airfields in direct flight. The importance as a transatlantic aviation hub thus decreased.
Description / Tourism
The city is mainly known for Shannon Airport. In the city center there is a mall which consists of a shopping center, a few pubs and a supermarket.
The budget airline Ryanair in Shannon has one of its bases. In the current flight schedule, there are flights from Germany to Shannon from Berlin -Schönefeld and Memmingen. (Updated: February 11, 2014).