Tintagel

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Tintagel ( cornish Dintagell or Tre was Venydh ) is a village on a rugged stretch of coast of the county of Cornwall in the far southwest of England.

The place name is known primarily for the lying near the sea castle ruins of Tintagel Castle, which has declared 1136 in his Historia Regum Britanniae to King Arthur's residence of the chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth. In the village live about 700 people, the municipality has 1820 inhabitants ( 2001 census). Until the mid-19th century it was known as Trevena and Tintagel was the name for the municipality and the Oberland. The name was changed by the postal administration. Tintagel was first mentioned in the chronicle of Monmouth with the Latin title Tintagol.

History

In late antiquity (ca. 5th to 7th century) was here a larger settlement, which has been interpreted by archaeologists partly as a monastery, partly as a royal residence. It is striking that large amounts found in the ruins of imported pottery from Ostrom, indicating the Mediterranean on pretty close contacts. Later, the complex was abandoned under unclear circumstances.

In Norman times then a castle was built in the smaller, the nearby village of Bossiney what happened well before the emergence of the Domesday Books and therefore ensure that, before 1086. As Tintagel and Bossiney districts were established in 1253 under Richard of Cornwall.

In 1927, here the Order of the Companions was by the Knights of the Round Table ( Order of the Fellowship of the Knights of the Round Table) founded by Frederick Thomas Glasscock, three years later he built for this medal a building named King Arthur's Hall, the nowadays mainly serves as a museum.

Presence

The town itself presents itself as a collection of bungalows and guest houses. He is one of the most frequently visited tourist destinations in England. Many of the old houses have been demolished in the early 20th century to meet the demands of tourism needs. Was preserved from earlier times only the Old Post Office, a small, picturesque manor house from the 14th century with scalloped slate roof. The National Trust has restored the building and set up one of the rooms according to his former determination again as Victorian village post office. In the multitude of souvenir shops in the town center has virtually everything can be available for purchase, upon King Arthur. Although Tintagel itself can not produce any own bay, but only a half hour walk from Trebarwith beach is one of the most beautiful sandy beaches in Cornwall and ideal for surfing.

One of the most recognizable structures which serves to tourism, is the King Arthur 's Castle Hotel from 1899, which is now run under the name of Camelot Castle Hotel. In November 2010, the British television station BBC brought a 12-minute report on the business practices of the hotel because it was assumed it was owned by Scientology.

Churches and chapels

A piece from the village is the Norman parish church of St. Materiana.

The Catholic Church of the Apostle St. Paul ( St. Paul 's Church ) was built in 1967. Became famous for the Church, thanks to its thirty thousand -piece mosaic, the Swiss artist Hans Peter Steiner. On the 40th anniversary of the church, in 2008, a modern version of Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper hung in the church, which was created by local artist Nicholas St John Rosse. In addition, people visit from all over the world, the church, because they want to read in there ausliegenden Miscarriage & Infant Loss Memorial Book, which preserves the names of babies who died by miscarriage, stillbirth or other causes.