Bangor ( / ˈ b æ ŋ ɡ ər/ BANG-gər; [3] from Irish: Beannchar [ˈbʲaːn̪ˠəxəɾˠ]) [1] is a city and seaside resort in County Down, Northern Ireland, on the southern side of Belfast Lough. It is within the Belfast metropolitan area and is 13miles (22km) east of Belfast city centre, to which it is linked by the A2 road and the Belfast–Bangor railway line. The population was 64,596 at the 2021 Census. [4] Bangor was granted city status in 2022, becoming Northern Ireland's sixth city. In 1865, Morris Wartski, a refugee from the Tsarist pogroms, first established a jewellery business on Bangor's High Street, and then a drapery store. His son, Isidore, went on to develop the drapery business and to create a large, fashionable, store. He also redeveloped the Castle Inn on High Street in Bangor, which then became the high-class Castle Hotel. Wartski was a very popular mayor of the city and a great patron of local sports and charities. Wartski Fields were bequeathed to the city and people of Bangor by his widow, Winifred Marie, in memory of Isidore Wartski. Bangor has clubs such as the Royal Ulster Yacht Club and Ballyholme Yacht Club which is the venue for Northern Ireland's Elite Sailing Facility. By the middle of the 19th century, the cotton mills had declined and the city changed in character once again. The laying of the railway in 1865 meant that inexpensive travel from Belfast was possible, and working-class people could afford for the first time to holiday in the city. Bangor soon became a fashionable resort for Victorian holidaymakers, as well as a desirable home to the wealthy. Many of the houses overlooking Bangor Bay (some of which have been demolished to make way for modern flats) date from this period. The belief in the restorative powers of the sea air meant that the city became a location for sea bathing and marine sports, and the number of visitors from Great Britain increased during the Edwardian era at the beginning of the 20th century, which also saw the improvement of Ward Park. [30] 20th century to present [ edit ] Bangor's main street in 1910 and 2015 a b "Bangor (Gwynedd, Wales / Cymru, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de . Retrieved 13 September 2022.

Lawlor, H.J. (1920). St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh. London: The Macmillan Company. p.25. The 344-seat Theatr Gwynedd was opened on Deiniol Road in 1975 by the university, and closed in 2008. The building was demolished in 2010. [33] Prior to Theatr Gwynedd, Bangor was home to the County Theatre, a converted chapel on Dean Street. The building was altered in 1912 for theatrical productions, and converted to use as a night club in 1986, currently named as "Trilogy Nightclub". [34] Pontio Arts and Innovation Centre Eclesia Bennchuir fundata est". University College Cork. Archived from the original on 30 June 2009 . Retrieved 30 April 2010. The United States town of Bangor, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania draws its name from Bangor, Gwynedd. Bangor, Pennsylvania was settled around 1760 by Robert M. Jones, an emigrant from Bangor, Gwynedd who went on to be influential in the development of the town's slate industry. Slate quarries still exist in the small Pennsylvania town, but only a few are still functioning. A life-sized statue of Jones, dedicated on 24 September 1914, remains in the town centre. [51] The influence of Bangor, Gwynedd is visible in the stone walls, square gardens, flowers, and greenery that mirror those of its Welsh namesake. Also like Bangor, Wales, Bangor, Pennsylvania has piles of slate residue and shale reminiscent of the area. [52] Notable people [ edit ] Duffy, 2010 Owen Hurcum, 2021 See Category:People from Bangor, Gwynedd

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Cathedral Church of St Deiniol, Bangor". British Listed Buildings. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016 . Retrieved 30 April 2016. Newtownards Walking Leaflet" (PDF). Ards and North Down Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2020 . Retrieved 21 April 2020. On Census day (27 March 2011) there were 61,011 people living in Bangor, accounting for 3.37% of the NI total. [10] Of these: Bangor Abbey, the European Connection". friendsofcolumbanusbangor.co.uk. Friends of Columbanus, Bangor. Archived from the original on 6 January 2020 . Retrieved 13 May 2020. Hospital Records: Details: Caernarvon and Anglesey General Hospital, Bangor". The National Archives . Retrieved 21 January 2020.

Bangor". vbsca.org. Sister Cities Association of Virginia Beach. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020 . Retrieved 13 May 2020. The nearest airport with international flights is Liverpool John Lennon Airport, which is 83 miles (134km) by road.In 580, a Bangor monk named Mirin took Christianity to Paisley in the west of Scotland, where he died "full of sanctity and miracles". In 590, the fiery Colombanus, one of Comgall's leaders, set out from Bangor with twelve other brothers, including Saint Gall who planted monasteries throughout Switzerland. In Burgundy, Columbanus established a severe monastic rule at Luxeuil which mirrored that of Bangor. From there he went to Bobbio in Italy and established the house which became one of the largest monasteries in Europe. [22]