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Belfast travel guide

about Belfast

Belfast is the largest city in Northern Ireland and the Irish Province of Ulster, with a population of 277,391. It is the seat of government for Northern Ireland, and in times past this was located at Hillsborough fort. Belfast is the county town for County Antrim.

Belfast history

The site of Belfast has been occupied since the Bronze ages, and the remains of Iron Age hill forts can still be seen.

In the early 17th century Belfast was settled by English and Scottish settlers, under a plan to colonise the area drawn up by Sir Arthur Chichester. This caused much tension with the existing population who rebelled in 1641. It was later settled by French Huguenots who established a sizeable linen trade.

Belfast became the centre of Irish Protestantism, and in 1922 it was declared the capital of Northern Ireland after Ireland was partitioned.

During the Second World War, Belfast was heavily bombed by German forces due to its concentration of heavy shipbuilding and aerospace industries. Much of the city was flattened.

For much of its history, Belfast has been racked by sectarian divisions between Roman Catholics and Protestants, and was hit hard by The Troubles of the 1960s-1990s.

Near cities to Belfast

• Lisburn travel guide 11 km
• Ballynahinch travel guide 20 km
• Newry travel guide 52 km
• Armagh travel guide 54 km
• Dundalk travel guide 71 km
• Dundalk travel guide 71 km
• Monaghan travel guide 77 km
• Coleraine travel guide 78 km
• Sixmilebridge travel guide 78 km
• Ardee travel guide 90 km

Near webcams to Belfast

• Belfast - River Lagan webcam 0 km
• Dublin webcam 140 km
• Dublin webcam 140 km
• Dublin - O'Connell Bridge webcam 140 km
• Glasgow webcam 170 km
• Glasgow - River Clyde webcam 170 km
• Glasgow webcam 180 km
• Glassan - Killinure Point webcam 180 km
• Loch Lomond webcam 190 km
• Bangor webcam 190 km

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Belfast travel services

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