Cardiff has Chequered Linguistic History

The town Cardiff is the capital and largest city inrepresentation of finance and business services in the
Wales. It is located on the south coast of the country. Itlocal economy.
is bordered to the west by the rural district known asThe city has a chequered linguistic history with Latin,
the Vale of Glamorgan, to the east by the city ofEnglish, Welsh, and Norse dominating at different times.
Newport, to the north by the South Wales Valleys andThe population is a growing one.
to the south by the Bristol Channel.A major tourist attraction is situated in the heart of the
The River Taff winds through the centre of the citycity centre, near to the main shopping streets of
and together with the River Ely flows into theQueen St and St Marys St is Cardiff Castle.
freshwater lake of Cardiff Bay. A third river, theOther tourist attractions include the Cardiff Bay
Rhymney flows through the east of the city enteringregeneration sites which include the recently opened
directly into the Bristol Channel. A fourth river is theWales Millennium Centre and the National Assembly
Lleucu.for Wales as well as many other cultural and sites.
It was a small town until the early nineteenth centuryThe New Theatre was founded in 1906 and
and came to prominence as a major port for thecompletely refurbished in the 1980s. Until the opening of
transport of coal following the arrival of industry in thethe Wales Millennium Centre in 2004, it was the
region. It eventually grew to become the largest city inpremier venue in Wales for touring theatre and dance
Wales and serves as a major centre of culture, sportcompanies and is located in the city centre.
and history in the United Kingdom.Other venues which are popular for gigs include the
Today, Cardiff is the principal finance and businessInternational Arena and the Millennium Stadium.
services centre in Wales and as such there is a strong