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>Rhondda Cynon Taff, or RCT , is a county borough

County borough

County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control....
in the preserved county

Preserved counties of Wales

The Preserved counties of Wales are the current areas used in Wales for ceremonial purposes such as Lord-Lieutenant. They are based on the subdivisions of Wales created by the Local Government Act 1972 and used for local government and other purposes between 1974 and 1996....
of Mid Glamorgan

Mid Glamorgan

Mid Glamorgan is a ceremonial preserved counties of Wales of Wales. From 1974 until 1996, it was also an administrative county, with a county council....
, Wales

Wales

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.

The county borough borders Merthyr Tydfil

Merthyr Tydfil

Merthyr Tydfil is a town and county borough in Wales, with a population of about 55,000. It was formerly in the historic county of Glamorgan. It is often referred to simply as 'Merthyr'....
and Caerphilly

Caerphilly (county borough)

Caerphilly is a local government Principal areas of Wales in southern Wales, straddling the Historic counties of Wales between Glamorgan and Monmouthshire....
to the east, Cardiff

Cardiff

Cardiff is the Capital , largest city and most populous Unitary authority#Wales in Wales. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for many national cultural and sport institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of Welsh Assembly Government ....
and the Vale of Glamorgan

Vale of Glamorgan

The Vale of Glamorgan is an exceptionally rich agricultural area in the southern part of Glamorgan, Wales. It has a rugged coastline, but its rolling countryside is quite atypical of Wales as a whole....
to the south, Bridgend

Bridgend (county borough)

Bridgend is a county borough in the historic area of Glamorgan, South Wales. The county borough has a total population of 130,000 people, and contains the settlements of Bridgend, after which it is named, Maesteg, and the seaside town of Porthcawl....
and Neath Port Talbot

Neath Port Talbot

Neath Port Talbot is a county borough#Wales and one of the Principal areas of Wales of Wales. Neath Port Talbot is the 8th most List of Welsh principal areas by population in Wales and the third most populous county borough....
to the west and Powys

Powys

Powys is a local-government Principal areas of Wales and preserved counties of Wales in Wales....
to the north.

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**Rhondda Cynon Taff county borough**

Geography
Area Surface area Surface area is how much exposed area an object has. It is expressed in square units. If an object has flat Face , its surface area can be calculated by adding together the areas of its faces.... - Total - % Water	Ranked 13th List of Welsh principal areas by area This is a list of subdivisions of Wales ordered by area.... 424 1 E8 m² To help compare different orders of magnitude and geographical regions, we list here areas between 100 square kilometre and 1000 km?. See also areas of other orders of magnitude.... km² Square kilometre Square kilometre , symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI Units of measurement of surface area, the square metre, one of the SI derived units.... ? %
Admin HQ	Tonypandy Tonypandy Tonypandy is a town in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, within the Historic counties of Wales of Glamorgan, Wales, lying in the Rhondda Fawr Valley....
ISO 3166-2 ISO 3166-2:GB ISO 3166-2:GB is an International Organization for Standardization standard which defines geocodes: it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to the United Kingdom....	GB-RCT
ONS code ONS coding system The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data....	00PF
Demographics
Population Population File:Population density.pngIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings.... : - Total - Density Density The density of a material is defined as its mass per unit volume. The symbol of density is ....	Ranked List of Welsh principal areas by population This is a list of subdivisions of Wales ordered by population.The figures are mid-year estimates for 2007 from the Office for National Statistics.... Ranked List of Welsh principal areas by population density This is a List of Subdivisions of Wales by population density in the United_Kingdom_Census_2001.... / km²
Ethnicity	98.9% White.
Welsh language Welsh language Welsh ]], is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, in England by some along the Welsh Marches and in the Welsh settlement in Argentina in the Chubut Valley in Argentina Patagonia.... - Any skills	Ranked 13th List of Welsh principal areas by percentage Welsh language This is a List of Subdivisions of Wales by the percentage of those professing some skills in the Welsh language in Wales in the United_Kingdom_Census_2001.... 21.1%
Politics
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council
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MPs	Chris Bryant Chris Bryant Christopher John Bryant is a United Kingdom politician and is the Wales Labour Party Member of Parliament for Rhondda , which he has held since 2001.... (Rhondda Rhondda Rhondda , or Rhondda Valley is a former coal-mining valley in Wales and past local government Rhondda , consisting of 16 communities built around the River Rhondda.... ) Ann Clwyd Ann Clwyd Ann Clwyd Roberts is a United Kingdom Labour Party Member of Parliament. She has represented Cynon Valley in Wales since 1984.... (Cynon Valley Cynon Valley Cynon Valley is an ex-coal mining area near Rhondda in Wales, in the South Wales Valleys area.From 1974 to 1996 the area was one of the districts of Wales, formed from the Aberdare and Mountain Ash, Wales urban districts, and part of Neath Rural District, along with the parish of Penderyn from Brecknockshire.... ) Kim Howells Kim Howells Dr Kim Scott Howells is a The Labour Party member of Parliament for Pontypridd .... (Pontypridd Pontypridd Pontypridd is both a community and a town in Glamorgan, Wales, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff and is situated 12 miles north of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff, and comprises the electoral wards of - Cilfynydd, Glyncoch, Graig, Hawthorn, Glamorgan , Pontypridd Town, Rhondda , Rhydfelen Central/Lower Ilan, Trallwng and Trefores... ) Huw Irranca-Davies Huw Irranca-Davies Huw Irranca-Davies, formerly Ifor Huw Davies, is a United Kingdom Labour Party politician from Wales. He has been Member of Parliament for Ogmore since 2002.... (Ogmore Ogmore Ogmore could refer to several places in south and southwest Wales:Ogmore-by-Sea, a village in southwest Wales.River Ogmore, a river in south Wales.... )
AMs Members of the 3rd National Assembly for Wales This is a list of Member of the National Assembly for Wales or, in Welsh language, *Aelodau'r Cynulliad* elected to the third National Assembly for Wales at the National Assembly for Wales election, 2007....	Leighton Andrews Leighton Andrews Leighton Andrews is a Wales Wales Labour Party politician, currently the National Assembly for Wales member for Rhondda since 2003.... (Rhondda Rhondda Rhondda , or Rhondda Valley is a former coal-mining valley in Wales and past local government Rhondda , consisting of 16 communities built around the River Rhondda.... ) Christine Chapman Christine Chapman Christine Chapman is a Wales Wales Labour Party Co-operative Party politician who has been a Member of the National Assembly for Wales for Cynon Valley since 1999.... (Cynon Valley Cynon Valley Cynon Valley is an ex-coal mining area near Rhondda in Wales, in the South Wales Valleys area.From 1974 to 1996 the area was one of the districts of Wales, formed from the Aberdare and Mountain Ash, Wales urban districts, and part of Neath Rural District, along with the parish of Penderyn from Brecknockshire.... ) Jane Davidson Jane Davidson Jane Davidson, Assembly Member is the Wales Labour Party Welsh Assembly for Pontypridd and the Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing in the Welsh Assembly Government.... (Pontypridd Pontypridd Pontypridd is both a community and a town in Glamorgan, Wales, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff and is situated 12 miles north of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff, and comprises the electoral wards of - Cilfynydd, Glyncoch, Graig, Hawthorn, Glamorgan , Pontypridd Town, Rhondda , Rhydfelen Central/Lower Ilan, Trallwng and Trefores... ) Janice Gregory Janice Gregory Janice Gregory is a Wales politician. She has been a Labour Party member of the National Assembly for Wales for Ogmore since the Assembly was set up in 1999.... (Ogmore Ogmore Ogmore could refer to several places in south and southwest Wales:Ogmore-by-Sea, a village in southwest Wales.River Ogmore, a river in south Wales.... )

Rhondda Cynon Taff, or RCT , is a county borough

County borough

County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control....
in the preserved county

Preserved counties of Wales

Mid Glamorgan

Mid Glamorgan is a ceremonial preserved counties of Wales of Wales. From 1974 until 1996, it was also an administrative county, with a county council....
, Wales

Wales

native_name = Cymru|conventional_long_name = Wales|common_name = Wales|image_flag = Flag of Wales 2.svg|national_motto = ...
.

The county borough borders Merthyr Tydfil

Merthyr Tydfil

Caerphilly (county borough)

Caerphilly is a local government Principal areas of Wales in southern Wales, straddling the Historic counties of Wales between Glamorgan and Monmouthshire....
to the east, Cardiff

Cardiff

Vale of Glamorgan

Bridgend (county borough)

Neath Port Talbot

Powys

Powys is a local-government Principal areas of Wales and preserved counties of Wales in Wales....
to the north. Its main towns are Aberdare

Aberdare

Aberdare is an industrial town in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales, situated at the confluence of the River Dar and River Cynon....
, Mountain Ash

Mountain Ash, Wales

Mountain Ash is a town in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, and within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales. It lies in the Cynon Valley....
and Pontypridd

Pontypridd

Pontypridd is both a community and a town in Glamorgan, Wales, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff and is situated 12 miles north of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff, and comprises the electoral wards of - Cilfynydd, Glyncoch, Graig, Hawthorn, Glamorgan , Pontypridd Town, Rhondda , Rhydfelen Central/Lower Ilan, Trallwng and Trefores...
. Rhondda Cynon Taff is the second most populous local authority area in Wales.

See List of places in Rhondda Cynon Taff

List of places in Rhondda Cynon Taff

This is a list of towns and villages in the Subdivisions of Wales of Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales. See the list of places in Wales for places in other principal areas....
for a list of towns and villages. The most populous town in Rhondda Cynon Taff is Aberdare with a population of 31,619 (1991 Census).

History

The county borough was formed on 1 April 1996, by the merger of the former Mid Glamorgan

Mid Glamorgan

Mid Glamorgan is a ceremonial preserved counties of Wales of Wales. From 1974 until 1996, it was also an administrative county, with a county council....
districts

Districts of Wales

In 1974, Wales was re-divided for local government in the United Kingdom purposes into thirty-seven districts. Districts were the second tier of local government introduced by the Local Government Act 1972, being subdivisions of the eight Administrative divisions of Wales#Counties introduced at the same time....
of Cynon Valley

Cynon Valley

Cynon Valley is an ex-coal mining area near Rhondda in Wales, in the South Wales Valleys area.From 1974 to 1996 the area was one of the districts of Wales, formed from the Aberdare and Mountain Ash, Wales urban districts, and part of Neath Rural District, along with the parish of Penderyn from Brecknockshire....
, Rhondda

Rhondda (district)

Rhondda was a local government district based around the geographical area of the Rhondda Valley, south Wales.The district was initially created as Ystradyfodwg Local Government District from parts of Ystradyfodwg, Llanwynno and Llantrisant parishes, Glamorgan, in 1877, when the Local Government Act 1858 was adopted....
and Taff-Ely

Taff-Ely

Taff-Ely was a districts of Wales in Wales from 1974 to 1996.It was formed in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the urban district of Pontypridd, along with Llantrisant and Llantwit Farde Rural District, the Taff's Well ward of Caerphilly urban district, the Llanilterne and Pentyrch parishes from Cardiff Rural Dist...
(with the exceptions of Creigiau

Creigiau

Creigiau is a dormitory settlement in the North Cardiff-West Cardiff of Cardiff, the capital of Wales. The village currently has about 1,000 houses and a population of approximately 2,400 people....
and Pentyrch

Pentyrch

Pentyrch is a Welsh village, situated on the Cardiff West outskirts of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. The village gives its name to a Cardiff local authority electoral ward, which covers the village and surrounding area....
, which were added to Cardiff). Its name reflects all these, and the rivers Cynon

River Cynon

The River Cynon is a river in South Wales and is one of the larger tributaries of the River Taff.It arises on the flanks of the Brecon Beacons as a number of small streams arising from springs in the Old Red Sandstone....
, Rhondda

River Rhondda

The River Rhondda is a river in the Rhondda Valley, South Wales which has two major tributaries; the Rhondda Fawr and the Rhondda Fach ....
and Taff

River Taff

The River Taff is a large river in Wales. It is known as the Afon Taf in Welsh language.It rises as two rivers in the Brecon Beacons - the Taf Fechan and the Taf Fawr , before joining to form the Taff north of Merthyr Tydfil....
.

Industry

The district developed from the discovery and mining, primarily for export, of high-quality Welsh

Wales

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coal

Coal

Coal is a readily combustion black or brownish-black sedimentary rock. The harder forms, such as anthracite, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure....
s, such as steam coal

Coal

Cardiff

Barry, Wales

Barry is a town in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Located along the northern coast of the Bristol Channel less than 7 miles SSW of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales, Barry is a seaside resort, with attractions including several beaches and the Barry Island Pleasure Park....
docks. The landscape was dominated by coal-waste heaps and deep mine pit-heads. Many of the roads are lined with semi-ribbon development of closely packed Victorian

Victorian architecture

The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles predominantly employed during the Victorian era. As with the latter, the period of building that it covers may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 ? 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom after whom it is named....
terraces of houses which have given the Rhondda

Rhondda

Rhondda , or Rhondda Valley is a former coal-mining valley in Wales and past local government Rhondda , consisting of 16 communities built around the River Rhondda....
valleys their distinctive appearance. In the 1980s, privatisation of British Coal

British Coal

The British Coal Corporation was a nationalised corporation in the United Kingdom responsible for the extraction of coal. It existed, in various forms, between 1946, with the passing of the Coal Industry Nationalisation Act, and 1997, when it was officially wound up....
resulted in the closure of many of the coal mining activities in the valleys, devastating the local economy. In the nineteenth century the Rhondda had over 60 mines.

As deep mines closed, a number of very large open-cast coal mines were created and remain in operation, especially towards the north of the area.

The Welsh Development Agency

Welsh Development Agency

The Welsh Development Agency was an Assembly Sponsored Public Body established in 1976 to encourage business development and investment in Wales....
, which was formed in 1976 to help reverse the economic down-turn in Wales caused by the recession in both the coal

Coal mining

Coal mining is the extraction or removal of coal from the earth by mining. When coal is used for fuel in power generation it is referred to as steaming or thermal coal....
and steel

Steel

Steel is an alloy consisting mostly of iron, with a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.14% by weight , depending on grade. Carbon is the most cost-effective alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten....
industries, was very active in the Rhondda Cynon Taff area in supporting and encouraging industrial and commercial regeneration. Recent investment in the area has included the Dragon International Film Studios

Dragon International Film Studios

The Dragon International Film Studios is a complex of film and television studios currently being constructed at Llanilid between Cardiff and Bridgend in South Wales....
, on the site of Llanillyd open-cast mine. This project is headed by Sir Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, Order of the British Empire, is an English people actor, film director, film producer, and entrepreneur....
and will comprise TV studios, editing suites and a large film studio complex. The location of the project has led it to become known locally as "Valleywood", even though the Welsh valleys are some miles away.

A Rhondda Cynon Taf business club is run by the County Council in conjunction with its patrons.

Environment

The coal industry has had major adverse impacts on the quality of the environment, such that most of the rivers were severely polluted to the exclusion of all fish life. Recent decades have shown great improvement with the return of salmon

Salmon

Salmon is the common name for several species of fish of the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the family are called trout,the difference is often attributed to the migratory life of the salmon as compared to the residential behaviour of trout, this holds true for the Atlantic salmon....
recorded in the River Taff

River Taff

River Rhondda

The River Rhondda is a river in the Rhondda Valley, South Wales which has two major tributaries; the Rhondda Fawr and the Rhondda Fach ....
but the continued presence of man-made obstacles in the rivers is inhibiting regeneration of their pre-industrial numbers and condition.

The chemical industry has also had adverse effects due to the dumping of toxic waste in the now disused Brofiscin Quarry in the village of Groesfaen. Dumping took place over a 7-year period between 1967 and 1973 by Monsanto

Monsanto

The Monsanto Company is an American Multinational corporation agricultural biotechnology corporation. It is the world's leading producer of the herbicide glyphosate, marketed as "Roundup"....
. It is estimated that the cleanup costs could be more than £100 million. A Dr Papageorge, formerly Monsanto's chief scientist, estimates that between 60,000 and 80,000 tonnes of PCB contaminated wastes were dumped there.

Government

The area is governed by Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council is the governing body for Rhondda Cynon Taff, one of the Subdivisions of Wales. The council headquarters are located in the town of Tonypandy....
from headquarters in Tonypandy

Tonypandy

Tonypandy is a town in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, within the Historic counties of Wales of Glamorgan, Wales, lying in the Rhondda Fawr Valley....
.

Education

Best-performing Secondary School

Secondary school

Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling, known as secondary education, takes place....
s in RCT, based on 5 GCSE passes, A-C Grade, according to the most recent report by Estyn

Estyn

Estyn is the office of Her Majesty's Inspectorate for Education and Training in Wales. It is funded by the National Assembly for Wales, though is independent from it....
as the Office of Her Majesty's Inspectorate for Education and Training in Wales :

76% Treorchy Comprehensive School, Treorchy
Treorchy

Treorchy is a village, although it used to be and still has characteristics of a town, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales, lying in the Rhondda Fawr valley....
(English/Welsh)
72% Y Pant School, Pontyclun
Pontyclun

Pontyclun is a village in the principal area of Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales. It is served by the South Wales Main Line and has its own local rugby union club....
(English)
71% St John Baptist (Church in Wales) High School, Aberdare
Aberdare

Aberdare is an industrial town in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales, situated at the confluence of the River Dar and River Cynon....
(English)
63% Ysgol Gyfun Rhydfelen
Ysgol Gyfun Rhydfelen

Ysgol Gyfun Gartholwg is a Welsh language Medium comprehensive school in the village of Church Village near Pontypridd, in the county borough#Wales of Rhondda Cynon Taff, in the principality of Wales in the United Kingdom....
, Pontypridd
Pontypridd

Pontypridd is both a community and a town in Glamorgan, Wales, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff and is situated 12 miles north of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff, and comprises the electoral wards of - Cilfynydd, Glyncoch, Graig, Hawthorn, Glamorgan , Pontypridd Town, Rhondda , Rhydfelen Central/Lower Ilan, Trallwng and Trefores...
(Welsh)
61% Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun
Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun

Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun is a Welsh language Medium comprehensive school in the village of Penywaun, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales.The school was established in 1995....
, Penywaun
Penywaun

Penywaun Is the Best :)'Penywaun is a village situated between Aberdare and Hirwaun, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales....
(Welsh)
50% Aberdare Girls School
Aberdare Girls School

Aberdare Girls' School is a secondary school for girls aged 11-18 in the town of Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales.There are approximately 700 pupils on the school roll, of whom around 100 are in the sixth form....
, Aberdare (English)
50% Cardinal Newman Cath Comp. School, Pontypridd (English)
49% Ysgol Gyfun Llanhari
Ysgol Gyfun Llanhari

Ysgol Gyfun Llanhari is a Welsh language Medium comprehensive school for 11-18 year olds situated in the village of Llanharry, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales....
, Llanharry
Llanharry

Llanharry is a small village in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales.Historically Llanharry has been inextricably linked with iron mining as far back as the Roman period and Elizabethan era, and for a period in the 20th century it boasted the only iron mine in Wales....
(Welsh)
49% Hawthorn High School, Pontypridd (English)
47% Bryncelynnog Comp. School, Pontypridd (English)
47% Ysgol Gyfun Y Cymmer
Ysgol Gyfun Y Cymmer

Ysgol Gyfun Cymer Rhondda is a Wales-medium secondary school in the Rhondda, situated near Porth....
, Porth
Porth

Porth is a town in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, within the Historic counties of Wales of Glamorgan, Wales, lying in the Rhondda Valley and is regarded as the gateway to the Rhondda Fawr and Rhondda Fach valleys because both valleys meet at Porth....
(Welsh)
44% Aberdare Boys' Comprehensive School, Aberdare (English)
44% , Cilfynydd
Cilfynydd

Cilfynydd is a village in South Wales a mile from the South Wales Valleys town of Pontypridd, and 12 miles north of the capital city Cardiff....
(English)
42% Blaengwawr Comprehensive School, Aberdare (English)
41% Ferndale Comm School, Ferndale (English)
37% Tonypandy Comp School, Tonypandy
Tonypandy

Tonypandy is a town in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, within the Historic counties of Wales of Glamorgan, Wales, lying in the Rhondda Fawr Valley....
(English)
36% Porth County Comm School, Porth (English)
34% Tonyrefail School, Tonyrefail
Tonyrefail

Tonyrefail is a village in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales. It is situated four miles north-west of Llantrisant below the Rhondda and at the head of the Ely Valley....
(English)
30% Mountain Ash Comprehensive School
Mountain Ash Comprehensive School

Mountain Ash Comprehensive School is an 11-18 comprehensive school in the town of Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales....
, Mountain Ash
Mountain Ash

Mountain Ash is a name used for several unrelated trees. It may refer to:* Eucalyptus regnans, the tallest of all flowering plants* Fraxinus texensis, an ash tree species in Texas...
(English)

Twin Towns

Rhondda Cynon Taf is twinned

Town twinning

Town twinning, also known as sister cities, is a concept whereby towns or city in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired, with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links between their inhabitants....
with:

Nürtingen
Nürtingen

N?rtingen is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-W?rttemberg in southern Germany. It is located on the river Neckar....
and Ravensburg
Ravensburg

Ravensburg is a town in Upper Swabia in Southern Germany, capital of the Ravensburg , Baden-W?rttemberg. Population: 48,000 .Ravensburg was first mentioned in 1088....
, Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg

Baden-W?rttemberg is one of the 16 States of Germany of the Federal Republic of Germany. Baden-W?rttemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine?but one which has some of its major cities straddling the banks of the Neckar River ....
(Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
)

Rhondda Cynon Taff

History

Industry

Environment

Government

Education

Twin Towns

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