Drogheda
Drogheda is an industrial town in County Louth, astride the River Boyne on the east coast of Ireland. Its turbulent history is reflected in its medieval fortifications, while nearby are ruined monasteries and the must-see Neolithic complex of Brú na Bóinne.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Notable Places in the Area
Drogheda MacBride
Railway station
Photo: Sky Harbor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Drogheda MacBride railway station is a railway station that serves Drogheda in County Louth, Ireland.
Hunky Dorys Park
Stadium
Photo: HuskiePete, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Weavers Park, also known as United Park, and formerly O2 Park, Hunky Dorys Park and Head In The Game Park for sponsorship purposes, is a football stadium in Drogheda, Ireland.
Saint Laurence Gate
City gate
Photo: Cianwal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Saint Laurence Gate is a barbican which was built in the 13th century as part of the walled fortifications of the medieval town of Drogheda in Ireland.
Localities in the Area
Donacarney
Village
Photo: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Donacarney is a village in County Meath, Ireland, close to Drogheda and the border with County Louth. Donacarney is situated 5 km east of Drogheda.
Julianstown
Village
Photo: Fred Logue, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Julianstown is a village in County Meath, Ireland. It is located near Drogheda on the R132 regional road. Julianstown is situated 7 km southeast of Drogheda.
Drogheda
- Type: Town with 44,100 residents
- Description: city in County Louth, Ireland
- Categories: city and locality
- Location: County Louth, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.715° or 53° 42' 54" northLongitude
-6.3524° or 6° 21' 9" westPopulation
44,100Elevation
28 metres (92 feet)United Nations Location Code
IE DROOpen Location Code
9C5MPJ7X+X2OpenStreetMap ID
node 52246394OpenStreetMap Feature
place=townDrogheda Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Afrikaans: Drogheda
- Arabic: دروهيدا
- Armenian: Դրոեդա
- Asturian: Drogheda
- Azerbaijani: Droheda
- Basque: Drogheda
- Belarusian: Дрогеда
- Belarusian: Дроэда
- Bulgarian: Дроида
- Catalan: Drogheda
- Cebuano: Drogheda
- Chinese: 德罗赫达
- Chinese: 德羅赫達
- Czech: Drogheda
- Czech: Droichead Átha
- Danish: Drogheda
- Dutch: Drogheda
- Egyptian Arabic: دروهيدا
- English: Drogheada
- Faroese: Drogheda
- Finnish: Drogheda
- French: Drogheda
- Galician: Drogheda
- Galician: Droichead Átha
- German: Drogheda
- Greek: Ντρόεντε
- Hebrew: דרוהדה
- Hungarian: Drogheda
- Icelandic: Drogheda
- Indonesian: Drogheda
- Indonesian: Droichead Atha
- Indonesian: Droichead Átha
- Irish: Droichead Átha
- Italian: Drogheda
- Japanese: ドラハダ
- Japanese: ドロヘダ
- Korean: 드로이다
- Latin: Drogeda
- Latvian: Droheda
- Lithuanian: Droeda
- Lithuanian: Drogheda
- Malay: Drogheda
- Manx: Droghad Aah
- Moksha: Дроэда
- Norwegian: Drogheda
- Norwegian Bokmål: Drogheda
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Drogheda
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Droichead Átha
- Persian: دراهیدا
- Piemontese: Drogheda
- Polish: Drogheda
- Portuguese: Drogheda
- Romanian: Drogheda
- Russian: Дрогеда
- Russian: Дрохеда
- Russian: Дроэда
- Serbian: Drogeda
- Serbian: Drogheda
- Serbian: Дрогеда
- Slovak: Drogheda
- Slovak: Droichead Átha
- Slovenian: Drogheda
- Spanish: Drogheda
- Swedish: Drogheda
- Swedish: Droichead Atha
- Swedish: Droichead Átha
- Tatar: Дроеда
- Turkish: Drogheda
- Ukrainian: Дрогеда
- Ukrainian: Дроеда
- Urdu: ڈراہیڈا
- Welsh: Drogheda
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