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Aberystwyth is a seaside resort and University Town on the West Coast of Wales, UK. It lies in the County of Ceredigion.
Education
The University of Wales, Aberystwyth was founded in 1873, and is the founder institution of the Federated University of Wales. The old college on the seafront was once the headquarters of the University of Wales, but this has now been transferred to The University of Wales, Cardiff. The University is home to the worlds oldest department of International Politics. Prince Charles is perhaps the most famous of Abersytwyths alumni. In addition to the University, Aberystwyth is also home to the National Library of Wales.
Geography
The town lies between the Cambrian Mountains and Cardigan Bay, and stands at the confluence of two rivers, the Ystwyth, which gives the town its name ('Aber' is Welsh for 'Mouth'), and the Rheidol. The man-made confluence of these rivers forms the towns harbour. The town has three beaches and two distinctive peaks. Constitution Hill, to the North has an Electric Cliff Railway to it's summit, with a Cafe and a Camera Obscura, Pen Dinas, to the South, has an Iron Age Hillfort. A peninsula seperates North Beach from South Beach and bears the ruins of a 13th Century Castle, though a fortress has existed on the site since 1109.
