Here’s a map with a difference. Titled “Empty Wales”, this map depicts hundreds of yellow squares – each one representing a 1 kilometre square.
What Does it Mean?
The interesting part?
Each of these squares contain not a single building inside. As incredibly eerie as it is astounding! Of course, it shouldn’t be that surprising given the relative rurality of Wales. We are a country filled with deep valleys, tall hills and mountains and plenty of areas within these which have remained uninhabited for centuries, if not millennia. It all adds to the beauty of Cymru!
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Niklas is the founder, owner, manager, editor, writer, video creator, voice over artist, and so forth, of Welsh Histories. He is passionate about the preservation of Welsh culture; the rejuvenation of the Welsh language and the promotion of Welsh history. Niklas currently resides in Pune, Maharashtra, with his beloved wife.