![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/snowdon-park-authorities-vote-to-formally-change-mountains-name-to-welsh/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/0_Snow-capped-Mount-Snowdon-viewed-across-Nant-Gwynant-in-Snowdonia.jpg&description=Snowdon and Snowdonia will now be known as Yr Wyddfa and Eyri after park authorities decided to promote the "rich culture" of the Welsh language by ditching the English namesThe mountain and national park its in will now be referred to by their Welsh namesThe English name for Wales' highest mountain has been replaced in favour of its Welsh counterpart after park authorities backed a motion to make the language change. The English names will no longer be used to refer to the mountain and the national park it sits in after Snowdonia National Park authorities voted on Wednesday (November 16) to use Yr Wyddfa rather than Snowdon and Eryri rather than Snowdonia. The vote comes after a petition calling on the National Park Authority to formalise the use of the Welsh names was signed by over 5,000 people last year. Gwynedd councillor John Pughe Roberts put forward a motion in April 2021 asking the park to stop using the English names, but it was not considered at the time on the basis that a group was already looking at a future policy on Welsh language names. The mountain attracts around 400,000 walkers a year ( Getty Images) Yr Wyddfa stands at 3,560ft (1,085m) and attracts around 400,000 walkers from all over the world every year. It is located within the Eryri National Park which covers a total of 823 square miles and is visited by nearly four million people annually. Naomi Jones, head of cultural heritage at the Snowdonia National Park Authority said that the change would allow people from across the globe to "engage with the Welsh language" and its "special qualities". The park is known for its stunning landscape ( Getty Images/iStockphoto) Commenting on the decision, she said: 'We have historic names in both languages, but we are eager to consider the message we wish to convey about place names, and the role they have to play in our current cultural heritage by promoting the Welsh language as one of the national park's special qualities. "The national park's statuto){kind=link}
Snowdon and Snowdonia will now be known as Yr Wyddfa and Eyri after park authorities decided to promote the “rich culture” of the Welsh language by ditching the English names
The English name for Wales’ highest mountain has been replaced in favour of its Welsh counterpart after park authorities backed a motion to make the language change.
The English names will no longer be used to refer to the mountain and the national park it sits in after Snowdonia National Park authorities voted on Wednesday (November 16) to use Yr Wyddfa rather than Snowdon and Eryri rather than Snowdonia.
The vote comes after a petition calling on the National Park Authority to formalise the use of the Welsh names was signed by over 5,000 people last year.
Gwynedd councillor John Pughe Roberts put forward a motion in April 2021 asking the park to stop using the English names, but it was not considered at the time on the basis that a group was already looking at a future policy on Welsh language names.