20th December 1955 - Cardiff was proclaimed the capital city of Wales.
Cardiff was made a city in 1905 / proclaimed the capital of Wales in 1955 / is the largest city in Wales and is the tenth largest city in the United Kingdom.
Cardiff is the county town of the county of Glamorgan - later known as South Glamorgan.
It the seat of the National Assembly for Wales.
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| National Assembly for Wales |
Cardiff is a significant tourist centre and the most popular visitor destination in Wales and in 2011 Cardiff was ranked sixth in the world in National Geographic's alternative tourist destinations.
The city is the base for most of the national cultural and sporting institutions such as: Millennium Stadium (home of the Wales National rugby union team and the Wales National football team) / the SWALEC Stadium (home of Glamorgan County Cricket) / Cardiff City Stadium (home of Cardiff City football team) and Cardiff Arms Park (home of Cardiff Blues and Cardiff RFC rugby union teams).
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| Millennium Stadium |
Finally Cardiff was awarded with the European City of Sport in 2009 due to its role in hosting major international sporting events. It has been announced that Cardiff will again be the European City of Sport in 2014.
And by the way the Millennium Stadium hosted 11 football matches as part of the 2012 Summer Olympics including the games' opening event and the men's bronze medal match.
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