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Pwllheli is the main market town of the Lleyn peninsula in the administrative county of Gwynedd, traditional county of Caernarfonshire, northwestern Wales. The town is a focus for Welsh-speakers, and was the place where Plaid Cymru was founded.
The town grew around the shipbuilding and fishing industries. Pwllheli is a seaside resort where attractions include a marina, the beach, a former Butlins holiday camp and the fifteenth century Penarth Fawr house. Other local sights include the spa and healing well of Saint Cybi at Llangybi and an art gallery at Llanbedrog.
Pwllheli hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1925 and 1955, as well as an unofficial National Eisteddfod event in 1875.
The town's name means saltwater basin.
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