The world's longest place-name, a Welsh village, has the longest Internet address, too. The address www.llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochuchaf.eu (also .com and .co.uk). The name means 'Saint Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St. Tysilio of the red cave.' (If you would like to twist your tongue and try pronouncing the name...here goes LLAN - FAIR - PWLL - GWYN - GYLL - GO - GER - YCH - WYRN - DROB - WLL - LLAN - TY - SILIO - GO - GO - GOCH)
The fans of pi have registered its first 63 decimal place as a Web site : www.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375105820974944592.eu.
A German user has registered www.thisisthelongesteuropeandomainnameallovertheworldandnowitismine.eu as his Web site!
The accepted maximum for a domain name is 63 characters excluding the top level domain.
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