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Tambre (river)
The Tambre is a coastal river that crosses Galicia, in northwestern Spain. Its basin covers . The river flows through the province of A Coruña; the municipalities along its course are Sobrado, Curtis, Vilasantar, Boimorto, Mesía, Frades, Arzúa, O Pino, Oroso, Ordes, Trazo, Tordoia, Santiago de Compostela, Val do Dubra, Ames, A Baña, Brion, Negreira, Outes, Mazaricos, Noia and Lousame. Its mouth forms the ''Ría de Muros e Noia'' estuary. It has been designated a Site of Community Importance. In ancient times it was called Támaris, its name being related to that of the River Tamar in Cornwall. It was from the lands north of this river that the Spanish County of Trastámara and the royal House of Trastámara derive their name (''Tras-Támara'' meaning "across the Tambre"). Tamarix may derived its name from the river. Gallery File:Ría de MUROS. Serres, Muros, Galiza.jpg, Ría de Muros e Noia File:Ponte Maceira2.jpg, Ponte Maceira bridge File:A Ponte Nafonso, Roo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Europe and the fourth-most populous European Union member state. Spanning across the majority of the Iberian Peninsula, its territory also includes the Canary Islands, in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Balearic Islands, in the Western Mediterranean Sea, and the Autonomous communities of Spain#Autonomous cities, autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, in mainland Africa. Peninsular Spain is bordered to the north by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; to the east and south by the Mediterranean Sea and Gibraltar; and to the west by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. Spain's capital and List of largest cities in Spain, largest city is Madrid, and other major List of metropolitan areas in Spain, urban areas include Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago De Compostela
Santiago de Compostela, simply Santiago, or Compostela, in the province of Province of A Coruña, A Coruña, is the capital of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, in northwestern Spain. The city has its origin in the shrine of Saint James the Great, now the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, as the destination of the Way of St. James, a leading Catholic pilgrimage route since the 9th century. In 1985, the city's Old Town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Santiago de Compostela has a very mild climate for its latitude with heavy winter rainfall courtesy of its relative proximity to the prevailing winds from Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic low-pressure systems. Toponym According to Richard A. Fletcher, scholars now agree that the origin of the name Compostela comes from the Latin ''compositum tella'', meaning a well-ordered burial ground, possibly referring to an ancient burial ground on the site of the Church of Santiago de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Of Trastámara
The County of Trastámara (Spanish ''Condado de Trastámara'') was a tenancy of the crown in the Kingdom of Galicia in the Middle Ages. Its name comes from the Latin ''tra(n)s Tamar(is)'', meaning "beyond orth ofthe Tambre", a river which runs through Galicia. It was regularly granted to men of a single family, the House of Traba from the 11th century into the 13th, after which it was often given for life to others, including Alvar Núñez Osorio and the future King Henry II of Castile, whose dynasty is thus known as the House of Trastámara. On 4February 1445 in San Martín de Valdeiglesias, it was granted as a hereditary possession to Pedro Álvarez Osorio by Juan II of Castile. Counts House of Traba * Froila Bermúdez de Traba (d. 1091) *Pedro Fróilaz de Traba (r. 11251126, d. 1128), son of prec. *Fernando Pérez de Traba (r. 1132–1145, d. 1155), son of prec. * Gonzalo Fernández de Traba (r. 1155–1159, d. 1165), son of Fernando Pérez *Fernando González de Traba ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornwall
Cornwall (; or ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is also one of the Celtic nations and the homeland of the Cornish people. The county is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, Devon to the east, and the English Channel to the south. The largest urban area is the Redruth and Camborne conurbation. The county is predominantly rural, with an area of and population of 568,210. After the Redruth-Camborne conurbation, the largest settlements are Falmouth, Cornwall, Falmouth, Penzance, Newquay, St Austell, and Truro. For Local government in England, local government purposes most of Cornwall is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area, with the Isles of Scilly governed by a Council of the Isles of Scilly, unique local authority. The Cornish nationalism, Cornish nationalist movement disputes the constitutional status of Cornwall and seeks greater autonomy within the United Kingdom. Cornwall is the weste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Tamar
The Tamar (; ) is a river in south west England that forms most of the border between Devon (to the east) and Cornwall (to the west). A large part of the valley of the Tamar is protected as the Tamar Valley National Landscape (an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty), and some is included in the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape (a World Heritage Site) due to its historic mining activities. The Tamar's source is less than from the north Cornish coast, but it flows southward across the South West Peninsula, peninsula to the south coast. The total length of the river is . At its mouth, the Tamar flows into the Hamoaze before entering Plymouth Sound, a bay in the English Channel. Tributaries of the river include the rivers River Inny, Cornwall, Inny, River Ottery, Ottery, River Kensey, Kensey and River Lynher, Lynher (or ''St Germans River'') on the Cornish side and the River Deer, Deer and River Tavy, Tavy on the Devon side. The name Tamar (or Tamare) was mentioned by Ptole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Site Of Community Importance
A Site of Community Importance (SCI) is defined in the European Commission Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) as a site which, in the biogeographical region or regions to which it belongs, contributes significantly to the maintenance or restoration at a favourable conservation status of a natural habitat type or of a species and may also contribute significantly to the coherence of Natura 2000, and/or contributes significantly to the maintenance of biological diversity within the biogeographic region or regions concerned. They are proposed to the Commission by the State Members and once approved, they can be designated as SACs by the State Member. Definition In the environment field, the term is used to define an area: * which contributes significantly to maintaining or restoring one of the 233 European natural habitat types defined in Annex I of the Habitats Directive or to maintaining in a favourable state of conservation one of the approximately 900 species defined in Annex II; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lousame
Lousame is a municipality of northwestern Spain in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. It belongs to the comarca of Noia. It has a population of 3,657 inhabitants (INE, 2011). See also List of municipalities in A Coruña A Coruña (province), A Coruña is a provinces of Spain, province in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Spain, that is divided into 93 Municipalities of Spain, municipalities. Spanish census, ... References Municipalities in the Province of A Coruña {{Galicia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noia
Noia () is a town and municipality in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It is the capital of the comarca with the same name. It has a population of 14,947 inhabitants (2010), being situated in the , some 20 miles west of near the mouth of the Tambre river. Noia was a thriving commercial port during the |
Mazaricos
Mazaricos is a municipality of northwestern Spain in the A Coruña (province), province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. It belongs to the comarca of Xallas. Its capital is in A Picota. According to the National Statistics Institute of Spain, its population in 2008 was 5050 inhabitants. Location Mazaricos is surrounded by the municipalities of Santa Comba, Galicia, Santa Comba, Muros, A Coruña, Muros, Carnota, Outes, Negreira, Vimianzo, Zas, Spain, Zas and Dumbría. It is in a strategic position on the edge of the coast, and is about 10–15 minutes away by road from the beaches of the estuary of Muros and Noia and the largest beach in Galicia, in Carnota, which is nearly 8 km in length. Economy Its main economic activities are farming and agriculture. Not surprisingly, the region of Xallas is one of the leading producers of Galician milk and Galician veal. Demographics Tourism * Mazaricos is famous for its Galician dishes a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outes
Outes is a municipality in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It has a population of 6,155 (Spanish 2020 Census) and an area of 100 km². The Cando event happened in 1994 within the boundaries of Cando, in the parish of San Tirso. The municipality has five peaks ranging over 500 m, the highest being Monte Tremuzo. Villages * O Freixo de Sabardes See also List of municipalities in A Coruña A Coruña (province), A Coruña is a provinces of Spain, province in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Spain, that is divided into 93 Municipalities of Spain, municipalities. Spanish census, ... References Municipalities in the Province of A Coruña {{Galicia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Negreira
Negreira is a municipality in northwestern Spain in the province of A Coruña, located on the Tambre River, in the autonomous community of Galicia. It is found to the west of Santiago de Compostela. It has a population of 7,074 according to the Spanish National Institute of Statistics in 2011. Its administration also extends to nearby villages, such as Trians. It borders the municipalities of Ames, A Baña, Brión, Outes, Mazaricos, and Santa Comba, in the Province of A Coruña. Geography Situated on the banks of the Tambre River, the town of Negreira occupies a strategic position between the ancient ''per loca marítima'' road, which from ''Grandimirum'' (Brandomil) led to ''Aquis Celenis'' ( Caldas de Reis), and the Tambre River route, which connects the central regions of Galicia with the coastal areas of Noia. Located in the Barcala River valley, it is now the commercial center of a region that maintains the town with a positive demographic movement. Moreover, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brión
Brión () is a municipality in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Santiago de Compostela and is 13 km to the east of Santiago de Compostela. It has an area of , and a population of 7,519 inhabitants (2014).. History Remains of megalithic culture are preserved, such as the Raña Longa mamoas field. The castro culture is preserved in the archaeological site of Santa Cecía, Castle Lupario, or the castles of Lamiño, Boullón, Forxán, Pousada, Vioxo and Ons. Due to the , through these lands the Roman road passed through to the sea. The Romans also built the hypocaust of Cirrus. Gallery File:Torres de Altamira-Brión-Galicia 11.jpg, Towers of Altamira in Brión See also List of municipalities in A Coruña A Coruña (province), A Coruña is a provinces of Spain, province in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Spain, that is divided into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
