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Betanzos () is a municipality in the 
The town is located in a fertile valley close to the
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Concello de Betanzos
{{authority control Municipalities in the Province of A Coruña
autonomous community
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of Galicia in northwestern Spain
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in the province of A Coruña
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. It belongs to the comarca of Betanzos. In Roman
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times Betanzos was called Flauvium Brigantium or ''Brigantium''. During the Medieval
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period the settlement was known as ''Carunio''.
The town is located in a fertile valley close to the Atlantic Ocean
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, and it has one of the best preserved old quarters in Galicia. Noteworthy is the Igrexa de San Francisco (St Francis Church), erected in 1387 by order of count Fernán Pérez de Andrade
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, whose tomb, decorated with hunting scenes, is inside of the church. The Igrexa de Santiago (St James Church), built in the 15th century by the guild of tailors, has a main portal decorated with a horseback statue of Saint James. The town is on the English Way path of the Camino de Santiago
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.
Other sights in the town are several town palaces, a 16th-century clock tower, and the town walls, which preserve three of their original four gates.
There are two celebrations in Betanzos in August each year. At the festival of San Roque, a very large paper balloon is launched. Later in August, decorated boats sail along the Mandeo river to the nearby Os Caneiros.
Etymology
''Carunio'' is the most acceptable origin of the town today's name, a pathway which perhaps suffered a sudden overturn. Pointing out ''Calunio'' as it most probable rule name, popularly vocalized changing the L by the R, a similar pathway along with Corunna. ''Calunio'' as a toponym fits well as an evolution of ''"calunia"'' the place where calumny somehow was associated to, for example a few fishermen depicting their fishery within some augmentation. When the hamlet step up to the village status claims for a more feasible official name would stand aiming its elevation purposes . ''Betar'' which means to match the colors, for example when making fashionable cloths, used figuratively as to say well or agree, was the antonym picked down to replace the previous form of nominate the place. Within the ''betar'' family of words, ''betanços'' would apply better for the double function of invert the context (without distort the action of have been saying something in it superlative acception) and to be suitable as a toponym where ''Betanzos'' is its latest form.Demographics
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See also
*List of municipalities in A Coruña
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References
External links
Concello de Betanzos
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