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| Nickname: Fisterra | |||
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| - Alcalde (Mayor) | Traba Jose Manuel Fernandez (PPdeG) | ||
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| - Total | 28. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. Galicia (occasionally Galiza) is an autonomous community in northwest Spain. Parroquia is a population entity typical of Galicia (Spain and Asturias. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 4 km² (11 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| - Total | 5,042 | ||
| - Density | 177. To help compare sizes of different geographic regions we list here Areas between 10 km² (1000 Hectares and 100 km² (10000 hectares The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 53/km² (459. 8/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CET (UTC+2) | ||
| Website: http://www.concellofisterra.com/ | |||
Fisterra is a municipality of Spain in the Province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. TemplateInfobox Province Spain --> International airports and helicopter airfields Aeroporto de Lavacolla in Santiago de Compostela Galicia (occasionally Galiza) is an autonomous community in northwest Spain. Fisterra is on Cape Fisterra, the final destination for many pilgrims on the Way of St. James. The Way of St James or St James' Way ( Galician O camiño de Santiago, Spanish name El Camino de Santiago)
Fisterra is on the rocky, treacherous Costa da Morte (i. Costa da Morte (ie the Death Coast is part of the Spanish Galician coast e. , the "Coast of Death"), named because of the large number of shipwrecks along these shores. The name "Fisterra" means "end of the earth". This name stems from the fact that this area is on a remote peninsula that is one of the westernmost points of land in Spain. In fact, it is one of the most westerly points of land in continental Europe (Cabo da Roca in Portugal is the most western piece of land in Continental Europe). Cabo da Roca (Cape Roca is a cape which forms the westernmost point of both mainland Europe and Mainland Portugal. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula.
Fisterra is an ancient port and fishing village, formed by narrow streets leading to the Plaza de Ara Solis. The chapel of Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso, dating from the 18th century, is on the plaza. There is a spectacular lighthouse on a 600 meter promontory called "Monte Facho" at the tip of Cape Finisterre overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. On the road up to the lighthouse is the parish church of Santa María de Fisterra which contains the Chapel of Santo Cristo.
Fisterra is 108 kilometers from A Coruña, and 98 kilometers from Santiago de Compostela. A Coruña ( Spanish: La Coruña; Galician: A Coruña; also Corunna in English, and archaically The Groyne) is Santiago de Compostela (also Saint James of Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia and a UNESCO World
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Geography
Fisterra has some spectacular beaches like O Rostro, Arnela, Mar de Fora, Langosteira, Riveira, and Corbeiro. Many of the beaches are framed by steep cliffs leading down to the "Mare Tenebrosum" (or dark sea, the name of the Atlantic in the Middle Ages).
There are several rocks in this area associated with religious legends, such as the "holy stones", the "stained wine stones", the "stone chair", and the tomb of Orcabella. [1]
History
After the discovery of the tomb of St. James, pilgrims on the Way of St. James started to arrive from Santiago to Fisterra to worship in front of an image of Sacred Christ, view the relics of San Guillerme, and see the "End of the Earth". For people and places called Saint James, see the Saint James disambiguation page The Way of St James or St James' Way ( Galician O camiño de Santiago, Spanish name El Camino de Santiago) Santiago de Compostela (also Saint James of Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia and a UNESCO World
In 1479, a hospital to accommodate the arriving pilgrims was built. Many of the pilgrims were noblemen or otherwise famous.
Thousands of visitors continue to arrive in Fisterra every day.
Pre-Christian beliefs
In the area there are many remnants of pre-Christian beliefs and sacred locations. On Cape Fisterra, some claim that there is the "Altar Soli", where the Celts engaged in sun worship and assorted rituals. Celts (ˈkɛlts or /ˈsɛlts/, see Names of the Celts
The Monte Facho, on Cape Fisterra, was the place were the Celtic Nerios from Duio carried out their offerings and rites in honor of the sun. San Guillerme also lived in a house located there. Near San Guillerme's house, sterile couples would copulate on one specific stone to try to conceive, following a Celtic rite of fertility.
Culture
Every Easter there is a local festival featuring the Christ of the Golden Beard.
 Camiño de Santiago, Fisterra |
 Pilgrim's boot sculpture in Fisterra |
 Fisterra lighthouse |
References
- ^ Orcabella is a Celtic goddess that takes the form of a hag and has a prodigious sexual appetite. Santiago de Compostela (also Saint James of Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia and a UNESCO World Celts (ˈkɛlts or /ˈsɛlts/, see Names of the Celts A goddess is a Female Deity. Many Cultures have goddesses Often deities are part of a polytheistic system that includes several deities Humans cannot hurt Orcabella; they only see her or feel her. Orcabella has many features that are similar to the Irish crone-goddess, Cailleach Bhéirre (LA MITOLOGÍA Y EL FOLKLORE DE GALICIA Y LAS REGIONES CÉLTICAS DEL NOROESTE EUROPEO ATLÁNTICO, Manuel ALBERRO, Inst. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world of Cornish Studies, University of Exeter)
External links
- A 360 degree view from the Fisterra lighthouse
- Picture Gallery of Fisterra
- Official Fisterra website
- Photographs of Fisterra
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