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| Native name | Vigo (Galician) | ||||
| Spanish name | Vigo | ||||
| Nickname | A Cidade Olívica (The Olive City) | ||||
| Postal code | 36xxx | ||||
| Website | http://www.vigo.org/ | ||||
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| Country | Spain | ||||
| Autonomous Community | Galicia | ||||
| Province | Pontevedra | ||||
| Comarca | Vigo | ||||
| Mayor | Abel Caballero (PSOE) | ||||
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| Land Area | 109,1 km² | ||||
| Altitude | 0 m AMSL | ||||
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Vigo is the largest city in Galicia, Spain, in terms of population, located in the province of Pontevedra. Galicia (occasionally Galiza) is an autonomous community in northwest Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. See also Galician wine Vigo also is the largest non-capital city in Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
According to the 2007 census, the population of the city of Vigo itself was 294,772; and the population of the entire metropolitan area was estimated to be 420,672. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population This makes Vigo the 14th-largest metropolitan area of Spain. The city is well known for its fishing industry, shipyards, food, cultural and night life, and football (soccer) team, Celta de Vigo. Real Club Celta de Vigo Sociedad Anonima Deportiva is a Spanish football team from Vigo in Galicia.
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History
The urban area of Vigo is built over both a hill-fort (Castro) and a Roman settlement. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial It is generally accepted that the name Vigo comes from the Latin word Vicus. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. During the Middle Ages the small village of Vigo was part of the territory of neighbouring towns, particularly Tui, and suffered several Viking attacks. A Viking is one of the Norse ( Scandinavian Explorers Warriors Merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas However, the number of inhabitants was so small that, historically, Vigo is not considered to be a real village until around the 15th century, when the earliest records began.
During the 16th and 17th centuries, the city was attacked several times. In 1585 and 1589 Francis Drake raided the city and temporarily occupied it, leaving many buildings burnt. Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral, (c 1540 &ndash 27 January 1595 was an English Privateer, navigator, Slaver, and politician Several decades later a Turkish fleet tried to attack the city. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches As a result the walls of the city were built in 1656 during the reign of Felipe IV. Philip IV (es ''Felipe IV'' pt ''Filipe III'' ( 8 April, 1605 &ndash 17 September, 1665) was King of Spain between 1621 and They are still partially preserved.
During this time, and in spite of the attacks, the city of Vigo developed its earliest commerce, and was given several privileges by the kings of Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
In 1702 the Battle of Rande occurred, and in 1719, because a Spanish fleet which departed from Vigo attempted to invade Scotland in support of the Jacobites, the city was temporarily seized by an English fleet. Year 1702 ( MDCCII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Battle of Vigo Bay was a naval engagement fought on 23 October 1702 during the opening years of the War of the Spanish Succession. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Jacobitism was (and to a limited extent remains the political movement dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
| Pontevedra Province Population c. See also Galician wine 1900 | |||
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| District | population | ||
| City of Vigo | 23,259 | ||
| City of Pontevedra | 22,330 | ||
| Towns, Villages and Hamlets | 411,673 | ||
| All the Province (Total): | 457,262 | ||
| (Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911) [1] | |||
In 1808 the French Army annexed Spain to the Napoleonic Empire, although Vigo remained unconquered until January, 1809. For other meanings see Pontevedra (disambiguation. Pontevedra is a city in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. The Encyclopædia Britannica is a general English-language encyclopaedia published by Encyclopædia Britannica Inc Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The French Army, officially the Armée de Terre (Land Army is the land-based component of the French Armed Forces and its largest The Empire of the French (1804-1814 also known as the Empire of France, Greater French Empire, First French Empire, French Empire, or Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Vigo was also the first city of Galicia to be freed from French rule in what is now celebrated as the Reconquista (reconquest from French in the context of the Peninsular War) on the 28th of March each year. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Peninsular War or Spanish War of Independence pitted an alliance of Spain, the United Kingdom, and Portugal against France Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate.
The city grew very rapidly in the 19th and 20th centuries. This resulted in continuous urban planning changes, making Vigo less structured than other Galician towns.
World War II
The following German U-Boats are reported to have been sunk somewhere near the Port of Vigo:
- Unterseeboot 523 Sunk 25 Aug 1943 in the North Atlantic west of Vigo. Unterseeboot 523 or U-523 was a German World War II Type IXC submarine commissioned on 25 June 1942. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 17 dead and 37 survivors.
- Unterseeboot 506 Sunk at 15:50 hrs on 12 July 1943 in the North Atlantic west of Vigo, Spain. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. 48 dead and six survivors.
Geography of Vigo
Climate
| Month | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17. The month is a unit of Time, used with Calendars which is approximately as long as some natural period related to the motion of the Moon; 3 | 19. 4 | 19. 4 | 18. 0 | 14. 6 | 11. 3 | 9. 2 |
| Rainfall mm. | 255 | 219 | 145 | 148 | 141 | 73 | 43 | 40 | 113 | 215 | 228 | 298 |
Demography
| 1991 | 1996 | 2001 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 276,109 | 286,774 | 280,186 | 292,059 |
Vigo metropolitan area
The following villages are in the Vigo metropolitan area:
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- Babío (1,214 p. Demography is the statistical study of all Populations. It can be a very general science that can be applied to any kind of dynamic population that is one that changes over Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. )
- Saa (1,296 p. )
- Penís (1,079 p. )
- Fonte Escura (1,242 p. )
- Pereiró (4,284 p. )
- Ponte (1,564 p. )
- Freixeiro (2,456 p. )
- Mantelas (1,595 p. )
- Salgueira (1,268 p. )
- Bagunda (2,762 p. )
- Bouciña (1,823 p. )
- Barreiro (1,383 p. )
- Ceboleira (2,989 p. )
- Pardavila (4,128 p. )
- Garrida (1,245 p. )
- Population: 294,772 (2007)
- average age: 41. 1 years (2005)
- Foreign population: 11,571 (2005)
- Births: 2,632 (2005)
- Deaths: 2,383 (2005)
- Migratory balance: +565 (2005)
Organization of Vigo
Vigo is part of the Comarca de Vigo, which also comprises the following municipalities:
- Vigo
- Redondela
- O Porriño
- Nigrán
- Baiona
- Gondomar
- Mos
- Fornelos de Montes
- Pazos de Borbén
- Salceda de Caselas
- Soutomaior. Vigo is a Comarca in the Galician Province of Pontevedra. The overall population of this local region is 413996 ( 2005) Redondela is a small town in the Pontevedra part of the Vigo Metropolitan Area and located in Galicia, an Autonomous Community O Porriño is a municipality in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra. Nigrán is a municipality of Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra, near Vigo, the most important town in Galicia Baiona ( Galician: Baiona; Spanish: Bayona) is a municipality in Galicia, Spain, in the province of Pontevedra Gondomar is a municipality in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra. See MOS (disambiguation for the acronym Mos is a municipality in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra Fornelos de Montes (Spanish Hornillos de Montes) is a municipality in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra. Pazos de Borbén is a municipality in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra. Salceda de Caselas is a municipality in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra. For the former Formula-1 driver see Nelson Piquet Souto Maior Soutomaior ( Galician and Spanish) is a municipality in
Parishes of Vigo
| Parish | Inhabitants |
| Alcabre | 3,183 |
| Beade | 5,430 |
| Bembrive | 4,290 |
| Bouzas | 5,000 |
| Cabral | 6,772 |
| Candeán | 4,699 |
| Castrelos | 7,849 |
| Coia | 30,000 |
| Comesaña | 3,031 |
| Coruxo | 5,344 |
| Freixeiro | 5,928 |
| Lavadores | 16,667 |
| Matamá | 4,247 |
| Navia | 2,190 |
| Oia | 3,910 |
| Saiáns | 1,067 |
| San Paio | 3,700 |
| San Xoán do Monte | 500 |
| Sárdoma | 1,992 |
| Teis | 2,330 |
| Valadares | 5,468 |
| Zamáns | 780 |
| Vigo and Santiago de Vigo | 207,892 |
Economy
Vigo is the leading industrial area in Galicia, with car factories, shipyards, and auxiliary industry. Situated in Vigo is Galicia's leading employer, PSA Peugeot Citroën, which in 2003 produced a total of 473,000 vehicles, of which more than 88% were sold outside Spain. PSA Peugeot Citroën (previously Peugeot Société Anonyme) is a French Automobile and Motorcycle manufacturer; these
Vigo is the largest fishing port in Europe, and the home port of the world's largest fishing company, Pescanova. For the computer security term see Phishing. Fishing is the activity of catching Fish. Pescanova is a fishing company situated in Redondela, Galicia, Spain. Vigo has been chosen to be, in the near future, the headquarters of the European Fisheries Agency. European Fisheries Agency will have its headquarters in Vigo, Galicia Spain.
Higher education
The University of Vigo is situated in a mountainous area outside the city. The University of Vigo (Universidade de Vigo is a public University located in the city of Vigo, Galicia. It is an important center for research, with a focus on study related to ocean-based industries. The University has other campuses in Pontevedra and Ourense. A campus is traditionally the land on which a College or University and related institutional buildings are situated Ourense (Orense Galician: Ourense) is a city in northwestern Spain, the capital of the province of Ourense in Galicia. The campus of Vigo is a modern project of the architect Enric Miralles. An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction Enric Miralles Moya (1955 &ndash July 3 2000) was a Catalan Architect.
Sailing in Vigo
The Rias Baixas offer a privileged environment for the practice of the nautical sports. (In Galicia Rias Baixas is pronounced Re-ass By-shass) The Rías Baixas ( Galician for "Lower Rias quot Institutions as the Real Club Nautico de Vigo (founded in 1906) and the Liceo Marítimo de Bouzas (founded in 1907) are good examples of promotion of the nautical sports, especially sailing.
The Real Club Nautico de Vigo organizes important events like the Atlantic Week, that in September of 2006 received the World Championship of the Platu 25 class. The RCNV also organizes every year in August one of the races with more sailboats of the Iberian peninsula: the Regata Rias Baixas, that in the 2006 edition included the participation of 130 sailboats of different nationalities.
The Liceo Marítimo de Bouzas is a yacht club that agglutinates around 400 associates. The LMB has a long and intense activity in sailing and recreational fishing. The LMB organizes two important regattas of the Galician calendar of sail: the Regata Vila de Bouzas and a Regata de Solitarios y a Dos. The Regata Vila de Bouzas honors the neighborhood where is located the LMB. The Regata de Solitarios y a Dos is sponsored by the firm Aister and is for crews of one and two members. It is a difficult race with two steps. One step consists of a race through the coastal inside the bay of Vigo and the other step is longer race around the Cies Islands (and/or Ons Islands). The Cíes Islands (42° 13′ 24″ N 8° 54′ 14″ O are an Archipelago in the coast of Pontevedra in Galicia (Spain, in the mouth of the Ría Likewise, the LMB has schools of sailing and fishing. Yearly it organizes a cephalopods fishing competition.
The push and enthusiasm of the local sailors did not pass unnoticed to the organization of the regatta Volvo Ocean Race that started from Vigo on November 12, 2005. The Volvo Ocean Race (formerly the Whitbread Round the World Race) is a Yacht race around the world held every three years
Cultural movements and the arts
"A movida viguesa" was a hedonistic cultural movement that took place in Vigo during the '80s triggered by the explosion of liberties after the death of dictator Francisco Franco. Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde (born December 4, 1892 in Ferrol, died November 20, 1975 in Madrid The most important artists of this postmodern movement were musicians; particularly punk and new wave bands such as Siniestro Total, Golpes Bajos, Aerolineas Federales, Semen Up or Os Resentidos. Siniestro Total is a Galician Punk rock group from Vigo ( Spain) Golpes Bajos was a 1980s Spanish pop group and was part of the so-called " Edad de Oro del Pop Español " i Aerolíneas Federales was a Spanish Pop/rock band from the decade of the 80's
At the moment, the city still has notorious bands like Iván Ferreiro (ex-singer of Los Piratas) and Mon. Iván Ferreiro is a Galician Singer-songwriter born in Vigo. He was the voice leader and composer of the group Los Piratas.
The locally produced award-winning feature movie Mondays In The Sun (original title Los lunes al sol) evocatively depicts the life of several men who have lost their work at the port. Mondays in the Sun ( Los Lunes al Sol) is a 2002 Spanish Film directed by Fernando León de Aranoa and starring Port of Vigo located in Vigo, Galicia, Spain is the biggest Fishing Port in the world and one of the busiest in transportation This film is not based on a real story. It is based on thousands.
Museums and Places to Visit
Vigo has a number of museums and noteworthy places to visit scattered throughout the city:
- Verbum - Casa das Palabras [2]
- A museum exploring the world of the word (hearing, reading, alphabets, etc. ), with many interactive exhibits.
- Museo do Mar de Galicia
- Av. Atlantida, 160 . Vigo . C. P 36208 .
- Tlf: 986247750 . Fax : 986247748
- Museo Municipal «Quiñones de León» [3]
- Pazo de Lavandeira
- Museo de Arte Contemporánea (MARCO) [4]
- Rúa do Príncipe, 54 . CP: 36202 .
- Vigo . Telf: 986 11 39 00/11 . Fax: 986 11 39 01
- Many of works of contemporary art displayed here are multimedia and large in size.
- Fundación Pedro Barrié de la Maza [5]
- Estación marítima
- Casa das Artes
- Museo Etnográfico Liste [6]
- An ethnographic museum, focusing on regional folkways
- Casa Galega da Cultura ("House of Galician Culture")
- The Cíes Islands (42° 13′ 24″ N 8° 54′ 14″ O) are an archipelago on the coast of Pontevedra in Galicia (Spain), on the mouth of the Ría de Vigo. The Cíes Islands (42° 13′ 24″ N 8° 54′ 14″ O are an Archipelago in the coast of Pontevedra in Galicia (Spain, in the mouth of the Ría They belong to the parish of San Francisco de Afora, in the municipality of Vigo. They were declared a Nature Reserve in 1980 and are included in the National Land-Marine Park of the Atlantic Islands of Galicia (Parque Nacional Marítimo-Terrestre das Illas Atlánticas de Galicia) created in 2002. In 2007, the British newspaper The Guardian chose the beach of Monteagudo island as No. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. 1 of the Top 10 beaches of the world.
Miscellaneous
 Ría de Vigo (View of the harbour, which is named after the city). |
 Ponte de Rande (The Rande Bridge is part of the toll road that links both sides of the harbour and which runs north up to A Coruña). |
Distinguished people from Vigo
- Antonio Fernández: Painter
- Antonio M. Perez: CEO of the Eastman Kodak Company
- Ángel Lemos: Artist
- Cesáreo González: Film producer
- Enrique Lorenzo Docampo: Businessman
- Martín Codax: Poet
See also
- Port of Vigo
- Rande Bridge
- University of Vigo
- Battle of Vigo Bay
- Redondela
- Cíes Islands
- Vigo-Peinador Airport
External links
- The official tourist website of all Galicia, including Santiago de Compostela
- City Council
- Photos
- Vigo photo
- Official city site
- University of Vigo
- Liceo Marítimo de Bouzas
- Museo Municipal «Quiñones de León»
- Museo Etnográfico Liste
- Verbum - Casa das Palabras
- Museo de Arte Contemporánea (MARCO)
- Pescanova
- Caixanova
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