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A Xesta

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Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Population
  
252 (2011)

Area
  
5 km²

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San Fiz da Xesta is a village and parish in the county of Lalín, which is in the province of Pontevedra, Galiza. In 2011 the population was 252 residents (127 men and 125 women), which was a decrease from 1999 when it had 271 inhabitants.

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Map of 36515 A Xesta, Pontevedra, Spain

The local church of Saint Fiz, is the main attraction in the village. The village is also where the musician Xan da Xesta was from.

Matanza tradicional a xesta 2010 2 parte


Festivals

The patron saint of the parish is Saint Peter Fiz, which locals say “Festa por festa o Carme da Xesta" meaning that it is the best festival out of all the festivals around.

References

A Xesta Wikipedia