Country Spain Comarca Ferrol Website Official website Area 85.86 km² Population 7,147 (2014) | Autonomous community Galicia Time zone CET (UTC+1) Elevation 137 m Local time Tuesday 8:38 AM Province Province of A Coruña | |
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Weather 13°C, Wind SW at 11 km/h, 96% Humidity Points of interest Praia Da Madalena, Playa De la Magdalena, Praia de Santo Isidro | ||
Ferrolterra viajando con diego ferrol cedeira pontedeume cabo ortegal doni os ferrolterra
Cedeira is a municipality in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It is situated in the northern coast of the Rías Altas. Cedeira has a population of 7,412 inhabitants (INE, 2010).
Contents
- Ferrolterra viajando con diego ferrol cedeira pontedeume cabo ortegal doni os ferrolterra
- Map of Cedeira A CoruC3B1a Spain
- Parroquias
- Demography
- Economy
- Santo Andr de Teixido
- Culture
- References
Map of Cedeira, A Coru%C3%B1a, Spain
Parroquias
Demography
Economy
Trawlers from Cedeira travel to South Africa, Terranova in Canada or the Irish Box to fish. Most of the fish, mainly tuna, is canned and stored in warehouses locally for later distribution to different parts of Spain and Europe.
Farming, horse breeding and timber production, together with services are the main economic activities. Since the late 1980s Cedeira has developed into a coastal resort.
Wind-mill parks are common in Ferrolterra, particularly in the boroughs of Cariño, Cedeira and A Capela.
Santo André de Teixido
Nearby is the site of Santo André (or San Andres), a pre-Christian pilgrimage site, with a holy well. Parts of the chapel at San Andres dates from the 12th century, although most of the structure was designed by Miguel Lopez de la Peña and built in 1789. The earliest reference to Christian pilgrimage there comes from a 1391 manuscript, in which a woman from nearby Viveiro says:
Iten mando yr por min en romaria yr per min a Santo Andre of Teixido, porque Ilo tenno prometudo,tenno, et que le ponnan enno seu altar hua candea commo he hua muller de meu estadoThe cliffs of San Andres are described as the highest in Europe.
Culture
Cedeira hosts a small Medieval Fair in one of its main squares each year. In addition, the gastronomical "Percebe" (barnacle) festival is held in July.