Chantada, Lugo, Galicia, España
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N 42° 36.447 W 007° 46.131
29T E 600986 N 4717958
City town hall of Chantada
Waymark Code: WM14K8T
Location: Galicia, Spain
Date Posted: 07/19/2021
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The building of the council it has two floors with the flags of Galician and Spain. It has a plaque with coordinates and elevation and you can tramit: Municipal corporation. Administrative procedures, information and attention to the citizen. Environment, urban planning, culture, sports, tourism, public employment, etc.
"Chantada is a municipality and a town one Spanish in the province of Lugo , Galicia . Chantada gives its name, in addition to the town itself, to the entire region , known in medieval documentation as Asma; from the middle of the 20th century its motto "Heart of Galicia" became popular as a tourist slogan.
Its name is said to come from a legend (the most popular, although there are several), which tells that one day a Chantadina woman was going through the town of Belesar, to the south of the town, carrying a large stone throughout the Ribeira Sacra . The woman got tired and said the following expression in Galician: " Ala, aí vos remains, chantada no chan " which means in Spanish: "Ala, there you have left, nailed to the ground."
Population 8157 hab. (2020)
Density 47,16 hab./km²
The municipality consists of three hundred twenty-four population entities distributed in thirty-seven parishes :
Adá (Santa Eulalia)
Agrade? (San Vicente)
Arcos (Santa María)
Argozón (San Vicente)
A Sariña (San Vicente)
Asma (El Salvador)
Belesar (San Bartolomeu)
Bermún (Santa María)
Brigos (San Salvador)
Camporramiro (Santa María)
Esmeriz (Santa Mariña)
Esmoriz (San Xulián)
Fornas (San Cristobo)
Laxe? (San Xoán)
Líncora (San Pedro)
Mariz (San Martiño)
Mato? (San Xulián)
Merlán (Santo Tomé)
Monte? (San Miguel)
Mouricios (San Cristobo)
Muradelle (Sampaio)
Nogueira (Santa María)
Pedrafita (Santa Eulalia)
Pereira (San Mamede)
Pesqueiras (Santa María)
Requeixo (Santiago)
Riba (Santiago)
Sabadelle (Santa María)
San Félix de Asma (San Félix)
San Jorge de Asma (San Jorge)
Santa Cruz de Viana (Santa Cruz)
Santa Eugenia de Asma (Santa Eugenia)
Veiga (San Xoán)
Viana
Villaúxe (El Salvador)
Romanesque art has undoubtedly reached a great development in the Chantadina region. Currently, the town preserves many Romanesque remains. Most churches and monasteries, one of the biggest attractions of the town. The most important Romanesque antecedents are:
Romanesque church of Santa María de Pesqueiras
Church of Santa María de Bermún
Church of San Salvador de Brigos
Church of Santa María de Camporramiro
Church of San Paio de Muradelle
Church of Santiago de Requeixo
Monastery of San Miguel do Monte
Temple of Santa María de Nogueira do Miño
Currently there are several companies that offer tourism through the Chantadian Romanesque.
Another very important area, already in the town, is its old town.
Name: Concello de Chantada
Address:
Calle Daniel Vázquez Boo
Chantada, Lugo, Galicia España
27500
Web Site for City/Town/Municipality: [Web Link]
Date of Construction: Not listed
Architect: Not listed
Memorials/Commemorations/Dedications: Not listed
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