A Guarda

Municipality of A Guarda
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Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Galicia
Province :	Pontevedra
Comarca :	O Baixo Miño
Coordinates	41 ° 54 ′  N , 8 ° 52 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 54 ′  N , 8 ° 52 ′  W
Area :	20.5 km²
Residents :	9,977 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	486.68 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	36780
Municipality number  ( INE ):	36023
administration
Mayor :	Antonio Lomba Baz (PSdeG-PSOE)
Website :	www.aguarda.es
Location of the municipality

A Guarda (official name in Galician language ; Spanish La Guardia ) is a Spanish municipality in the comarca of O Baixo Miño in the province of Pontevedra , Galicia . It is located on the Spanish-Portuguese border on the Rio Miño river . The most important sight is the archaeological site of the Celtic village Castro de Santa Tegra .

Population development of the municipality

A Guarda has 10,419 inhabitants and its population development is constant.

Source: INE Archives

politics

mayor

• Raúl González Puebla, Independientes / PP (1979–1987)
• Manuel Díaz González, PP (1987–1989)
• Purificación Álvarez Álvarez, PP (1989–1999)
• José Manuel Domínguez Freitas, PSdeG-PSOE (1999–2000)
• José Luis Alonso Riego, PP (2000–2007)
• José Manuel Domínguez Freitas, PSdeG-PSOE (2007-2015)
• Antonio Lomba Baz, PSdeG-PSOE (2015- present)

City government

Political party	Share of votes	Seats
Partido dos Socialistas de Galicia	36.98%	7th
Partido Popular de Galicia	23.38%	5
Bloque Nacionalista Galego	18.25%	3
Converxencia Galega	9.06%	1
Ciudadanos de Centro Democrático	6.07%	1

Attractions

Celtic village of Castro de Santa Trega.

Monte de Santa Tegra

On the Monte de Santa Tegra, the ruins of a Celtic village that has existed since the 6th century BC and had around 3000-5000 inhabitants can be visited. There is also a 12th century chapel and a lookout point on the mountain.

Puerto Pesquero

On the harbor front, the typical maritime house facades of Galicia and the Monumento al marinero desaparecido can be seen.

beaches

In the vicinity of A Guarda are the beaches of O Muíño, A Lamiña, A Armona and O Codesal, which border the Río Minho, as well as the sea beaches Area Grande, Fedorento and O Carreiro.

Culture

View from A Guarda

Museums

Artifacts from the Bronze Age can be seen in the Masat Museum , which were discovered during the archaeological excavations on Monte de Santa Tegra. The Museo del Mar displays historical items related to fishing and the city's maritime history. The Castillo de Santa Cruz, built during the Spanish War of Independence in 1664, is now preserved as a park.

Cultural event

The most important cultural event in A Guarda is the annual "La Festa do Monte" on the Santa Tegra mountain in the second week of August. The highlight is the parade of drummers who climb the summit and drive away the "evil spirits" along the way.

Other events are “La Fiesta de la Langosta” and “Certamen gastronómico del Pez Espada”, which focus on the city's culinary specialties.

Web links

Commons : A Guarda  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).
2. ↑ Spanish toponym after CELDRÁN GOMÁRIZ: Diccionario de topónimos españoles y sus gentilicios . Espasa Calpe, 2002. ISBN 84-670-0146-1 (p. 923) "La Guardia" (gentilicio "guardés")
3. ↑ http://galicia.costasur.com/de/castro-de-tegra.html
4. ↑ http://www.spain.info/ven/otros-destinos/a_guarda.html?l=de
5. ↑ Xunta de Goberno. In: aguarda.es. A Guarda, accessed May 19, 2017 (Spanish). 
6. ↑ Museo del Mar. Retrieved May 2, 2017 . 
7. ↑ Parks in A Guarda. Retrieved February 5, 2017 . 
8. ↑ Festa do Monte. Retrieved May 2, 2017 .