Betanzos

Betanzos municipality
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Galicia
Province :	A Coruña
Comarca :	Betanzos (Comarca)
Coordinates	43 ° 17 ′ N , 8 ° 13 ′ W Coordinates: 43 ° 17 ′ N , 8 ° 13 ′ W
Height :	36 msnm
Area :	24.19 km²
Residents :	12,959 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	535.72 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	15300
Municipality number ( INE ):	15009
administration
Mayor :	Ramón García ( PSOE )
Address of the municipal administration:	Plaza Galicia 1 - 15300 Betanzos - Tel .: +34 981 77 00 11
Website :	betanzos.es
Location of the municipality

Betanzos is a town in the Spanish autonomous region of Galicia belonging province of A Coruña . The city is about 25 kilometers away from the provincial capital A Coruña . It is located on a hill near the mouth of the Mandeo River in the Atlantic Ocean .

history

The place was previously identified with the Roman port Flavium Brigantium , but today it is located in A Coruña .

The settlement has been occupied since 1219, when the population moved from the old village to the current location, which is located above the old Celtic fortress of Untia.

In 1465 Henry IV of Castile granted city rights. Years later, the Catholic kings determined that Betanzos should be the capital of the province. During this time the city experienced its greatest growth. Nevertheless, more frequent fires and poor harvests indicate the increasing decline, which was further exacerbated in 1834 when Javier de Burgos integrated the old province of Betanzos into the province of A Coruña as part of the new administrative division.

After the city was revitalized by the construction of the railway, it is now an important place for tourism, business and administration.

On the Camino de Santiago

The Camino Inglés runs through the municipality, the pilgrims' hostel is in the (Casa da Pescadería) - Rúa Pescadería, nº 4 Betanzos (A Coruña). GPS 43 ° 16 '53.1984 "N, 8 ° 12' 42.1488" W.

economy

Employment figures in the Betanzos municipality as of March 2015
	Employees	Percentage
TOTAL	4,728	100
Agriculture, livestock and fishing	67	1.42
Industry	575	12.16
Construction industry	322	6.81
Service companies	3,764	79.61
* Statistical Office for Economic Development in Galicia , IPI

Population development of the municipality

Source: INE archive - graphic processing for Wikipedia

Attractions

As the capital of the Galician Gothic , Betanzos preserves one of the best preserved old towns in Galicia. The 15th century churches of San Francisco, Santiago and Santa María stand out, built on the orders of Fernán Pérez de Andrade, as well as the palaces of Bendaña, Lanzós and Taboada, the 16th century city tower known as the clock tower , and the city walls with three preserved gates.

Town twinning

Web links

Commons : Betanzos - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ 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).

[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).