Cabana de Bergantiños

Cabana de Bergantiños municipality
Old forge Muiño de ferreiro in Cabana de Bergatiños
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Galicia
Province :	A Coruña
Comarca :	Bergantiños
Coordinates	43 ° 13 ′  N , 8 ° 56 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 13 ′  N , 8 ° 56 ′  W
Area :	100.2 km²
Residents :	4,248 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	42.4 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	15115
Municipality number  ( INE ):	15014
Nearest airport :	A Coruña
administration
Official language :	Castilian , Galician
Mayor :	José Muíño Domínguez ( PP )
Address of the municipal administration:	A Carballa, s / n-15115 Cabana de Bergantiños-Tel .: [phone]
Website :	concello-cabana.es
Location of the municipality

Cabana de Bergantiños is a municipality on the Costa da Morte in northern Galicia .

Geographical location

The place extends in a protected position from the southeastern bank of the deeply cut sea bay Riá de Corme y Laxe to the estuary of the Río Anllóns . The community is spread over numerous scattered villages and hamlets. There are agricultural areas in the flatter terrain near the coast and the river bank. To the south, forests cover the sloping terrain. Neighboring communities are Laxe in the west and Ponteceso in the east.

Community structure

Cabana de Bergantiños consists of the following parroquias :

• Anos (Santo Estevo)
• Borneiro (San Xoán)
• Canduas (San Martiño)
• Cesullas (Santo Estevo)
• Corcoesto (San Pedro)
• Cundins (San Paio)
• O Esto (San Xoán Bautista)
• Nantón (San Pedro)
• Riobó (San Martiño)
• A Silvarredonda (San Pedro)

The municipality was originally called Cesullas, like the Parroquia in the upper part of the municipality. Later the municipal administration was moved to A Carballa near the river bank.

politics

Historical development in the Council of Cabana de Bergantiños

Political party	2015		2011
	Be right %	Seats	Be right %	Seats
PP	58.65%	7th	75.17%	9
PSOE	25.58%	3	16.14%	2
BNG	14.38%	1	7.72%	0

Population development

Source: INE archive - graphic processing for Wikipedia

economy

Landscape near Cesullas

Demonstration against the planned gold prospecting

The main sources of income are fishing, agriculture and livestock. The soil is rich in minerals such as tungsten and rutile . Granite and slate are in abundance. Gold used to be mined in the Parroquia Corcoesto.

For a few years now, the Canadian company Edgewater has been trying to mine gold there again. The project is controversial because of its possible effects on the environment.

Attractions

Prehistoric buildings

Castro de Borneiro, interior of the complex

In the area of ​​the Parroquia Borneiro there are two outstanding examples of early history:

• The Dombate dolmen is a particularly well-preserved, outstanding specimen from the large number of Galician megalithic structures.
• The Castro de Borneiro is a fortified hill settlement of the Bronze Age Castro culture .

Churches and chapels

There are a number of old church buildings in the municipality:

• In the Parroquia Cesullas the church of San Esteban de Cesullas , built in the 17th and 18th centuries, as well as the chapels of San Fins and Nosa Señora das Neves.
• In the Parroquia Anós, the classical church of San Esteban de Anós , 18th century, and the chapels of San Roque de A Ermida and A Eirita , also called O Espiño . The square in front of A Eirita offers a wide panoramic view.
• In the Parroquia Borneiro, the church of San Xoán from the 16th century and the chapel As Virtudes e O Carme from the 16th to 18th centuries.
• In the Parroquia San Pedro, the 18th century church of San Pedro .
• In the Parroquia Riobó the church of San Martiño with a valuable baroque altarpiece and the chapel of San Brais de Folgoso from the 18th century.
• In the Parroquia de Silvaredonda, the Church of San Pedro and the Chapel of Santa Margarida de Baneira .
• In the Parroquia Cánduas the half-ruined chapel Fátima en Sinde , built during the war.

Historical secular buildings

Torre da Penela

In the Parroquia Silvarredonda is the Torre da Penela , the ruins of a noble palace from the 17th century.

beaches

Cabana de Bergantiños has beaches on the river and beaches on the coastal bay. The river beaches are artificially created by excavators; they are intended to offer visitors access and opportunities to relax on the river. These beaches are called O Curro , A Urixeira , O Pendón and O Lodeiro . The beaches on the bay are called As Maseiras , Area das Vacas , Rebordelo and San Pedro .

Web links

Commons : Cabana de Bergantiños  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Community website

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. ↑ ^{a b} Presentación , website of the municipality, accessed on December 6, 2014
3. ↑ 2015 Spanish Ministry of the Interior  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ 2011 Spanish Ministry of the Interior
5. ↑ Video presentation of the Edgewater company on Youtube, accessed on December 6, 2014
6. ↑ Henrique Mariño: La mina de Corcoesto podría causar una catástrofe ecológica tremenda , online article at Público.es, February 15, 2013, accessed on December 6, 2014
7. ^ Artístico , website of the municipality, accessed on December 6, 2014
8. ↑ Praias , parish website, accessed December 6, 2014