Castañeda (Galicia)
Arzúa municipality: Castañeda | ||
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coat of arms | Map of Spain | |
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Province : | A Coruña | |
Comarca : | Interior | |
Coordinates | 42 ° 55 ′ N , 8 ° 6 ′ W | |
Height : | 415 msnm | |
Residents : | 159 (2011) INE | |
Area code: | 15006090000 |
Castañeda is a place on the Way of St. James in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous region of Galicia in Spain , administratively it is dependent on Arzúa .
Aimeric Picaud mentions Castañeda in Jacob's book as the location of the kilns that burned the lime for the cathedral construction of Santiago de Compostela . The pilgrims of St. James used their physical strength to transport the stones from Triacastela , where one of the few Galician limestone quarries is located, to Castañeda.
The local parish church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary .
literature
- Míllan Bravo Lozano: Practical pilgrim guide. The Camino de Santiago. Editorial Everest, Léon 1994, ISBN 84-241-3835-X .
- Klaus Herbers : The Way of St. James: With a medieval pilgrim guide on the way to Santiago de Compostela , Tübingen, 1986, ISBN 3-87808-312-2 .
Web links
Commons : Castañeda (Galicia) - Album with pictures, videos and audio files
Navigation bar St. James " Camino Francés "