Ferrol

This article describes the city in Spain. For other meanings, see Ferrol (disambiguation) .

Ferrol municipality
Ria de Ferrol
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Galicia
Province :	A Coruña
Comarca :	Ferrol
Coordinates	43 ° 29 ′  N , 8 ° 14 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 29 ′  N , 8 ° 14 ′  W
Height :	23  msnm
Area :	81.9 km²
Residents :	66,065 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	806.65 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	1540 *
Municipality number  ( INE ):	15036
Nearest airport :	A Coruña Airport
administration
Mayor :	Jorge Juan Suárez Fernández ( FeC )
Address of the municipal administration:	Plaza de Armas, s / n, 15402 Ferrol, Tel .: [phone]
Website :	www.ferrol.es
Location of the municipality

Ferrol is a port city in northwestern Spain . The city is located in the province of A Coruña , in the autonomous region (Comunidad Autónoma) of Galicia on the Atlantic Ocean .

Ferrol is the birthplace of the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco , who - among others - bore the title El Caudillo (" Leader "). Based on this, Ferrol was named El Ferrol del Caudillo from 1938 to 1982 .

history

El Ferrol has been one of the most important Spanish war ports and naval bases for centuries. Immediately at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War , the coup military took three days to gain control of Ferrol. Republicans, along with sailors, tried desperately to crush the coup. Rear Admiral Antonio Arazola , who refused to support the coup, was killed in the Dolores barracks on August 4, 1936 on the orders of Vice Admirals Indalecio Nuñez and Salvador Moreno .

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Palacio Municipal (Ayuntamiento) - the town hall in the Plaza de Armas in Ferrol

population

The population of Ferrol has fallen from 87,700 in 1981 to 66,065 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019, Instituto Nacional de Estadística ). This population decrease is directly related to the rapid growth of Narón , which borders the city and is part of the Ferrol district (also known as Ferrolterra).

Population development

Source: INE archive - graphic processing for Wikipedia

economy

Employment figures for the municipality of Ferrol in the individual economic sectors - as of March 2015

sector	Employees	Percentage
Agriculture and fishing	254	1.41
Industry	2,496	13.84
Construction industry	971	5.38
Service industry	14,311	79.36
TOTAL	18,032	100

Semana Santa

Culture

Every year, during Easter week or Semana Santa, the typical Spanish processions take place in Ferrol , which are similar to Semana Santa in Seville . They are the largest and most important in northern Spain and are therefore classified as “of national tourist interest”. Semana Santa is the city's most important festival throughout the year and is attended by many tourists.

Since 2007 the city has been on the tentative list of Spain for inclusion in the world cultural heritage . Central points of the application are the old arsenal of the local shipyard, the fortresses of San Felipe and La Palma , which are located a little outside the city, and other military buildings.

Ferrol is also the official starting point of the Camiño Ingles (English Way of St. James)

Sports

• The most famous sports club in the city is the Racing de Ferrol football club .
• The many nearby beaches are ideal for surfing and are therefore well frequented by surfers.

Town twinning

• Adelaide , Australia (2008)
• Mondoñedo , Spain (2004)
• Lugo , Spain (2000)
• Vila do Conde , Portugal (1973)

sons and daughters of the town

• Pablo Iglesias Posse (1850-1925), founder of the Spanish Socialist Workers Party ( PSOE )
• José Canalejas Méndez (1854–1912), Prime Minister of Spain 1910–1912
• Fernando Álvarez de Sotomayor (1875–1960), painter
• Francisco Franco (1892–1975), general and dictator, Spanish head of state 1939–1975
• Gonzalo Torrente Ballester (1910-1999), writer
• Mabel Rivera (born 1952), Spanish actress
• Baldo Martínez (* 1959), jazz musician
• Javier Couso Permuy (* 1968), politician
• Nacho Novo (* 1979), football player

literature

• Jaime Fagúndez Díaz: Catálogo de la flora vascular del concello de Ferrol (A Coruña) (= Monografías de Botánica Ibérica, 10). Jolube Consultor y Editor Botánico, Jaca (Huesca), 2011

Web links

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

• El Ferrol of the Illustration Historical Heritage on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website for tentative lists.
• Ferrol A Coruña. Statistical Office for Economic Development in Galicia IPI , accessed on 25 July 2018 (Galician, economic data). 

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 Navy: Huge Contract in British Hands. (No longer available online.) In: The Manchester Guardian. February 1, 1909, p. 12 , archived from the original on February 21, 2011 ; Retrieved on July 25, 2018 (English): "Vickers, Armstrong and Brown [...] it has been determined to put down a new shipyard at Ferrol in Spain [...] Mr AJ Campbell [...] has been appointed manager of the Ferrol yard […] Mr Peter Muir […] has been appointed assistant manager. A considerable number of expert shipbuilders have sign on to go to Spain […] there is a reason to believe that employment will be found to some hundreds of British shipbuilders, engineers, electricians, and other tradesmen in the new Spanish yard for several years to come. “ Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ Heleno Saña : The Libertarian Revolution - The Anarchists in the Spanish Civil War . Ed. Nautilus, Hamburg, 2001, ISBN 3-89401-378-8 , p. 55.
4. ^ El Ferrol of the Illustration Historical Heritage. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed March 4, 2018 .