Fisterra

This article covers the Spanish town of Fisterra . For the comarca named after the place see Fisterra (Comarca) .

Fisterra municipality
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Galicia
Province :	A Coruña
Comarca :	Comarca de Fisterra
Coordinates	42 ° 54 ′  N , 9 ° 15 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 54 ′  N , 9 ° 15 ′  W
Area :	29.43 km²
Residents :	4,708 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	159.97 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number  ( INE ):	15037
administration
Mayor :	José Manuel Traba Fernández ( Partido Popular )
Website :	www.concellofisterra.com
Location of the municipality

Fisterra (official name, in Spanish Finisterre ) is a place in the province of A Coruña of the Autonomous Community of Galicia .

The municipal association also includes the municipalities: San Xoán de Sardiñeiro, San Martiño de Duio, San Vicente de Duio and Nosa Señora das Areas Fisterra. It is 108 km from A Coruña , 98 km from Santiago de Compostela , 13 km from Cee and 54 km from Muros .

history

Historically, Cape Fisterra was considered to be the western end of the world. The relevance of this place was emphasized in the different epochs, religions and cultures with places of worship and underlined with legends. The Romans called the promontory, the end of which is the cape, Promontorium Nerium and built an Ara Solis , an altar dedicated to the sun.

Church of Santa María das Areas

Population development of the municipality

Source: INE archive - graphic processing for Wikipedia

Attractions

• Castle of San Carlos
• Church Igrexa de Santa María das Areas
• Chapel of the Nosa Senora do Bo Suceso
• Cape Finisterre with the lighthouse Faro de Fisterra
• Emigrant monument Monumento ao Emigrante
• Cemiterio de Fisterra cemetery designed by César Portela
• Lonxa Turística fishing exchange

beaches

Praia da Langosteira

The area of ​​the Verbandsgemeinde is largely surrounded by the sea and offers excellent beaches, depending on the location with strong or calm waves (in the shadow of Cape Fisterra). They are very suitable for all types of water sports. In Fisterra there is also the Club Náutico and a diving center.

Praia da Langosteira Praia de Talón Praia de Corbeiro

Praia da Ribeira Praia de Sardiñeiro Praia de Mar de Fóra

Praia de Arnela Praia do Rostro Praia de Restrelo

Community partnerships

• Sant Andreu de Llavaneres , Catalonia , Spain , since 2006

Personalities

• Alexandre Nerium (* 1960), poet

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. ↑ Finisterre . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 6, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 273.
3. ↑ Septiembre Cultural 2006  ( 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. on the website of the municipality of Fisterre, accessed on November 18, 2010  

Web links

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

• Stage description Camino a Fisterra: Olveiroa - Cabo de Finesterre (Spanish)

Way of St. James " Camino a Fisterra "

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