Triacastela

Triacastela municipality
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Galicia
Province :	Lugo
Comarca :	Comarca de Sarria
Coordinates	42 ° 45 ′  N , 7 ° 14 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 45 ′  N , 7 ° 14 ′  W
Area :	51.18 km²
Residents :	641 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	12.52 inhabitants / km²
Founding:	9th century
Municipality number  ( INE ):	27062
administration
Mayor :	Miguel Ángel Fernández López
Website :	www.concellodetriacastela.com
Location of the municipality

Triacastela is a place on the Way of St. James in the province of Lugo in the autonomous community of Galicia and the capital of the municipality of the same name .

history

The pilgrim hostel in Triacastela

The place name refers to three castles, of which no remains have been preserved. It was founded in the 9th century by Count Gatón del Bierzo . Aimeric Picaud mentions it in Jacob's book as well as Arnold von Harff and Domenico Laffi in their pilgrimage reports. The ninth stage ends here at Picaud, and he also refers to the tradition of carrying limestone from the nearby limestone quarry for the construction of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela to the kilns in Castañeda.

politics

Results of the 2011 municipal council elections

Political party	Seats 2011	Seats 2015
PP	4th	-
PSOE	3	-

Source: Spanish Ministry of the Interior

Population development of the municipality

Source: INE archive - graphic processing for Wikipedia

economy

Employment figures of the municipality of Triacastela in the economic sectors 2014

	Employees	Percentage
TOTAL	263	100
Agriculture, livestock and fishing	117	44.49
Industry	18th	6.84
Construction industry	7th	2.66
Service companies	131	49.81
* Data from the Statistical Office for Economic Development in Galicia , IPI

Attractions

• The Church of St. James (Iglesia de Santiago) was built in the 18th century, but is a reconstruction of the earlier Romanesque church. It houses a figure of Jacob as an apostle.
• Pilgrim memorial in Plaza do Concello , erected in 1965.

literature

• Míllan Bravo Lozano: Practical pilgrim guide. The Camino de Santiago. Editorial Everest, Léon 1994, ISBN 84-241-3835-X .

Web links

Commons : Triacastela  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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. ^ Triacastela ( Spanish ) Spanish Ministry of the Interior. May 22, 2011. Accessed November 16, 2019.

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