Tui (Galicia)

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Tui
Tui with the Santa María Cathedral
Tui with the Santa María Cathedral
coat of arms Map of Spain
Tui coat of arms
Tui (Galicia) (Spain)
Finland road sign 311 (1994-2020) .svg
Basic data
Autonomous Community : Galicia
Province : Pontevedra
Coordinates 42 ° 3 ′  N , 8 ° 39 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 3 ′  N , 8 ° 39 ′  W
Height : 44  msnm
Area : 68.3 km²
Residents : 16,701 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density : 244.52 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 36700
Municipality number  ( INE ): 36055
administration
Website : www.concellotui.org
Railway and road bridge over the Rio Miño

Tui ( Spanish Tuy ) is a Spanish border town to Portugal in the south of the autonomous region of Galicia . On the Galician side, it forms the most important border crossing with Portugal. The border runs in the Rio Miño River , on the right bank of which the city lies.

Tui is the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Tui-Vigo .

politics

Results of the municipal council elections
Political party Seats 2011 Seats 2015
PP 9 -
PSOE 2 -
AT 3 -
Bloque Nacionalista Galego 2 -
C.XXI 1 -

history

During the construction of a road, traces of human settlement from the Stone Age ( Old Palaeolithic ) were found.

During the Visigoth period , their king Witiza resided in Tui at the beginning of the 8th century . At the beginning of the 11th century, the city was attacked by the Vikings .

Population development of the municipality


Source: INE archive - graphic processing for Wikipedia

economy

Employment figures in the Tui municipality in the economic sectors 2014
Employees Percentage
TOTAL 5,255 100
Agriculture, livestock and fishing 101 1.92
Industry 1158 22.04
Construction industry 505 9.61
Service companies 3491 66.43
* Data from the Statistical Office for Economic Development in Galicia , IPI

Attractions

Tui has a beautiful old town, various churches, monasteries and museums such as:

Important buildings, such as the former municipal theater, have fallen into disrepair. For the most part, the old town still makes a very well-kept impression.

On the opposite side of the border river Miño lies - enclosed in the large bastion - the corresponding Portuguese border town Valença .

traffic

Tui is connected to the Spanish highway network via the Autovía A-55 and the Autopista AP-9 . Tui is also connected to the Spanish rail network.

Town twinning

In April 2013, the town twinning agreement was signed with the Westphalian city of Versmold . Versmold, with around 21,500 inhabitants, belongs to the Gütersloh district .

Born in Tui

Web links

Commons : Tui  - 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. ^ Spanish Ministry of the Interior
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