Cospeito
Lugo · Galicia
Cospeito is a municipality of the Province of Lugo in Galicia. It is situated on the plain of Terra Chá. The population in 2007 was 5,349 according to the townhall register (5,609 in 2003).
History
It is located in the heart of Terra Chá. There are several small lakes in this area, the best known of which is the Lake of Cospeito. The surrounding wetland is populated by ducks, herons, lapwings and other species.
A pre-Roman hill fort which is known as O Torrillón can still be recognized in Támoga. A nearby castle was destroyed during the Irmandiño uprising.
The ruins of the Tower of Caldaloba (15th century), in the village of Pino, is one of its major monuments.
In this municipality, the German army was allowed to install during the Second World War three radionavigation antennas, 112 metres high with the aim of facilitating the positioning and follow-up of submarines (U-Boots) and aeroplanes in the Bay of Biscay.
Monuments
Además en el lugar de Arneiro se encuentran las Torres de Arneiro, antenas instaladas por el ejército alemán en Galicia poco antes del inicio de la Segunda Guerra Mundial para control del océano Atlántico. Si bien los ejércitos aliados conocían la existencia y ubicación de las torres, no las destruyeron debido a que también hacían uso de las mismas.
Después de la guerra siguieron siendo de uso militar hasta el año 1962. A partir de este año pasaron a manos de la Autoridad de Aviación Civil hasta el año 1971, cuando fueron abandonadas.
Actualmente estas antenas ya no existen porque no pudieron soportar el paso del ciclón extratropical Klaus (2009).
Gallery
Festivals
En la parroquia de Muimenta se celebra el 1 de mayo la fiesta de la filloa de Muimenta, declarada de interés turístico por la Junta de Galicia.
November 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- May: 1 de mayo la fiesta de la filloa de Muimenta (1)
Trails and hiking
•Sendeiro Histórico: Galicia (GR 1)
•Ruta das Lagoas (PR-G 151)
Famous people
•Miguel Anxo Fernán-Vello, escritor y editor español
•Armando Castosa, político de España
•Emma Couceiro, poetisa española
•Xavier Valiño, periodista y crítico musical español
Town hall
Alcaldía: Armando Castosa
Web oficial: http://concellodecospeito.es
Town hall of Cospeito
Alcaldía: Armando Castosa Web oficial: http://concellodecospeito.es
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How to get there
- 🚗 31 km from Lugo (about 22 min by car)
- 🚗 87 km from Coruña, A (about 61 min by car)
- 🚗 174 km from Oviedo (about 123 min by car)
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- ✈️ 83 km from A Coruña airport (about 59 min by car)
- ✈️ 99 km from Santiago de Compostela airport (about 70 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
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🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Abanca · 0 km away
- Caixa Rural Galega · 0.1 km away
- Banco Santander · 0.3 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Repsol · 0.3 km away
- Moeve · 5.7 km away
- Petrocash · 8.3 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Fauna Convivindo en Harmonía · 0.3 km away
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🔭 Viewpoints
- Miradoiro de Feira do Monte · 0.2 km away
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News
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