Estrada, A
Pontevedra · Galicia
A Estrada is a municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Tabeirós – Terra de Montes. It is located some 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Santiago de Compostela.
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Origins
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History
Tabeirós jurisdiction stems from the days of the Swabian King Miro in the sixth century and is mentioned in the Chronicon Iriense as belonging to the diocese of Iria. In the twelfth century, the archbishop of Santiago Gelmírez and King Alfonso VII of Castile exchanged land between Tabeirós, Tabeirolos and the Faro fort, passing the first into the possession of the Compostela miter. This jurisdiction covered the whole current City of A Estrada, except for the parishes of Vea, until 1840. This is the year in which the City Council and the judicial district of A Estrada were created (now the capital of the judicial district comprises the municipalities of A Estrada, Forcarei and Cerdedo).
Three years earlier, because of the clashes between absolutists and liberals, the town hall of Tabeirós moved from Cereixo to the site of A Estrada, formed by four houses at a crossroads between the parishes of Figueroa, Ouzande and Guimarei.
In the early 20th century, the town was described as follows:
[A Estrada] is the chief town of a densely populated mountainous district; its industries are agriculture, stockbreeding, and the manufacture of linen and woollen cloth. Timber from the mountain forests is conveyed from Estrada to the Ulla River, 4 miles north, and thence floated down to the sea ports on Arousa Bay. There are mineral springs at A Estrada and at Caldas de Reis, 11 miles west-southwest.
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- February: Entroido (15)
- June: Alicante (20) · San Paio (26) · Fiestas de San Paio · Fiestas de San Juan
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Trails and hiking
•Sendeiro Rural de Galicia (GR 94, 118.5 km)
•Caminho da Geira e dos Arrieiros (GRA, 242 km)
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Famous people
•Chete Lera, actor español
•Daniel Barreiro, escritor y periodista español
•Virxinia Pereira Renda, escritora española
•José Carlos López Campos, político de España
•Goretti Sanmartín Rei, filóloga y política española
•Mercedes Brea López, lingüista española
•Óscar González Brea, ciclista español
•Mary Isaura
Town hall
Alcaldía: Gonzalo Louzao
Web oficial: http://www.aestrada.com/
Town hall of Estrada, A
Alcaldía: Gonzalo Louzao Web oficial: http://www.aestrada.com/
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How to get there
- 🚗 39 km from Pontevedra (about 28 min by car)
- 🚗 68 km from Vigo (about 48 min by car)
- 🚗 96 km from Coruña, A (about 68 min by car)
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- ✈️ 30 km from Santiago de Compostela airport (about 21 min by car)
- ✈️ 65 km from Vigo airport (about 46 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
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🏧 Nearest cash machine
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⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Repsol · 0.6 km away
- BP · 0.9 km away
- SBC A Estrada · 1.9 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Punto de Información · 0.2 km away
- Tourist office · 0.2 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Viewpoints · 4.5 km away
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