Castroverde
Encyclopedia
Castroverde is a municipality
in Lugo province
, Spain
.
Castroverde is located in the mid-northeast of the autonomous community of Galicia.
Castroverde is very rural area; the main economic activity is milk and meat production. There are also a few rabbit and poultry farms. Rural tourism has some importance with some rural hotels. Because farming is increasingly automated, Castroverde's population shrank much during the 20th century, and prospects say that this process will continue along the present century.
Administrative subdivisions are called parishes; it has its origin in church organization. These 37 parishes are very rich in archeological vestiges, beautiful churches and chapels, waterwheels and pazo
s (beautiful houses of little nobility). Remains of an important Castle are also present in Castroverde.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Lugo province
Lugo (province)
Lugo is a province of northwestern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Galicia. It is bordered by the provinces of Ourense, Pontevedra, and A Coruña, the principality of Asturias, the State of León, and in the north by the Cantabrian Sea .The population is 356,595 , of...
, Spain
Spain
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Castroverde is located in the mid-northeast of the autonomous community of Galicia.
Castroverde is very rural area; the main economic activity is milk and meat production. There are also a few rabbit and poultry farms. Rural tourism has some importance with some rural hotels. Because farming is increasingly automated, Castroverde's population shrank much during the 20th century, and prospects say that this process will continue along the present century.
Administrative subdivisions are called parishes; it has its origin in church organization. These 37 parishes are very rich in archeological vestiges, beautiful churches and chapels, waterwheels and pazo
Pazo
The Pazo is a type of Galician traditional housing. Similar to a manor house, pazos are usually located in the countryside, as former residences of important people in the community...
s (beautiful houses of little nobility). Remains of an important Castle are also present in Castroverde.
Important historical events
The king Silo of Asturias, who reign from 774 until 783, overturn a rebellion of Galician nobles in the parish of Montecubeiro, Castroverde.Distinguished people from Castroverde
- Paco Pestana: Esculptor born in Peredo parish, Castroverde.
- Baldomero Pestana: Photographer and draftsman.
- Ricardo Gómez Polín: Well known philologist, he has very important works about medieval Galician-Portuguese literature, the Way of St. James (especially the primitive route that goes through Castroverde, he also studied popular Galician traditions, crafts and archeology.