Cospeito
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Cospeito is a municipality of the Province of Lugo in Galicia. It is situated on the plain of Terra Chá
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It is made up by the following villages:
Population in 2007: 5,349 people according to the townhall register (5,609 in 2003).
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
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Terra Chá
A Terra Chá is a region of Galicia, in the Province of Lugo. The overall population of this local region is 47,697 .-Municipalities:Abadín, Begonte, Castro de Rei, Cospeito, Guitiriz, Muras, A Pastoriza, Vilalba and Xermade.-Local Economy:...
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It is made up by the following villages:
- Arcillá (San Paio)
- Bestar (Santa María)
- Bexán ou Rubiños (San Paio)
- Cospeito (Santa María)
- Goá (San Xurxo)
- Lamas (San Martiño)
- Momán (San Pedro)
- Muimenta (Santa Mariña)
- Pino (San Martiño)
- Rioaveso (Santalla)
- Roás (San Miguel)
- Santa Cristina (San Xiao)
- Seixas (San Pedro)
- Sisoi (Santalla)
- Sistallo (San Xoán)
- Támoga (San Xiao)
- Vilapene (Santa María)
- Vilar (Santa María)
- Xermar (Santa María)
- Xustás (Santiago)
Population in 2007: 5,349 people according to the townhall register (5,609 in 2003).
Etymology
Still not clarified; according to Xosé L. G. Paz, it may derive from the proper name Conspecti (genitive of the name Conspectus). Another possibility is that it derives from "Conspectu(m)", which in Latin means "visible from the surrounding area".History & Geography
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
Irmandiño
The Irmandiño Wars were two revolts that took place in 15th-century Kingdom of Galicia against attempts by the regional nobility to maintain their rights over the peasantry and the bourgeoisie...
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
Bay of Biscay
The Bay of Biscay is a gulf of the northeast Atlantic Ocean located south of the Celtic Sea. It lies along the western coast of France from Brest south to the Spanish border, and the northern coast of Spain west to Cape Ortegal, and is named in English after the province of Biscay, in the Spanish...
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People born in Cospeito
- Xesús Rábade Paredes, writer and poet (b. 1949)
- Darío Xohán Cabana, writer and poet (b. 1952)
- Fidel Fernán Bello, journalist (b. 1954)
- Miguel Anxo Fernán-Vello, writer and poet (b. 1958)
- Emma Couceiro, writer and poet (b. 1977)
- Luis TosarLuis TosarLuis Tosar is a Galician actor and musician.-Biography:Born in Lugo, Galicia, Spain on 13th October 1971, he is best known internationally for his villain role in Miami Vice and the role in the upcoming horror film Flatmate, which is directed by Jaume Balagueró.-Selected filmography:*1998 Atilano...
, actor (b. 1971)