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Vigo is one of the most important cities of Galicia, Spain, located in the province of Pontevedra. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 Ã 1536 pixel, file size: 1. ...
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Galician (Galician: galego, IPA: ) is a language of the Western Ibero-Romance branch, spoken in Galicia, an autonomous community with the constitutional status of historic nationality, located in northwestern Spain and small bordering zones in neighbouring autonomous communities of Asturias and Castilla y León. ...
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According to the 2005 census, the population of the city of Vigo proper was 293,725, and the population of the entire metropolitan area was estimated to be 420,672, ranking Vigo as the 14th-largest metropolitan area of Spain. The city is well known for its fishing industry, shipyards, food, cultural and night life, and football (soccer) team Celta de Vigo. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Real Club Celta de Vigo is a Spanish football team from Vigo in Galicia. ...
History Vigo has a long history. The urban area of Vigo is built over both a hill-fort (Castro) and a Roman settlement. In fact, it is generally accepted that the name Vigo comes from the latin word Vicus. During Middle Ages the small village of Vigo was part of the territory of neighbouring towns, mainly Tui, and suffered several Viking attacks. However, the number of inhabitants was so small that, historically, Vigo is not considered to be a real village until around the 15th century, when the earliest records began. For other uses, see Roman Empire (disambiguation). ...
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In the 16th and 17th centuries, the city was attacked several times. In 1585 and 1589 Francis Drake raided the city and temporally occupied it, leaving many buildings burnt. Several decades later a Turkish fleet tried to attack the city. As a result the walls of the city were built in 1656 during the reign of Felipe IV. They are still partially preserved. 1585 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. ...
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During this time, and in spite of the attacks, the city of Vigo developed its earliest commerce, and was given several privileges from the kings of Spain. In 1702 the Battle of Rande occurred, and in 1719, because a Spanish fleet which departed from Vigo attempted to invade Scotland, the city was temporarily seized by an English fleet. Events March 8 - William III died; Princess Anne Stuart becomes Queen Anne of England, Scotland and Ireland. ...
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In 1808 the French Army annexed Spain into the Napoleonic Empire, although Vigo remained unconquered until January, 1809. Vigo was also the first city of Galicia to be freed from French rule in what is now celebrated every 28th of March as the Reconquista (reconquest). Categories: Spain geography stubs | Galicia (Spain) | Provinces of Spain ...
Pontevedra is a city in northwestern Spain, the capital of the province of Pontevedra in Galicia. ...
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The city grew very rapidly in the 19th and 20th centuries. This resulted in continuous urban planning changes, making Vigo less structured than other Galician towns.
World War II The Following German U-Boats have been reported as sunk somewhere near the Port of Vigo: Unterseeboot 523 or U-523 was a German World War II Type IXC submarine commissioned on 25 June 1942. ...
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Geography of Vigo Climate Monthly temperature and average precipitations (Peinador winter station) | Month | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | | Temperature °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17.3 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 18.0 | 14.6 | 11.3 | 9.2 | | Precipitations mm. | 255 | 219 | 145 | 148 | 141 | 73 | 43 | 40 | 113 | 215 | 228 | 298 | Look up Month in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
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Vigo metropolitan area The following villages are in the Vigo metropolitan area:
Vigo population progression - Babío (1 214 p.)
- Saa (1 296 p.)
- Penís (1 079 p.)
- Fonte Escura (1 242 p.)
- Pereiró (4 284 p.)
- Ponte (1 564 p.)
- Freixeiro (2 456 p.)
- Mantelas (1 595 p.)
- Salgueira (1 268 p.)
- Bagunda (2 762 p.)
- Bouciña (1 823 p.)
- Barreiro (1 383 p.)
- Ceboleira (2 989 p.)
- Pardavila (4 128 p.)
- Garrida (1 245 p.)
- Population: 293.725 (2005)
- average age: 41.1 years (2005)
- Foreign population: 11.571 (2005)
- Births: 2.632 (2005)
- Deaths: 2.383 (2005)
- Migratory balance: +565 (2005)
Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 à 496 pixelsFull resolution (974 à 604 pixel, file size: 32 KB, MIME type: image/png) Evolución de la población de Vigo Fuente: Instituto Nacional de EstadÃstica www. ...
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Organization of Vigo Vigo is integrated in the Comarca de Vigo, that as well is integrated by the next municipalities: Map showing the extention of this Galician Region Vigo is a local region in the Galician Province of Pontevedra. ...
Nickname: Motto: Official website: Concello de Redondela Location Situation of Redondela within Galicia Government Parroquias 13 Mayor Xaime Rey Barreiro (PSdeG) Geographical characteristics Area Total km² Land ? km² Water ? km² Population Total (2004) 29. ...
Nickname: Porriño Motto: Official website: [2] Location Situation of O Porriño within Galicia Government Parroquias Atios, Budiño, Cans, Chenlo, Mosende, Pontellas, Porriño and Torneiros Alcalde (Mayor) Raúl Francés (BNG) Geographical characteristics Area Total 62 km² Land 62 km² Water 0 km² Population Total (2005...
Nickname: Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: ? Location Situation of Nigrán within Galicia Government Parroquias ? Alcalde (Mayor) ? (?) Geographical characteristics Area km² Land ? km² km² Water ? km² km² Population ? Total (2005) ? (INE) Density ?/km² Latitude ? Longitude ? Time zone CET (UTC+1) Summer (DST) CET (UTC+2) Nigrán is a municipality in...
Nickname: Baiona Location Situation of Baiona within Galicia Government Parroquias Baiona, Baredo, BaÃña, Belesar, Sta. ...
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Situation of Mos within Galicia Parroquias Tameiga, Sanguiñeda, Pereiras, Cela, Louredo, Guizán, Dornelas, Petelos, Torroso and Mos Government - Alcalde (Mayor) MarÃa Xesús Escudero (PSdeG) Population (2005) - City 13,996 (INE) Time zone CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CET (UTC+2) Mos is a municipality in Galicia...
Nickname: Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: ? Location Situation of Fornelos de Montes within Galicia Government Parroquias ? Alcalde (Mayor) ? (?) Geographical characteristics Area km² Land ? km² km² Water ? km² km² Population ? Total (2005) ? (INE) Density ?/km² Latitude ? Longitude ? Time zone CET (UTC+1) Summer (DST) CET (UTC+2) Fornelos de Montes is a...
Nickname: Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: ? Location Situation of Pazos de Borbén within Galicia Government Parroquias ? Alcalde (Mayor) ? (?) Geographical characteristics Area km² Land ? km² km² Water ? km² km² Population ? Total (2005) ? (INE) Density ?/km² Latitude ? Longitude ? Time zone CET (UTC+1) Summer (DST) CET (UTC+2) Pazos de Borbén...
Nickname: Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: ? Location Situation of Salceda de Caselas within Galicia Government Parroquias ? Alcalde (Mayor) ? (?) Geographical characteristics Area km² Land ? km² Water ? km² Population ? Total (2005) ? (INE) Density ?/km² Latitude ? Longitude ? Time zone CET (UTC+1) Summer (DST) CET (UTC+2) Salceda de Caselas is a municipality in...
Nickname: Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: ? Location Situation of Soutomaior within Galicia Government Parroquias ? Alcalde (Mayor) ? (?) Geographical characteristics Area km² Land ? km² Water ? km² Population ? Total (2005) ? (INE) Density ?/km² Latitude ? Longitude ? Time zone CET (UTC+1) Summer (DST) CET (UTC+2) Soutomaior is a municipality in Galicia, Spain in the...
Parishes of Vigo | Parish | Inhabitants | | Alcabre | 3.183 | | Beade | 5.430 | | Bembrive | 4.290 | | Bouzas | 5.000 | | Cabral | 6.772 | | Candeán | 4.699 | | Castrelos | 7.849 | | Coia | 30.000 | | Comesaña | 3.031 | | Coruxo | 5.344 | | Freixeiro | 5.928 | | Lavadores | 16.667 | | Matamá | 4.247 | | Navia | 2.190 | | Oia | 3.910 | | Saiáns | 1.067 | | San Paio | 3.700 | | San Xoán do Monte | 500 | | Sárdoma | 1.992 | | Teis | 2.330 | | Valadares | 5.468 | | Zamáns | 780 | | Vigo and Santiago de Vigo | 207.892 | Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Economics Vigo is the leading industrial area in Galicia, with automotive plants, shipyards, and auxiliary industry. Situated in Vigo is Galicia's leading employer, PSA Peugeot Citroën, which in 2003 produced a total of 473,000 vehicles, of which more than 88% were sold outside Spain. Image File history File links Port_of_Vigo. ...
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Vigo is the largest fishing port in Europe, and the home port of the world's largest fishing company, Pescanova. Vigo has been chosen to be, in the near future, the headquarters of the European Fisheries Agency. Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish by hooking, trapping, or gathering. ...
Pescanova is the world leading fishing company situated in Redondela, Galicia, Spain having port of Vigo as base of operations. ...
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Higher education The University of Vigo is situated in a mountainous area outside the city. It is an important center for research, with a focus on study related to ocean-based industries. The University has other campuses in Pontevedra and Ourense. The campus of Vigo is a modern project of the architect Enric Miralles. The University of Vigo (Galician: Universidade de Vigo) is a public university centered in the city of Vigo, Galicia. ...
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Miralles Santa Caterina Market Enric Miralles (1955 - July 3, 2000) was a Catalan architect. ...
Sailing in Vigo The Rias Baixas offer a privileged environment for the practice of the nautical sports. Institutions as the Real Club Nautico de Vigo (founded in 1906) and the Liceo Marítimo de Bouzas (founded in 1907) are good examples of promotion of the nautical sports, especially sailing. The Ria de Vigo, one of the rias that gives RÃas Baixas area its name The RÃas Baixas are the Atlantic facing southern a part of Costa del Marisco in the Galicia region of Spain. ...
The Real Club Nautico de Vigo organizes important events like the Atlantic Week, that in September of 2006 received the World Championship of the Platu 25 class. The RCNV also organizes every year in August one of the races with more sailboats of the Iberian peninsula: the Regata Rias Baixas, that in the 2006 edition included the participation of 130 sailboats of different nationalities. The Liceo Marítimo de Bouzas is a yacht club that agglutinates around 400 associates. The LMB has a long and intense activity in sailing and recreational fishing. The LMB organizes two important regattas of the Galician calendar of sail: the Regata Vila de Bouzas and a Regata de Solitarios y a Dos. The Regata Vila de Bouzas honors the neighborhood where is located the LMB. The Regata de Solitarios y a Dos is sponsored by the firm Aister and is for crews of one and two members. It is a difficult race with two steps. One step consists of a race through the coastal inside the bay of Vigo and the other step is longer race around the Cies Islands (and/or Ons Islands). Likewise, the LMB has schools of sailing and fishing. Yearly it organizes a cephalopods fishing competition. The CÃes Islands (42° 13â² 24â³ N 8° 54â² 14â³ O) are an archipelago in the coast of Pontevedra in Galicia (Spain), in the mouth of the RÃa de Vigo. ...
The push and enthusiasm of the local sailors did not pass unnoticed to the organization of the regatta Volvo Ocean Race that started from Vigo on November 12, 2005. Volvo Ocean Race 2005 - 2006 logo Volvo Ocean Race (formerly the Whitbread Round the World Race) is a yacht race around the world, held every four years. ...
Cultural movements and the arts "A movida viguesa" was a hedonistic cultural movement that took place in Vigo during the '80s triggered by the explosion of liberties after the death of dictator Francisco Franco. The most important artists of this postmodern movement were musicians; particularly punk and new wave bands such as Siniestro Total, Golpes Bajos, Aerolineas Federales, Semen Up or Os Resentidos. âFrancoâ redirects here. ...
AerolÃneas Federales was a Spanish pop/rock band from the decade of the 80s. ...
At the moment, the city still has notorious bands like Iván Ferreiro (ex-singer of Los Piratas) and Mon. Iván Ferreiro and his brother Amaro. ...
The locally produced award-winning feature movie Mondays In The Sun (original title Los lunes al sol) evocatively depicts the life of several men who have lost their work at the port. los lunes al sol originally, Spanish director Fernando Leon de Aranoas film. ...
Port of Vigo View Port of Vigo located in Vigo, Galicia, Spain is the biggest fishing port in the world and one of the busiest in transportation. ...
Museums and Places to Visit Vigo has a number of museums and noteworthy places to visit scattered throughout the city: - Verbum - Casa das Palabras [2]
- A museum exploring the world of the word (hearing, reading, alphabets, etc.), with many interactive exhibits.
- Av. Atlantida, 160 . Vigo . C.P 36208 .
- Tlf: 986247750 . Fax : 986247748
- Museo Municipal «Quiñones de León» [3]
- Pazo de Lavandeira
- Museo de Arte Contemporánea (MARCO) [4]
- Rúa do Príncipe, 54 . CP: 36202 .
- Vigo . Telf: 986 11 39 00/11 . Fax: 986 11 39 01
- Many of works of contemporary art displayed here are multimedia and large in size.
- Fundación Pedro Barrié de la Maza [5]
- Museo Etnográfico Liste [6]
- An ethnographic museum, focusing on regional folkways
- Casa Galega da Cultura ("House of Galician Culture")
Looking South from Monte das Figueiras (Monteagudo Island) - The Cíes Islands (42° 13′ 24″ N 8° 54′ 14″ O) are an archipelago in the coast of Pontevedra in Galicia (Spain), in the mouth of the Ría de Vigo. They belong to the parish of San Francisco de Afora, in the municipality of Vigo. They were declared Nature Reserve in 1980 and are included in the National Land-Marine Park of the Atlantic Islands of Galicia (Parque Nacional Marítimo-Terrestre das Illas Atlánticas de Galicia) created in 2002. In 2007 the british newspaper The Guardian has chosen the beach of the Monteagudo island as Nr. 1 of the Top 10 beaches of the world.
The CÃes Islands (42° 13â² 24â³ N 8° 54â² 14â³ O) are an archipelago in the coast of Pontevedra in Galicia (Spain), in the mouth of the RÃa de Vigo. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (824x338, 229 KB) CÃes Islands, from Monte das Figueiras; author myself File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (824x338, 229 KB) CÃes Islands, from Monte das Figueiras; author myself File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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Miscellaneous Ría de Vigo (Sight into the harbour, that takes its name from the city). Image File history File linksMetadata RÃa_de_Vigo. ...
| Ponte de Rande (The Rande Bridge is part of the highway that links both sides of the harbour and which runs North up to A Coruña). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x800, 39 KB) // Summary Vista del Puente de Rande, Pontevedra, Galicia, España. ...
| Distinguished people from Vigo - Antonio Fernández: Painter
- Ángel Lemos: Artist
- Cesáreo González: Film producer
- Enrique Lorenzo Docampo: Businessman
- Martín Codax: Poet
Cantigas de Amigo (Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, Vindel MS M979) MartÃn Codax (o Martim Codax) was a medieval Galician musician, possibly from Vigo, between the 13th century and the beginning of the 14th Century. ...
See also Port of Vigo View Port of Vigo located in Vigo, Galicia, Spain is the biggest fishing port in the world and one of the busiest in transportation. ...
The University of Vigo (Galician: Universidade de Vigo) is a public university centered in the city of Vigo, Galicia. ...
The Battle of Vigo Bay, 23 October 1702 by Ludolf Bakhuizen, painted c. ...
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The CÃes Islands (42° 13â² 24â³ N 8° 54â² 14â³ O) are an archipelago in the coast of Pontevedra in Galicia (Spain), in the mouth of the RÃa de Vigo. ...
Vigo-Peinador International Airport is 15 Km from the center of Vigo, in the terrains of the municipalities of Redondela, Vigo and Mos. ...
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