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Ribadeo | |
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Municipality | |
 Port of Ribadeo | |
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| Coordinates:43°32′1″N7°2′25″W / 43.53361°N 7.04028°W /43.53361; -7.04028 | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Galicia |
| Province | Lugo |
| Comarca | A Mariña Oriental |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fernando Suárez Barcia (BNG) |
| Area | |
• Total | 106 km2 (41 sq mi) |
| Elevation (AMSL (highest point)) | 571 m (1,873 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 9,900 |
| • Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST (GMT +2)) |
| Postal code | 27700 |
| Area code | +34 (Spain) + 982 (Lugo) |
| Website | www.ribadeo.gal |
Ribadeo[2] is amunicipality in the Spanish province ofLugo inGalicia. It has a population of 10,023 (INE, 2011) and an area of 106.2 km2 (41.0 sq mi). It is the capital of theA Mariña Orientalcomarca.
The municipality of Ribadeo has approximately the shape of a 10x10 kilometer square. It is bordered to the north by theCantabrian Sea, to the east by the Ribadeo estuary (on the other side of which isCastropol inAsturias), to the west by the municipality ofBarreiros and to the south by that ofTrabada. The capital of the municipality is the town of Ribadeo. There is one other town - Rinlo - and many small villages and hamlets. The highest point of the municipality is the mountain of Mondigo (571 m (1,873 ft)), in the parish of Cubelas.[citation needed]
The first well-known settlements date fromIron Age such as theGallaecianhillforts of Grovas, Fornelo, Meirengos, Cárcovas, Pumarega, Torre and Aira da Croa. All of them were inhabited by theGallecian tribe of theEgovarri. During the 6th century the first texts referred to this county as part ofBritonia. During the 13th century, Ribadeo received privileges from the king Ferdinand II. The town began as a settlement beside the estuary, occupying what are now the docks of Porcillán and Cabanela, and later expanded on to higher land. It had a wall - more forcustoms purposes than for defence - of which some remains are still preserved. Along withViveiro andMondoñedo, it was one of the three main medieval towns of the former province of Mondoñedo. It was granted atown charter byFernando III, permitting a weekly market, which is still held. For a while the town was royal property and was then granted to a Frenchnobleman, Pierre de Villeines, in recognition of his services to Enrique de Trastámara. After Villeines there were several further transfers of ownership; thecounty of Ribadeo became a possession of theHouse of Alba. The presentCount, the twenty-seventh, is Carlos Fitz-James Stuart Martinez de Irujo. Ribadeo's peak as a town coincided with that of its port, being a focal point of the trade ofCantabria with theBaltic region: it was the only point of entry for imports of liquor (Kümmel) from the port ofRiga. For this reason the beverage became known as Kúmel of Ribadeo. In the mid-nineteenth century the port went into decline due to competition from other ports such asGijón. Thecoat of arms of the town is of medieval origin. It depicts waves of the sea on which are superimposed a golden key at an oblique angle and a silver star. The key symbolizes the town's incorporation into Galicia, and the star its northern location. Until the late seventeenth century the coat of arms lacked the star and the key was in the upright position. This older version can be seen carved in stone in 1699, in the chapel of the Virxe do Camiño, at which time it was already ancient.[citation needed]
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The urban population within the parish is more than 6,500. With contiguous villages and neighbourhoods that fall within other parishes, the population reaches 8,000. The population of the whole municipality is thought to be over 13,000, rather than the figure of just over 10,000 reported in the census. In summer, the population reaches 25,000. It is one of only four municipalities in the province of Lugo to have increased its population in the period 2000–2010.[citation needed]
The local economy is dominated by the service sector, in particular the retail and hotel trades. There is a fishing and commercial port, the only major port betweenFerrol andAvilés.[citation needed]
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