Fisterra
Sign in to save250px|thumb|Ships in the port 250px|thumb|Langosteira beach Fisterra (; ) is a municipality in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Fisterra. Fisterra is on Cape Finisterre, an alternative final destination for pilgrims on the Way of St. James who seek to travel beyond Santiago de Compostela.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Fisterra
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Fisterra, Galiza. Panorámica.jpg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of Arms of Finisterre.svg
- Settlement.image_map
- File:Situacion Fisterra.PNG
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- Spain
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- Location in Spain
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- Country
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- Autonomous community
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- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- A Coruña
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- Comarca
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Fisterra
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 29.43
- Settlement.population_demonym
- fisterrán, -á
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- CET
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +1
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250px|thumb|Ships in the port 250px|thumb|Langosteira beach Fisterra (; ) is a municipality in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Fisterra. Fisterra is on Cape Finisterre, an alternative final destination for pilgrims on the Way of St. James who seek to travel beyond Santiago de Compostela.
Fisterra is on the rocky Costa da Morte (Galician: "Coast of Death"), named because of the large number of shipwrecks along these shores. The name Fisterra comes from Latin FINIS TERRAE, meaning "Land's End". This name stems from the fact that this area is on a remote peninsula that is one of the westernmost points of land in Galicia, and hence in Spain.