Guitiriz
Sign in to saveGuitiriz () is a municipality in the province of Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia, northwestern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Terra Chá. It is known for its spa of mineral water. Prior to 1950, the town was known as Trasparga.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Guitiriz
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Guitiriz, Casa do Concello.JPG
- Settlement.nicknames
- Guitiriz, Spa Town
- Settlement.image_caption
- Town hall.
- Settlement.image_shield
- Guitiriz.svg
- Settlement.image_map
- Situacion_Guitiriz.PNG
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Guitiriz
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Parroquias
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 13
- Settlement.leader_title
- Alcalde (Mayor)
- Settlement.leader_name
- Marisol Morandeira Morandeira
- Settlement.timezone
- CET
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +1
- Settlement.timezone_DST
- CET
- Settlement.utc_offset_DST
- +2
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Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of Galicia
- Part of
- Terra Chá
- Official name
- Guitiriz
- Demonym
- guitiricense
- Country
- Spain
- Located in
- Lugo Province
- Population
- 5180
- Area
- 294
- Elevation
- 445
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Shares border with
- Curtis
- Official website
- www.concellodeguitiriz.com
- Image
- Balneario de San Juan de Lagostelle, en Guitiriz (Lugo, España).jpg
- Licence plate code
- LU
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- Commons category
- Guitiriz
- postal code
- 27300
- Commons gallery
- Guitiriz
- topic's main category
- Category:Guitiriz
- male population
- 2730
- female population
- 2754
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- John XVI
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Etymology
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- History and tourism
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- References
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Guitiriz () is a municipality in the province of Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia, northwestern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Terra Chá. It is known for its spa of mineral water. Prior to 1950, the town was known as Trasparga.
== Etymology == The name Guitiriz is of Germanic origin. It is derived from the name Witteric; a Suebi king who ruled Gallaecia, Hispania and Septimania. According to local legends, Witteric founded Guitiriz in the 6th century.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Guitiriz” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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