59:
47:
422:
434:
470:
446:
238:
410:
246:
482:
458:
74:
1005:
110:
90:
513:
1056:
300:
295:
506:
481:
343:
and started a series of fights against its power. During this riot the walls of the village were destroyed as well as the castle. After this, the
499:
280:. It belongs to the comarca of Terra de Melide. It has an area of 101 km and a population of 9,000 inhabitants mostly spread among its 26
328:
879:
58:
102:
1017:
350:
During the last few centuries, like many villages in inner
Galicia, it has suffered from a vast emigration of its people to
210:
421:
445:
202:
340:
433:
744:
469:
409:
312:
The history of this village, since its foundation in the 10th century, is deeply linked with the pilgrimage to
894:
599:
457:
864:
523:
127:
37:
919:
313:
265:
73:
332:
181:
46:
1004:
914:
849:
769:
604:
191:
719:
134:
17:
321:
122:
789:
237:
344:
335:, the privilege of building up a castle, fortressing the village, and charging taxes. In 1467
269:
245:
491:
381:
Currently its economy is based on agriculture, meat processing, and, more recently, tourism.
939:
929:
909:
819:
257:
273:
139:
115:
363:
1050:
944:
904:
804:
709:
689:
964:
954:
884:
281:
969:
669:
609:
589:
899:
844:
749:
679:
549:
539:
375:
359:
994:
984:
979:
934:
874:
834:
699:
674:
649:
317:
1032:
1019:
869:
754:
729:
684:
367:
355:
172:
854:
664:
629:
564:
989:
809:
799:
794:
784:
764:
714:
624:
619:
594:
579:
574:
569:
559:
534:
949:
924:
779:
739:
659:
654:
644:
634:
554:
162:
152:
889:
859:
774:
724:
639:
614:
544:
371:
198:
177:
974:
959:
839:
829:
824:
694:
584:
277:
244:
236:
95:
814:
734:
704:
351:
495:
395:
227:
293:
347:
banned the construction of any fortress in the village.
487:
Cooking a "polbo á feira", a typical food in this town
221:
209:
188:
171:
161:
150:
145:
133:
121:
101:
83:
28:
507:
8:
1057:Municipalities in the Province of A Coruña
514:
500:
492:
25:
16:For the municipality in Switzerland, see
157:José Manuel Pérez Penas (Adiante Melide)
405:
366:, and to other cities of Spain such as
220:
208:
170:
160:
144:
82:
70:
52:
43:
284:. It has an elevation of 456 meters.
187:
149:
132:
120:
100:
7:
316:as it is where two separate paths
14:
327:In 1320 Melide obtained from the
1003:
480:
468:
456:
444:
432:
420:
408:
108:
88:
72:
57:
45:
23:Municipality in Galicia, Spain
1:
880:As Pontes de García Rodríguez
241:Ayuntamiento square of Melide
320:and Camino Primitivo of the
264:) is a municipality in the
1073:
167:Melidense, melidao/melidá.
15:
1001:
530:
358:up to 1950s, and then to
249:Old lion statue in Melide
71:
53:
44:
35:
339:opposed the Archbishop
920:Santiago de Compostela
745:Malpica de Bergantiños
522:Municipalities of the
329:Archbishop of Santiago
314:Santiago de Compostela
261:
250:
242:
600:Cabana de Bergantiños
451:Furelos neighbourhood
333:Berenguel de Landoira
248:
240:
190: • Summer (
865:A Pobra do Caramiñal
524:province of A Coruña
266:province of A Coruña
103:Autonomous community
1029: /
18:Melide, Switzerland
463:Cruceiro de Melide
427:Santa María Church
322:Camino de Santiago
251:
243:
78:Location of Melide
1012:
1011:
345:Catholic Monarchs
341:Alonso II Fonseca
303:
270:autonomous region
235:
234:
1064:
1044:
1043:
1041:
1040:
1039:
1034:
1033:42.917°N 8.017°W
1030:
1027:
1026:
1025:
1022:
1007:
516:
509:
502:
493:
484:
472:
460:
448:
436:
424:
412:
298:
231:
230:
228:Official website
195:
114:
112:
111:
94:
92:
91:
76:
61:
49:
26:
1072:
1071:
1067:
1066:
1065:
1063:
1062:
1061:
1047:
1046:
1037:
1035:
1031:
1028:
1023:
1020:
1018:
1016:
1015:
1013:
1008:
999:
526:
520:
488:
485:
476:
473:
464:
461:
452:
449:
440:
437:
428:
425:
416:
413:
404:
392:
387:
337:"os irmandiños"
310:
305:
304:
296:
294:
290:
226:
225:
217:
189:
140:Terra de Melide
109:
107:
89:
87:
79:
67:
66:
65:
64:
40:
31:
24:
21:
12:
11:
5:
1070:
1068:
1060:
1059:
1049:
1048:
1038:42.917; -8.017
1010:
1009:
1002:
1000:
998:
997:
992:
987:
982:
977:
972:
967:
962:
957:
952:
947:
942:
937:
932:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
892:
887:
882:
877:
872:
867:
862:
857:
852:
847:
842:
837:
832:
827:
822:
817:
812:
807:
802:
797:
792:
787:
782:
777:
772:
767:
762:
757:
752:
747:
742:
737:
732:
727:
722:
717:
712:
707:
702:
697:
692:
687:
682:
677:
672:
667:
662:
657:
652:
647:
642:
637:
632:
627:
622:
617:
612:
607:
602:
597:
592:
587:
582:
577:
572:
567:
562:
557:
552:
547:
542:
537:
531:
528:
527:
521:
519:
518:
511:
504:
496:
490:
489:
486:
479:
477:
474:
467:
465:
462:
455:
453:
450:
443:
441:
439:Church, Melide
438:
431:
429:
426:
419:
417:
415:Furelos Church
414:
407:
403:
400:
399:
398:
391:
390:External links
388:
386:
383:
364:United Kingdom
309:
306:
297:
292:
291:
289:
286:
233:
232:
223:
219:
218:
215:
213:
207:
206:
196:
186:
185:
175:
169:
168:
165:
159:
158:
155:
148:
147:
143:
142:
137:
131:
130:
125:
119:
118:
105:
99:
98:
85:
81:
80:
77:
69:
68:
62:
56:
55:
54:
51:
50:
42:
41:
36:
33:
32:
29:
22:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1069:
1058:
1055:
1054:
1052:
1045:
1042:
1006:
996:
993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
978:
976:
973:
971:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
956:
953:
951:
948:
946:
943:
941:
938:
936:
933:
931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
910:San Sadurniño
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
896:
893:
891:
888:
886:
883:
881:
878:
876:
873:
871:
868:
866:
863:
861:
858:
856:
853:
851:
848:
846:
843:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
818:
816:
813:
811:
808:
806:
803:
801:
798:
796:
793:
791:
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
776:
773:
771:
768:
766:
763:
761:
758:
756:
753:
751:
748:
746:
743:
741:
738:
736:
733:
731:
728:
726:
723:
721:
718:
716:
713:
711:
708:
706:
703:
701:
698:
696:
693:
691:
688:
686:
683:
681:
678:
676:
673:
671:
668:
666:
663:
661:
658:
656:
653:
651:
648:
646:
643:
641:
638:
636:
633:
631:
628:
626:
623:
621:
618:
616:
613:
611:
608:
606:
603:
601:
598:
596:
593:
591:
588:
586:
583:
581:
578:
576:
573:
571:
568:
566:
563:
561:
558:
556:
553:
551:
548:
546:
543:
541:
538:
536:
533:
532:
529:
525:
517:
512:
510:
505:
503:
498:
497:
494:
483:
478:
471:
466:
459:
454:
447:
442:
435:
430:
423:
418:
411:
406:
401:
397:
396:Web of Melide
394:
393:
389:
384:
382:
379:
377:
373:
369:
365:
361:
357:
353:
348:
346:
342:
338:
334:
330:
325:
323:
319:
315:
307:
302:
287:
285:
283:
279:
276:in northwest
275:
271:
267:
263:
259:
255:
247:
239:
229:
224:
214:
212:
204:
200:
197:
193:
183:
179:
176:
174:
166:
164:
156:
154:
151: •
141:
138:
136:
129:
126:
124:
117:
106:
104:
97:
86:
75:
60:
48:
39:
34:
27:
19:
1014:
965:Val do Dubra
885:Porto do Son
759:
380:
349:
336:
326:
311:
253:
252:
63:Coat of arms
38:Municipality
1036: /
915:Santa Comba
845:Oza-Cesuras
360:Switzerland
211:Postal code
985:Vilasantar
980:Vilarmaior
935:As Somozas
875:Pontedeume
835:Ortigueira
675:Coristanco
475:The center
385:References
318:French Way
301:INE Archiv
288:Demography
163:Demonym(s)
146:Government
970:Valdoviño
870:Ponteceso
755:Mazaricos
730:A Laracha
685:Culleredo
670:Corcubión
610:Camariñas
590:Boqueixón
368:Barcelona
356:Argentina
324:link up.
173:Time zone
1051:Category
990:Vimianzo
810:Negreira
785:Mugardos
715:Fisterra
680:A Coruña
625:Carballo
620:A Capela
580:Boimorto
575:Betanzos
570:Bergondo
535:Abegondo
376:A Coruña
282:parishes
128:A Coruña
123:Province
1021:42°55′N
950:Tordoia
930:Sobrado
925:Santiso
895:Ribeira
850:Paderne
820:Oleiros
780:Monfero
740:Lousame
700:Dumbría
660:Cerdido
655:Cerceda
645:Cedeira
635:Carnota
605:Cabanas
555:Arteixo
402:Gallery
308:History
274:Galicia
268:in the
258:Spanish
222:Website
153:Alcalde
135:Comarca
116:Galicia
84:Country
1024:8°01′W
945:Toques
890:Rianxo
860:O Pino
855:Padrón
775:Moeche
760:Melide
725:Irixoa
720:Frades
710:Ferrol
690:Curtis
665:Coirós
640:Carral
630:Cariño
615:Cambre
565:A Baña
545:Aranga
372:Bilbao
362:, the
299:From:
262:Mellid
254:Melide
113:
93:
30:Melide
975:Vedra
960:Trazo
955:Touro
840:Outes
830:Oroso
825:Ordes
800:Narón
795:Muxía
790:Muros
765:Mesía
750:Mañón
695:Dodro
595:Brión
585:Boiro
560:Arzúa
278:Spain
216:15800
199:UTC+2
178:UTC+1
96:Spain
905:Sada
900:Rois
815:Noia
805:Neda
770:Miño
735:Laxe
705:Fene
550:Ares
540:Ames
374:and
354:and
352:Cuba
203:CEST
995:Zas
940:Teo
650:Cee
272:of
192:DST
182:CET
1053::
378:.
370:,
331:,
260::
515:e
508:t
501:v
256:(
205:)
201:(
194:)
184:)
180:(
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.