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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
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During the last few centuries, like many villages in inner Galicia, it has suffered from a vast emigration of its people to
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The history of this village, since its foundation in the 10th century, is deeply linked with the pilgrimage to
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Currently its economy is based on agriculture, meat processing, and, more recently, tourism.
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banned the construction of any fortress in the village.
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Cooking a "polbo á feira", a typical food in this town
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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; 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Melide, Switzerland
Municipality

Coat of arms of Melide
Location of Melide
Spain
Autonomous community
Galicia
Province
A Coruña
Comarca
Terra de Melide
Alcalde
Demonym(s)
Time zone
UTC+1
CET
DST
UTC+2
CEST
Postal code
Official website


Spanish
province of A Coruña
autonomous region
Galicia
Spain
parishes

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