Paradela is a municipality in
Lugo province in
Galicia in north-west
Spain
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. It is situated in the region of
Sarria
Sarria is a municipality in the province of Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia, northwestern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Sarria. Sarria is the most populous town on the French Way in Galicia, with 13,700 inhabitants and the m ...
.
There were 2,193 people living in Paradela as of 2008 (1,101 men and 1,092 women).
It is known for the connection it has with the
Way of St. James. The French route of such a way, ending in
Santiago de Compostela
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, passes through five
parishes
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of Paradela: Ferreiros, Francos, Laxe, Cortes and Loio.
Etymology
The name Paradela comes from the diminutive of the
Latin
Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...
word ''parata'', which can be translated as hostal, or near the end of the journey.
Parishes
Here is a list of all parishes within Paradela, each having their own
saint
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shown in brackets.
*Aldosende (Santiago)
*Andreade (Santiago)
*Barán (San Pedro)
*Castro (San Mamede)
*Castro de Rei de Lemos (Santa María)
*As Cortes (San Salvador)
*Ferreiros (Santa María)
*Francos (Santa María)
*A Laxe (Santiago)
*Loio (San Xoán)
*Paradela (San Miguel)
*San Facundo de Ribas de Miño (San Facundo)
*San Martiño de Castro (San Martiño)
*San Vicente de Paradela (San Vicente)
*Santa Cristina de Paradela (Santa Cristina)
*Santalla de Paradela (Santalla)
*Suar (San Lourenzo)
*Vilaragunte (Santa María)
Notable people from Paradela
*
Manuel Rodriguez Lopez
Manuel may refer to:
People
* Manuel (name), a given name and surname
* Manuel (''Fawlty Towers''), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers''
* Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire
* Manuel I of Portugal, king of Po ...
(1934-1990) - poet, writer and translator
*
Diego López Rodríguez
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The name also has several patronymic derivations, listed below.
...
(1981-) - football goalkeeper
Sources
External links
Concello de Paradela Official website
Municipalities in the Province of Lugo
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