Rianxo is a port town and municipality in the autonomous community of
Galicia
Galicia may refer to:
Geographic regions
* Galicia (Spain), a region and autonomous community of northwestern Spain
** Gallaecia, a Roman province
** The post-Roman Kingdom of the Suebi, also called the Kingdom of Gallaecia
** The medieval King ...
in northwestern
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, ...
in the
province of A Coruña
The province of A Coruña (; es, La Coruña ; historical en, link=no, Corunna) is the northwesternmost province of Spain, and one of the four provinces which constitute the autonomous community of Galicia. This province is surrounded by the At ...
. It has a population of a little over 15,000 and its two main industries are fishing and tourism. The town's yearly celebration of
Our Lady of Guadalupe is popular with tourists. Rianxo was the birthplace of several influential Galician writers, including
Paio Gómez Chariño gl,
Manuel Antonio
Manuel Antonio Pérez Sánchez (July 12, 1900 – January 28, 1930), better known as Manuel Antonio, was a Galician poet. He was honoured on Galician Literature Day
Galician Literature Day ( gl, Día das Letras Galegas) is a public holiday o ...
,
Alfonso R. Castelao and
Rafael Dieste
Rafael Dieste (Rianxo, 1899–Santiago de Compostela, 1981) was a Galician poet, philosopher, short-story writer, and dramatist writing mostly in Galician language, but also in Spanish language. He began to write with the encouragement of another ...
.
List of parishes
It has 6 ''parroquias''
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O Araño gl
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Asados gl
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Isorna gl
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Leiro
Leiro is a municipality in province of Ourense
Ourense (in Spanish, ''Orense'') is a Spanish province, in the southeastern part of the autonomous community of Galicia. It is bordered by the provinces of Pontevedra to the west, Lugo to the ...
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Rianxo gl
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Taragoña gl
References
External links
web page of the municipality of Rianxo
Municipalities in the Province of A Coruña
Our Lady of Guadalupe
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