Mañón
Concello de Mañón | |
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Parroquias | As Grañas do Sor, As Ribeiras do Sor, Bares, Mañón & Mogor |
Area | |
• Total | 81.1 km2 (31.3 sq mi) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 1,363 |
Website | http://www.concellomanon.org |
Mañón (Galician pronunciation:
"O Barqueiro" and "Estaca de Bares" Ports
Geography, history and general information
Mañón belongs to the
This council forms a narrow and long band of land that joins mountain, river and sea. The fertile freshwater of the river Sor ploughs its rugged lands from south to north.
The mountainous alignments of the Serra da Faladoira and Serra da Coriscada, the valleys of the Sor river and its estuary, and the peninsula that forms
At monumental level, they emphasize the prehistoric rest like mámoas of Estaca de Bares and the possibly prehistoric (built in the Middle Ages according to other sources) port; in addition to Roman necropolis in A Ponte do Porto.
Some of its parochial churches are worthy of mention considering its rusticity and integration to the surroundings.
Mañón has a very particular geographical structure and the river Sor ploughs deep valleys with plenty of vegetation, which contrasts with the leafy high areas of the mountain range. The serpent shapes drawn by the Sor and its tributaries along their courses form a succession of inserted meanders, which form valleys with a lot of vegetation, where we can see rapid and beautiful waterfalls. The weather is wet oceanic and the mild winters are followed by fresh summers. The rainfall is particularly abundant, but due to the relief, there are local microweathers, as happens in the banks of the river Sor, where the vegetation is partially responsible for the weather changes. These physical and weather conditions, as well as its privileged situation between two seas, made Estaca de Bares to be declared 'natural area of national interest', and more recently, a protected area.
Parishes
Bares, As Grañas (do Sor), Mañón, Mogor, As Ribeiras (do Sor)
Miscellaneous data
- Inhabitants: 1,287(2022)
- Extension: 82 km²
See also
- Ortegal comarca, north-western Spain.
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
- (in Spanish) Site devoted to the art of landscape and nature of Ferrolterra
- (in English) Ferrol-San Cibrao Port Authority
- (in Spanish) Web-site dedicated to the history of Mañón and Estaca de Bares|