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Sarria
Sign in to saveSarria is a municipality in the province of Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia, northwestern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Sarria. It is head of the region and the most popular starting point for the Camino de Santiago; many pilgrims choose Sarria because the distance from this point to Santiago allows them to cover the necessary kilometers to reach the Compostela, a certificate of accomplishment. King Alfonso IX of León died in Sarria in 1230 while making a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela.
Key facts
- Settlement.settlement_type
- municipality
- Settlement.official_name
- Sarria
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Sarria, en Lugo (España).jpg
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Sarria.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of Arms of Sarria.svg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Town view.
- Settlement.image_map
- Situacion Sarria.PNG
- Settlement.map_caption
- Situation of Sarria within Galicia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Parroquias
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 52
- Settlement.leader_title
- Alcalde (Mayor)
- Settlement.leader_name
- Claudio M. Garrido Martinez
- Settlement.area_note
- 185 km²
- Settlement.timezone
- CET
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +1
- Settlement.timezone_DST
- CET
- Settlement.utc_offset_DST
- +2
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Sarria
- Population
- 13726
- Area
- 185
- Elevation
- 700
- Official website
- www.sarria.es
- Image
- Sarria, en Lugo (España).jpg
- Licence plate code
- LU
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- Sarria
- Commons category
- Sarria
- postal code
- 27600
- male population
- 6492
- female population
- 6838
- P8168
- Sigma Corporation
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- Artistic heritage
- Leisure activities
- Camino de Santiago
- Gallery
- Notable people
- References
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Sarria is a municipality in the province of Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia, northwestern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Sarria. It is head of the region and the most popular starting point for the Camino de Santiago; many pilgrims choose Sarria because the distance from this point to Santiago allows them to cover the necessary kilometers to reach the Compostela, a certificate of accomplishment. King Alfonso IX of León died in Sarria in 1230 while making a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela.
==Artistic heritage== Sarria's artistic heritage is primarily characterized by churches, which are essential to the Way of St. James. This includes the early-Gothic, 13th-century church, O Salvador, which is located on Rúa Maior. In this town, from its unusual rúa Maior, it is possible to see the only tower that remains of the medieval fortress belonging to the town called Fortress of Sarria.
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