O Páramo
O Páramo (Galician pronunciation: [ʊ ˈpaɾɐmʊ]) is a municipality in the province of Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Sarria. It has a population of 1632 persons (1.823 in 2006, 1.858 in 2005, 1.887 in 2004, 1.873 in 2003)[2] and an area of 74.92 km2.
Etymology
The name Paramo comes from the Latinized Paramiensis. The first reference to this name is made on a manuscript dating back to 1078. However, it was only episcopal.[3]
History
The first reference made to Paramo is in the division of the eleven counties and three parishes into which Lugo was divided into at a council lasting from 569 to 572. A slight discussion is made about this council in Xoan Pallares e Gaioso's (1614-1698) book "Argos Divina, Nuestra Señora de los ojos grandes" (Divine Argos, Our lady with the large eyes), which says: "During the Council of Lugo, as said in the archives of the Church, under the reign of Teodomiro, the limits of each county were decided."[4] In Roman times, roughly 170 Christians were killed on a hill in Paramo called Paramo hill[5]
Parishes
Here is a list of all parishes found in Paramo, with their Saint's name or spelling variants in brackets:
- Adai (Santa Mariña)
- Friolfe (San Xoán)
- Gondrame (Santa María)
- Grallás (Santo Estevo)
- Moscán (Santa María Madanela)
- Neira (Santa María Madanela)
- Piñeiro (San Salvador)
- Reascos (Santa María)
- Ribas de Miño (Santiago)
- A Ribeira (San Mamede)
- Sa (Santiago)
- San Vicente de Gondrame (San Vicente)
- Santo André da Ribeira (San Pedro)
- A Torre (San Martiño)
- Vilafiz (Santa María)
- Vilarmosteiro (Santa Eufemia)
- Vilasante (Santa Cruz)
- Vileiriz (San Salvador)
External links
- O Paramo official webpage
Sources
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ According to The Galician Institute of Statistics (IGE)
- ^ Manuel Rodriguez Lopez's Article on Paramo p.46 paragraph 2.
- ^ Manuel Rodriguez Lopez's Article on Paramo p.46 paragraph 2
- ^ Manuel Rodriguez Lopez's Article on Paramo pgs.46-7
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- Castro de Rei
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- Paradela
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- A Pastoriza
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- A Pobra do Brollón
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- Rábade
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- Ribas de Sil
- Ribeira de Piquín
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- Sober
- Taboada
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- O Valadouro
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