Villagarcia (Vilagarcía de Arousa), Spain - 'Puerta del Sol' - postcard c.1910s

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• Picture / Image:  Villagarcia [Vilagarcía de Arousa in Galicia - I think it must be this one as the other places in Spain with a similar name are tiny] 'Puerta del Sol - shows a street scene
• Publisher: none stated
• Postally used: no
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• Notes / condition: slight wear at top in scan

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Vilagarcía de Arousa is a Spanish municipality in the Province of Pontevedra, Galicia. As of 2014 it has a population of 37,712, being ninth largest town in Galicia.[2]

The present site of Vilagarcía has been occupied since prehistoric times. Petroglyphs depicting circular or deer shapes can be found in the parish of Bamio and can be dated to c. 2000 B.C.E.. The castros of Alobre, Carril, Agudín and Lobeira, in addition to archaeological findings such as Roman or Visigothic coins, seem to indicate a continuous settlement in the area.[3]

Geography

Location

Vilagarcía de Arousa is located in the region (comarca) of O Salnés at the southernmost part of the ría de Arousa, Ría de Arousa forming a big sea inlet (ría). It borders to the North with Catoira, to the East with Caldas de Reis and to South with Vilanova de Arousa. It is located 45 km South of Santiago de Compostela.

Subdivisions

As it is traditional in Galicia, the city is subdivided in a number of parroquias, namely:[4]

Arealonga (Santa Eulalia de Afora);

Bamio (San Xinés);

Carril (Santiago);

Cea (San Pedro);

Cornazo (San Pedro);

Fontecarmoa (San Pedro);

Rubiáns (Santa María);

Sobradelo (San Salvador);

Sobrán (San Martín de Afora);

Solobeira (San Félix);

Vilagarcía (Santa Eulalia e A Nosa Señora de la Junquera);

Carril (Santiago de Afuera).