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LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY

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INFORMATIONINFORMATIONABOUT LALÍNABOUT LALÍN


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THIS IS WHERE WE ARE FROM


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SPAIN IS A PART OF THE EUROPEAN UNION.IT IS DIVIDED IN 17 AUTONOMOUS REGIONS.

GALICIA IS ONE OF THOSE, BUT IT HAS A HISTORICAL TRADITION AND RIGHTS, WHICH IS RECOGNISED IN THE SPANISH CONSTITUTION, THE

SAME AS CATALONIA AND THE BASQUE COUNTRY. THE GALICIAN CAPITAL CITY IS SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA. OTHER IMPORTANT CITIES ARE VIGO,

A CORUÑA, OURENSE, PONTEVEDRA, LUGO AND FERROL.


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POPULATION: 2.700.000. AREA: 29.572 Km2.

DENSITY OF POPULATION: 92,8 people/ km2.

PRESENT GENERAL SITUATION: constant reduction of the population, due to the low birth rate and the growing number of old people. Strong contrast between coast and interior areas. Coast areas are more developed and densely populated. 73% of the

population live there. 75% of the economy has its source there as well.MAIN ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES: farming, fishing, building industry, clothes industry, tourism, ...

AVERAGE MINIMUM MONTHLY WAGE: 457 €AVERAGE RETIREMENT MONTHLY PAY: 411€

http://www.xunta.es/galicia2003/gl/07_01.htm

http://www.xunta.es/galicia2003/gl/07_01.htm


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demographic chart

Galicia 2003

% of population younger than 20 years old

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% between 20-64 years old 61

% older than 64 years old 21

Average age 42


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LALÍN COUNCIL

• WHERE EXACTLY?: right in the middle of Galicia, near SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA.

• AREA: 326 km2.

• POPULATION: 20.453, half in the town, half in one of the 52 rural little areas.

• Lots of people were immigrants to South America (beginning of the century) and Europe (France & Germany mainly). Now the reverse situation: Up to 500 foreign people live in Lalin.


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THE ORIGINS. • The word Lalín comes from

"Lalino", a man sent here by the Count of Deza to found a farm where, later, in 980, a monastery was built: San Martiño de Lalín de Arriba. Earlier before, the area had already been populated. Witness are the numerous remains of the so-called “castrexa” culture. Still in 1913 there were only about 300 people living in the town. Later came years when development and progress turned Lalin into the most important middle-size town in the interior of Galicia.


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REMAINS OF ONE “CASTRO”IN LALIN.THE WORD “CASTRO” FROM THE LATIN WORD

AND MEANSSMALL FORTIFIED VILLAGES


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TOWN AIRVIEWS


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LALIN RURAL AREA:52 SCATTERED LITTLE

VILLAGES.


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ECONOMIC INFO

• Labour force is traditionally divided, in terms of professions, in three economic sectors: the first one based on getting food and raw materials (agriculture, stockbreeding & fishing); the second one, involving the production of goods for consumption (industry & construction); and the third one, including the rest of activities: commercialization and services. Year-2000 figures show that 17,9% of Galician employed people work in the first sector, 29,6% in the second and 52,4% in the third, the same as in other Spanish regions.

• In Lalin, the first sector (farming) is the most powerful, something logical in a rural council. However, at present, other activities such as building and textile industries, wood processing, metal work, shops and other services are becoming more and more important.


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FIRST SECTOR

• IN RURAL AREAS MAINLY: AGRICULTURE AND STOCK-BREEDING


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SECOND SECTOR• TEXTILE INDUSTRY,

CARPENTRY AND METAL WORK ARE THE MOST RELEVANT. INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY IS MAINLY CARRIED OUT IN ONE OF TWO INDUSTRIAL AREAS WHICH HAVE BEEN SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR THAT


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THE INSIDE OF ACLOTHES FACTORY


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A VIEW OF AWOOD-PROCESSING

FACTORY


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AIRVIEW OF BOTOS INDUSTRIAL AREA


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THE FRONT SIDE OF LALÍN 2000 INDUSTRIAL AREA


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AIRVIEW OF LALÍN 2000 INDUSTRIAL AREA


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THIRD SECTOR

• THE TOWN IS

THE HEART OF

SERVICES AND

ECONOMY

MONUMENTS

IN

LALÍN


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STATUE OF LORIGA


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THE CHURCH


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PALACE OF LIÑARES


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DONRAMIRO ROMANESQUE CHURCH. XIITH CENTURY


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CHURCH WITH THE SHRINE OF

VIRGIN OF CORPIÑO


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MEGALITHIC REMAINS

“MÁMOA DA CRUZ” IN ALPERIZ


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TYPICAL MONUMENTAL CROSSES (CROOSROADS)

“CRUCEIROS”


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NATURALSPACES


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CARBALLEIRA IN BARCIA


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CARBALLEIRA OF QUIROGA IN CATASÓS


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RIVER ASNEIRO WATERFALLS, IN ANSEÁN


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SOME SERVICES IN THE TOWN OF

LALÍN


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HEALTH CARE PUBLIC CENTRE


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LOCAL AUDITORIUM


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LOCAL PUBLIC LIBRARY


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LOCAL KINDERGARTEN


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LOCAL CENTRE FOR OLD PEOPLE


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ONE OF TWO PRIMARY SCHOOLS


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SPORTSFACILITIES


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FOOTBALL PITCHES


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TENNIS COURTS


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IN-DOOR SWIMMING POOLS


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SPORTS PAVILLION

• WE ALSO HAVE A MUSEUM, CINEMAS, SHOPPING MALLS,AN EMPLOYMENT OFFICE, A COURT AND OTHERS


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FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS


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FESTIVAL OF COCIDO


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THE DAY OF THE HORSE


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FIVE-DAY FESTIVAL IN HONOUR OF “ A VIRXE DAS DORES”


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FAMOUS LALIN PEOPLE IN HISTORY


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Ramón María ALLER ULLOA (1878-1966)

• PRIEST, MATHEMATICIAN AND ASTRONOMER.

• MEMBER OF THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (MADRID) AND OTHER SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS ALL AROUND THE WORLD.


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Joaquín LORIGA TABOADA (Lalín, 1895- Madrid, 1927)

• PILOT AND ARMY OFFICIAL. HE TOOK THE FIRST FLIGHT MADRID-MANILA (18.900 KMS).


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Xosé Otero Abeledo, LAXEIRO (1908-1996)

• ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS GALICIAN PAINTERS IN HISTORY.


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Wenceslao CALVO GARRA(Lalín, 1923- Ulm Germany,2003)

• DOCTOR, TEACHER AND RESEARCHER.


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