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Chantada, is a municipality in the province of Lugo, Galicia, Spain.[2]

Chantada
Municipality
Coat of arms
Chantada Location in Spain
Coordinates: 42°37′N 7°46′W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Galicia
Province	Lugo
Comarca	Chantada
Government
• Mayor	Manuel Lorenzo Varela Rodríguez (People's Party)
Area
• Total	176.7 km2 (68.2 sq mi)
Elevation	36 m (118 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	8,324
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Chantadinos
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	27500
Website	Official website

Chantada is situated on the left bank of the Río Asma, a small right-hand tributary of the Minho river, and on the main road from Ourense, 29 km S. by W., to Lugo, 45 km N. by E.[2] Chantada is the chief town of the fertile region between the Minho and the heights of O Faro, which mark the western border of the province. Despite the lack of railway communication, it has a thriving trade in grain, flax, hemp, and dairy produce.[2]

History

Prehistory

To study the history of Chantada, we must be go back to the days of the prehistoric castros that had a large presence in the municipality. The castro configuration is still visible on the architecture of the castles of Líncora, Centulle, San Sebastián, Nogueira, Moreda and Castro Candaz. Several monuments were erected over castros in the area, like the monastery of San Salvador de Asma, the fortress of Paderne (Muradelle), the tower of Arcos, the tower of Pereira, the tower of Quinteliña (San Salvador de Asma), the tower of Teixeiro (Nogueira), the tower of Vilaúxe, and Merlán.[3] The anthropomorphic sarcophagi of Fornas are other of the vestiges of the early inhabitants of the municipality.

Roman Age

Located close to the branch Chaves-Lugo of the Via Bracara Asturicam, that connected the modern cities of Braga, in Portugal, and Astorga, in Castilla y Leon,[4] Chantada has numerous vestiges of the Roman presence in the zone, like the fortified village of Castro Candaz.

According to the documentation belonging to the Camba's house, Castro Candaz was founded by the Roman consul Lucio Cambero.[5] He was related to the "Galician mountain people", who would fight along with the tribe of the Aunonians against two Roman legions sent by Emperor Trajan. After the defeat, Lucio Cambero retires to the fortress.

Middle Ages

According to Formoso Lamas, during the second strike of Norman invasions, the Vikings overcame Mount Faro and reached Chantada, where a fence was erected (Plantata). After sweeping the town, the Vikings continued advancing and the nobles of the town took refuge in Castro Candaz, guarded by the family of Erice or Eriz. where they received the help of the troops of King Ramiro I of Asturias.

During the Middle Ages possibly Castro was linked to some type of port that had crossed Miño through this band.

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References

На других языках

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- [en] Chantada

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[es] Chantada

Chantada es un municipio y una villa[1] española de la provincia de Lugo, Galicia. Chantada da nombre, además de a la propia localidad, a toda la comarca, conocida en la documentación medieval como Asma;[2] desde mediados del siglo XX se popularizó su lema «Corazón de Galicia» como eslogan turístico.[3]

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[ru] Чантада

Чантада (галис. Chantada) — город и муниципалитет в Испании, входит в провинцию Луго в составе автономного сообщества Галисия. Муниципалитет находится в составе района (комарки) Чантада. Занимает площадь 176,7 км². Население — 8951 человек (на 2010 год).

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