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official_name = Concello de Xinzo de Limia |
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| leader_name = Elvira Lama
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| leader_party = [[PSOE]]
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'''Xinzo de Limia''' (elevation 620 [[metre]]s; population 3,912 hab.), is a town in the province of [[Ourense (province)|Ourense]], Autonomous Community of [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]], [[Spain]]. It lies on the important [[Autovia das Rias Baixas]] in the fertile valley of [[Antela]], approximately 33 km from [[Verín]] and 43 km from [[Ourense]]. The [[Límia]] (Lima in [[Portugal|Portuguese]]) river passes through the town on its way south towards the Portuguese border.
'''Xinzo de Limia''' is a town and [[Municipalities of Spain|municipality]] in the province of [[Ourense (province)|Ourense]], in the autonomous community of [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]], [[Spain]]. It belongs to the [[Comarcas of Galicia|comarca]] of [[A Limia]]. It lies on the important [[Autovía A-52|Autovia das Rias Baixas]] in the fertile valley of [[Antela]], approximately 33&nbsp;km from [[Verín]] and 43&nbsp;km from [[Ourense]]. The [[Lima River|Límia]] (Lima in [[Portugal|Portuguese]]) river passes through the town on its way south towards the Portuguese border.


Xinzo is a town of services and an important stopping point on the main [[Vigo]]-[[Madrid]] highway. There are several small industries, including a [[glass]] factory, and many [[pig]] and [[dairy]] [[farm]]s in the surrounding area. The drained lakebed of Antela, once Spain's largest [[freshwater]] [[lake]] until the [[1950s]], produces [[cereal]]s, [[hay]], and especially [[potato]]es. Xinzo is in fact one of Spain's largest producers of potatoes.
Xinzo is a town of services and an important stopping point on the main [[Vigo]]-[[Madrid]] highway. There are several small industries, including a [[glass]] factory, and many [[pig]], [[cow]] and [[dairy]] [[farm]]s in the surrounding area. The drained lakebed of Antela, once Spain's largest [[freshwater]] [[lake]] until the 1950s, produces [[cereal]]s, [[hay]], and especially [[potato]]es. Xinzo is in fact one of Spain's largest producers of potatoes.


There is a legend connected to Xinzo. Several classical authors of antiquity reproduce the myth of the loss of memory connected to crossing the Límia River, referred by them as Lethes or Oblivionis (compare the river [[Lethe]] of [[Greek mythology]]). In [[138 BC]] the [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] chieftain [[Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus|Decimus Junius Brutus]] put an end to the myth told by the Galicians when, on crossing the river, he began to call each one of his legionnaires by their names from the opposite bank. Seeing the Límia today it is difficult to imagine this tiny river provoking such a fear.
There is a legend connected to Xinzo. Several classical authors of antiquity reproduce the myth of the loss of memory connected to crossing the Límia River, referred by them as Lethes or Oblivionis (compare the river [[Lethe]] of [[Greek mythology]]). In 138 BC the [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] chieftain [[Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus|Decimus Junius Brutus]] put an end to the myth told by the Galicians when, on crossing the river, he began to call each one of his legionnaires by their names from the opposite bank. That historical fact has been now represented in an historical party called [[Festa do Esquecemento]]. Seeing the Límia today it is difficult to imagine this tiny river provoking such a fear.


Xinzo has few monuments but is famous for hosting one of Galicia's most typical [[carnival]]s. The characteristic figure is the ''[[pantalla]]'', dressed as a devil, who runs through the streets hitting those who are not masked with sticks of swollen pig stomach.
Xinzo has few monuments but is famous for hosting one of Galicia's most typical [[carnival]]s. The characteristic figure is the ''[[pantalla]]'', which symbolizes the devil. The ''[[pantalla]]'' is the guardian of the [[carnival]], and runs through the streets in groups of two or three with two swollen [[pig bladder]]s in the hands making huge noise. If the [[pantalla]]s finds a male relative or neighbour of Xinzo de Limia not dressed with carnival clothes, they will take him into a bar, to pay the fee for not been dressed properly, which is a glass of wine.


==External links==
== Demography ==
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==Notable people==
*[http://www.inorde.com/patronato/pueblos/xinzo_g.htm Xinzo de Limia]
* [[Carmen Agulló Díaz]] (born 1957), tenured professor, non-fiction author
*[http://www.xinzodelimia-ayto.com/ Concello de Xinzo de Limia]
*[http://www.gpx.es/pueblos/xinzo/kxinzo.html Pueblos de Galicia: Xinzo de Limia]


== References ==
{{Ourense (province)}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
[[Category:Municipalities in Galicia]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20020317155659/http://www.inorde.com/patronato/pueblos/xinzo_g.htm Xinzo de Limia]
[[Category:Municipalities in Ourense]]
*[http://www.xinzodelimia-ayto.com/ Concello de Xinzo de Limia]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060105204752/http://www.gpx.es/pueblos/xinzo/kxinzo.html Pueblos de Galicia: Xinzo de Limia]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070917162815/http://www.xinzodelimia.eu/ Pictures and many more]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070531183949/http://members.fortunecity.es/esquecemento/ Festa do Esquecemento]


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Latest revision as of 15:03, 19 August 2024

Xinzo de Limia
Town and municipality
Flag of Xinzo de Limia
Flag
Coat of arms of Xinzo de Limia
Coat of arms
Nickname: 
Xinzo
Situation of Xinzo de Limia within Galicia
Situation of Xinzo de Limia within Galicia
Xinzo de Limia is located in Spain
Xinzo de Limia
Xinzo de Limia
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 42°03′39″N 7°43′24″W / 42.06083°N 7.72333°W / 42.06083; -7.72333
Country Spain
Autonomous community Galicia
Province Ourense
ComarcaA Limia
Government
 • Alcalde (Mayor)Elvira Lama (PSOE)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
9,836
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CET)
Websitewww.xinzodelimia.es

Xinzo de Limia is a town and municipality in the province of Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of A Limia. It lies on the important Autovia das Rias Baixas in the fertile valley of Antela, approximately 33 km from Verín and 43 km from Ourense. The Límia (Lima in Portuguese) river passes through the town on its way south towards the Portuguese border.

Xinzo is a town of services and an important stopping point on the main Vigo-Madrid highway. There are several small industries, including a glass factory, and many pig, cow and dairy farms in the surrounding area. The drained lakebed of Antela, once Spain's largest freshwater lake until the 1950s, produces cereals, hay, and especially potatoes. Xinzo is in fact one of Spain's largest producers of potatoes.

There is a legend connected to Xinzo. Several classical authors of antiquity reproduce the myth of the loss of memory connected to crossing the Límia River, referred by them as Lethes or Oblivionis (compare the river Lethe of Greek mythology). In 138 BC the Roman chieftain Decimus Junius Brutus put an end to the myth told by the Galicians when, on crossing the river, he began to call each one of his legionnaires by their names from the opposite bank. That historical fact has been now represented in an historical party called Festa do Esquecemento. Seeing the Límia today it is difficult to imagine this tiny river provoking such a fear.

Xinzo has few monuments but is famous for hosting one of Galicia's most typical carnivals. The characteristic figure is the pantalla, which symbolizes the devil. The pantalla is the guardian of the carnival, and runs through the streets in groups of two or three with two swollen pig bladders in the hands making huge noise. If the pantallas finds a male relative or neighbour of Xinzo de Limia not dressed with carnival clothes, they will take him into a bar, to pay the fee for not been dressed properly, which is a glass of wine.

Demography

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From:INE Archiv

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "IGE. Táboas". www.ige.eu (in Galician). Retrieved 11 October 2017.
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