Portomarín: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
El Pantera (talk | contribs) Camino de Santiago and church |
El Pantera (talk | contribs) Name of the church and photo |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
== New village == |
== New village == |
||
[[Archivo:Portomarin-sannicolas.jpg|thumb|Church moved brick-by-brick]] |
|||
In the 1960s the [[Minho River|Miño River]] was dammed to create the [[Belesar reservoir]], putting the old village of Portomarín under water. The most historic buildings of the town were moved brick by brick and reconstructed in the new town, including its castle-style main church. |
In the 1960s the [[Minho River|Miño River]] was dammed to create the [[Belesar reservoir]], putting the old village of Portomarín under water. The most historic buildings of the town were moved brick by brick and reconstructed in the new town, including its castle-style main church: [[iglesia de San Nicolás en Portomarín]]. |
||
{{commons}} |
{{commons}} |
||
Revision as of 14:32, 23 January 2011
Portomarín is a municipality in the Spanish province of Lugo. It has a population of 2008 (Spanish 2001 Census) and an area of 115 km². It is part of El camino francés de Santiago.
New village
thumb|Church moved brick-by-brick
In the 1960s the Miño River was dammed to create the Belesar reservoir, putting the old village of Portomarín under water. The most historic buildings of the town were moved brick by brick and reconstructed in the new town, including its castle-style main church: iglesia de San Nicolás en Portomarín.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Portomarín.
42°48′26″N 7°36′57″W / 42.80722°N 7.61583°W
 | This article about a location in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |