Carnota

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Concello de Carnota
Situation of Carnota within Galicia
Parroquias
Government
 • Alcalde (Mayor)
Population (2005)
 • Total (INE)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CET (UTC+2)
Website ?

Carnota is a municipality of Spain in the province of A Coruña, autonomous community of Galicia. It has an area of 66.4 km², a population of 5285 (2004 estimate) and a population density of 79.59 people/km² It is famous because of its majestic hórreo, granary, the largest one in the world. It has a barrocan syle and is dated back to 1768. Carnota is also very famous for its more than 7km long beach, the longest in all of Galicia. It is also said[who?] to be among the best 100 beaches in the world.

Hórreo of Carnota

Coordinates: 42°49′16″N 09°05′16″W / 42.82111°N 9.08778°W / 42.82111; -9.08778


Personal tools
Namespaces
Variants
Actions
Navigation
Interaction
Toolbox
Print/export
Languages