Galicia

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autonomous community of Spain

Galicia is an autonomous community in northwest Spain known for its distinct Galician culture and language, rugged Atlantic coastline, and the historic pilgrimage destination of Santiago de Compostela.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Gallaecia 3
Autonomous community of Galicia 2
Galicians 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf autonomous community of Spain ⓘ
autonomyStatus historical nationality of Spain ⓘ
borders Asturias ⓘ
Castile and León ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ
bordersBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Bay of Biscay ⓘ
surface form: Cantabrian Sea
containsCity A Coruña ⓘ
Lugo ⓘ
Ourense ⓘ
Santiago de Compostela ⓘ
Vigo ⓘ
containsProvince A Coruña ⓘ
Lugo ⓘ
Ourense ⓘ
Pontevedra ⓘ
containsRegion Costa da Morte ⓘ
Rías Altas ⓘ
Galicia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Rías Baixas
containsUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Santiago de Compostela ⓘ
surface form: Old Town of Santiago de Compostela
country Spain ⓘ
hasCapital Santiago de Compostela ⓘ
hasClimate oceanic climate ⓘ
hasCoastlineType rias (drowned river valleys) ⓘ
hasDemonym Galician ⓘ
hasGovernment Xunta de Galicia ⓘ
hasMinorityLanguageStatus Galician language co-official with Spanish ⓘ
hasParliament Parliament of Galicia ⓘ
hasStatuteOfAutonomy Statute of Autonomy of Galicia ⓘ
headOfGovernmentTitle President of the Xunta de Galicia ⓘ
historicalEntity Kingdom of Galicia ⓘ
knownFor Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France ⓘ
surface form: Camino de Santiago pilgrimage routes

Galician language ⓘ
distinct Galician culture ⓘ
green landscapes ⓘ
rugged Atlantic coastline ⓘ
seafood cuisine ⓘ
largestCity Vigo ⓘ
locatedIn northern Spain ⓘ
surface form: northwest Spain
locatedOn Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
officialLanguage Galician ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
partOf Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
pilgrimageDestination Santiago de Compostela ⓘ
religiousSignificance major Catholic pilgrimage destination ⓘ
timeZone Central European Time ⓘ
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time ⓘ
traditionalDance muiñeira ⓘ
traditionalInstrument gaita (Galician bagpipe) ⓘ
traditionalMusic Galician folk music ⓘ

Referenced by (33)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Francisco Franco → birthPlace → Galicia ⓘ
Bay of Biscay → bordersRegion → Galicia ⓘ
Santa María → builtIn → Galicia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Autonomous community of Galicia
Iberian Peninsula → contains → Galicia ⓘ
Galicia → containsRegion → Galicia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rías Baixas
this entity surface form: Galicians
subject surface form: Northern Spain
Spaniards → hasNotableSubgroup → Galicia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Galicians
northern Spain → hasPart → Galicia ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern Spain
Suebi → kingdomLocation → Galicia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gallaecia
Ferrol Naval Base → locatedIn → Galicia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Autonomous community of Galicia
Suebi → migratedTo → Galicia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gallaecia
County of Trastámara → region → Galicia ⓘ
Galician language → region → Galicia ⓘ
Vandals → settledIn → Galicia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gallaecia
Galician language → spokenIn → Galicia ⓘ
Portuguese language → spokenIn → Galicia ⓘ
Galician Iago → usedIn → Galicia ⓘ