Santiago de Compostela

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Santiago de Compostela is a historic city in northwestern Spain renowned as the culmination of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage and for its UNESCO-listed Old Town centered around the cathedral said to house the remains of Saint James.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
university town
capitalOf Galicia
surface form: Autonomous community of Galicia

Province of A Coruña
cathedralDedicatedTo Apostle James the Greater
surface form: Saint James the Great
claimsRelicsOf Apostle James the Greater
surface form: Saint James the Great
country Spain
famousFor Camino de Santiago
surface form: Camino de Santiago pilgrimage

Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
historic Old Town
governingBody Concello de Santiago de Compostela
hasAirport Santiago–Rosalía de Castro Airport
hasCathedral Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
hasClimate oceanic climate
hasLandmark City walls (remnants)
Colexio de Fonseca
Hostal dos Reis Católicos
Monastery of San Martiño Pinario
Praza do Obradoiro
Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
hasSquare Praza da Quintana
Plaza de Cervantes
surface form: Praza de Cervantes

Praza de Praterías
Praza do Obradoiro
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Santiago de Compostela self-linksurface differs
surface form: Old Town of Santiago de Compostela
hasUniversity University of Santiago de Compostela
heritageDesignation Historic-Artistic Ensemble of Spain
locatedIn Galicia NERFINISHED
northwestern Spain
locatedNear Sar River NERFINISHED
locatedOn Sarela River NERFINISHED
namedAfter Apostle James the Greater
surface form: Saint James the Great
officialLanguage Galician
Spanish
oldTownStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site
partOf Province of A Coruña
pilgrimageRouteTerminus Camino de Santiago
surface form: Camino Francés

Camino de Santiago
surface form: Camino Portugués

Camino de Santiago
surface form: Camino del Norte

Via de la Plata
religion Roman Catholicism
religiousSignificance major Christian pilgrimage destination
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST
transportHubFor Galicia NERFINISHED
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 1985
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus inscribed

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Apostle James the Greater associatedWith Santiago de Compostela
subject surface form: James the Greater
Eugenio Montero Ríos birthPlace Santiago de Compostela
Apostle James the Greater burialPlace Santiago de Compostela
subject surface form: James the Greater
Kingdom of Galicia capital Santiago de Compostela
this entity surface form: Santiago de Compostela in Spain
Galicia containsCity Santiago de Compostela
Galicia containsUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Santiago de Compostela
this entity surface form: Old Town of Santiago de Compostela
Galicia hasCapital Santiago de Compostela
Kingdom of Galicia hasCity Santiago de Compostela
northern Spain hasMajorCity Santiago de Compostela
subject surface form: Northern Spain
northern Spain hasUNESCOSite Santiago de Compostela
subject surface form: Northern Spain
this entity surface form: Santiago de Compostela Old Town
Santiago de Compostela hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Santiago de Compostela self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Old Town of Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela Cathedral locatedIn Santiago de Compostela
University of Santiago de Compostela locatedIn Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela Cathedral partOf Santiago de Compostela
this entity surface form: Old Town of Santiago de Compostela
Galicia pilgrimageDestination Santiago de Compostela
Le Puy-en-Velay pilgrimageRouteLeadsTo Santiago de Compostela
Vézelay pilgrimageTradition Santiago de Compostela