- Guitiriz
Infobox City
official_name = Concello de Guitiriz
nickname = Guitiriz, Spa Town
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map_caption = Situation of Guitiriz and the Terra Chá Region
subdivision_type =Parroquia s
subdivision_name = 13
leader_title = Alcalde (Mayor )
leader_name = ? (?)
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population_as_of = 2005
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timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CET
utc_offset_DST = +2
latitude = ?
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footnotes =Guitiriz coord|43|10|55.31|N|7|53|43.33|W| is a City Council famous for its first class Spa of
Mineral Water in theTerra Chá Region , Province of Lugo in North-westernSpain .Parishes
"(also known as: "Parroquias")"
# Becín
# Buriz
# Labrada
# Lagostelle
# Mariz
# As Negradas
# Parga
# Pedrafita
# Pígara
# Roca
# Trasparga
# Vilar
# Vilares de PargaHistory and Tourism
Though the early settlers were of
Celt ic origin and the Romans knew about the therapeutic properties of thethermae , it was not till the arrival of theSuebi after the collapse of theRoman Empire that this Spa Town became really popular for the first time in the6th Century . The name "Guitiriz" is derived from "Witirici", theLatin genitive of Witiricus meaning "the place owned by Witiricus" (i.e.: Witiricus theSuebi an warlord).In the
14th Century the entireTerra Chá Region (including Guitiriz and its capital Villalba) ended up as part of the domains of Fernán Pérez de Andrade whose family were to became the First Counts of Villalba during the reign of theCatholic Monarchs .Amongst other remaining the area there is a pretty well conserve fortification The Castle of Parga a beautiful Gothic Bridge.
ee also
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Hot spring
*Sauna
*Thermae
*Mineral water
*Balneotherapy
*Hydrotherapy External links
* [http://www.guitiriz.com/de/lamari/teveo.htm Web-site devoted to the Spa Town of Guitiriz in North-western Spain]
* [http://www.hoteles-hesperia.es/hoteles/datoshotel.cfm?cambio=155&lang=29 The Hespederia (i.e.: Chain of Hotels) in the Spa Town of Guitiriz]
* [http://www.parador.es/castellano/paradores/ficha.jsp?selparador=091 Tower of the Andrade Counts of Villalba in the Terra Chá Region - Built at the very end of the Middle Ages 14th Century]
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