Cospeito

Municipality

Coat of arms

Cospeito

Location in Spain

Coordinates: 43°14′10″N 7°33′30″W / 43.23611°N 7.55833°WCoordinates: 43°14′10″N 7°33′30″W / 43.23611°N 7.55833°W

Country

Spain

Galicia

Government

• Alcalde

Armando Castosa Alvariño (2007) (PP)

Area

• Total

144.9 km² (55.9 sq mi)

Elevation

762 m (2,500 ft)

Population (2008)

• Total

5,275

• Density

36/km² (94/sq mi)

Demonym(s)

Cospeitense

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code

27377

Dialing code

982

Website

Official website

Cospeito is a municipality of the Province of Lugo in Galicia. It is situated on the plain of Terra Chá. The population in 2007 was 5,349 according to the townhall register (5,609 in 2003).

It is still not clarified as to where the name comes from. According to Xosé L. G. Paz, it may have been derived from the name Conspecti (genitive of the name Conspectus). Another possibility is that it derives from "Conspectu(m)", which in Latin means "visible from the surrounding area".

It is located in the heart of Terra Chá. There are several small lakes in this area, the best known of which is the Lake of Cospeito. The surrounding wetland is populated by ducks, herons, lapwings and other species.

A pre-Roman hill fort which is known as O Torrillón can still be recognized in Támoga. A nearby castle was destroyed during the Irmandiño uprising.

The ruins of the Tower of Caldaloba (15th century), in the village of Pino, is one of its major monuments.

In this municipality, the German army was allowed to install during the Second World War three radionavigation antennas, 112 metres high with the aim of facilitating the positioning and follow-up of submarines (U-Boots) and aeroplanes in the Bay of Biscay.

It is made up by the following villages:

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