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EUROPEAN PROGRAM SOCRATES GRUNDTVIG
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EUROPEAN PROGRAM SOCRATES GRUNDTVIGLINKING THE
EUROPEAN FAMILY I, YOU, WE
INFORMATION ABOUT LALÍN
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THIS IS WHERE WE ARE FROM
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SPAIN IS A PART OF THE EUROPEAN UNION.IT IS
DIVIDED IN 17 AUTONOMOUS REGIONS. GALICIA IS ONE
OF THOSE, BUT IT HAS A HISTORICAL TRADITION AND
RIGHTS, WHICH IS RECOGNISED IN THE SPANISH
CONSTITUTION, THE SAME AS CATALONIA AND THE
BASQUE COUNTRY. THE GALICIAN CAPITAL CITY IS
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA. OTHER IMPORTANT CITIES
ARE VIGO, A CORUÑA, OURENSE, PONTEVEDRA, LUGO AND
FERROL.
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POPULATION 2.700.000. AREA 29.572 Km2.DENSITY
OF POPULATION 92,8 people/ km2.PRESENT GENERAL
SITUATION constant reduction of the population,
due to the low birth rate and the growing number
of old people. Strong contrast between coast and
interior areas. Coast areas are more developed
and densely populated. 73 of the population live
there. 75 of the economy has its source there as
well.MAIN ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES farming, fishing,
building industry, clothes industry, tourism,
...AVERAGE MINIMUM MONTHLY WAGE 457 AVERAGE
RETIREMENT MONTHLY PAY 411 
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LALÍN COUNCIL

• WHERE EXACTLY? right in the middle of Galicia,
  near SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA.
• AREA 326 km2.
• POPULATION 20.453, half in the town, half in one
  of the 52 rural little areas.
• Lots of people were immigrants to South America
  (beginning of the century) and Europe (France
  Germany mainly). Now the reverse situation Up to
  500 foreign people live in Lalin.

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THE ORIGINS.

• The word Lalín comes from "Lalino", a man sent
  here by the Count of Deza to found a farm where,
  later, in 980, a monastery was built San Martiño
  de Lalín de Arriba. Earlier before, the area had
  already been populated. Witness are the numerous
  remains of the so-called castrexa culture.
  Still in 1913 there were only about 300 people
  living in the town. Later came years when
  development and progress turned Lalin into the
  most important middle-size town in the interior
  of Galicia.

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REMAINS OF ONE CASTROIN LALIN.THE WORD
CASTRO FROM THE LATIN WORD AND MEANSSMALL
FORTIFIED VILLAGES
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TOWN AIRVIEWS
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LALIN RURAL AREA52 SCATTERED LITTLE VILLAGES.
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ECONOMIC INFO

• Labour force is traditionally divided, in terms
  of professions, in three economic sectors the
  first one based on getting food and raw materials
  (agriculture, stockbreeding fishing) the
  second one, involving the production of goods for
  consumption (industry construction) and the
  third one, including the rest of activities
  commercialization and services. Year-2000 figures
  show that 17,9 of Galician employed people work
  in the first sector, 29,6 in the second and
  52,4 in the third, the same as in other Spanish
  regions.
• In Lalin, the first sector (farming) is the most
  powerful, something logical in a rural council.
  However, at present, other activities such as
  building and textile industries, wood processing,
  metal work, shops and other services are becoming
  more and more important.

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FIRST SECTOR

• IN RURAL AREAS MAINLY AGRICULTURE AND
  STOCK-BREEDING

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SECOND SECTOR

• TEXTILE INDUSTRY, CARPENTRY AND METAL WORK ARE
  THE MOST RELEVANT. INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY IS MAINLY
  CARRIED OUT IN ONE OF TWO INDUSTRIAL AREAS WHICH
  HAVE BEEN SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR THAT

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THE INSIDE OF A CLOTHES FACTORY
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A VIEW OF A WOOD-PROCESSING FACTORY
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AIRVIEW OF BOTOS INDUSTRIAL AREA
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THE FRONT SIDE OF LALÍN 2000 INDUSTRIAL AREA
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AIRVIEW OF LALÍN 2000 INDUSTRIAL AREA
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THIRD SECTOR

• THE TOWN IS
• THE HEART OF
• SERVICES AND
• ECONOMY

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MONUMENTS

• IN
• LALÍN

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STATUE OF LORIGA
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THE CHURCH
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PALACE OF LIÑARES
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DONRAMIRO ROMANESQUE CHURCH. XIITH CENTURY
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CHURCH WITH THE SHRINE OF VIRGIN OF CORPIÑO
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MEGALITHIC REMAINSMÁMOA DA CRUZ IN ALPERIZ
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TYPICAL MONUMENTAL CROSSES (CROOSROADS)CRUCEIROS

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NATURALSPACES
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CARBALLEIRA IN BARCIA
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CARBALLEIRA OF QUIROGA IN CATASÓS
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RIVER ASNEIRO WATERFALLS, IN ANSEÁN
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SOME SERVICES IN THE TOWN OF LALÍN
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HEALTH CARE PUBLIC CENTRE
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LOCAL AUDITORIUM
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LOCAL PUBLIC LIBRARY
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LOCAL KINDERGARTEN
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LOCAL CENTRE FOR OLD PEOPLE
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ONE OF TWO PRIMARY SCHOOLS
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SPORTSFACILITIES
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FOOTBALL PITCHES
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TENNIS COURTS
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IN-DOOR SWIMMING POOLS
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SPORTS PAVILLION

• WE ALSO HAVE A MUSEUM, CINEMAS, SHOPPING MALLS,AN
  EMPLOYMENT OFFICE, A COURT AND OTHERS

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FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS
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FESTIVAL OF COCIDO
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THE DAY OF THE HORSE
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FIVE-DAY FESTIVAL IN HONOUR OF A VIRXE DAS
DORES
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FAMOUS LALIN PEOPLE IN HISTORY
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Ramón María ALLER ULLOA (1878-1966)

• PRIEST, MATHEMATICIAN AND ASTRONOMER.
• MEMBER OF THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (MADRID) AND
  OTHER SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS ALL AROUND THE
  WORLD.

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Joaquín LORIGA TABOADA (Lalín, 1895- Madrid,
1927)

• PILOT AND ARMY OFFICIAL. HE TOOK THE FIRST FLIGHT
  MADRID-MANILA (18.900 KMS).

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Xosé Otero Abeledo, LAXEIRO (1908-1996)

• ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS GALICIAN PAINTERS IN
  HISTORY.

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Wenceslao CALVO GARRA(Lalín, 1923- Ulm
Germany,2003)

• DOCTOR, TEACHER AND RESEARCHER.

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And... still much more we could tell you about.
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