Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela (also Saint James of Compostela) is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia. It is a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site. The city is in the northwest of Spain in the Province of A Coruña.
 | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of the municipality of Santiago de Compostela within Galicia | |
| Coordinates: 42°52′40″N 8°32′40″W / 42.87778°N 8.54444°WCoordinates: 42°52′40″N 8°32′40″W / 42.87778°N 8.54444°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous Community | Galicia |
| Province | A Coruña |
| Comarca | Santiago |
| Parishes | List
|
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Body | Concello de Santiago |
| • Mayor | Ángel Currás Fernández (PP) |
| • Councillors | List
|
| Area | |
| • Total | 220 km2 (80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
| Population (2012)INE | |
| • Total | 95,671 |
| • Density | 428.81/km2 (1,110.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (GMT +1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (GMT +2) |
| Website | www |
The city's Cathedral is the destination of an important pilgrimage route, the Way of St. James (Galician: Camiño de Santiago, Spanish: Camino de Santiago). Pilgrims have been following this route since the ninth century.
The cathedral is believed to be where James, son of Zebedee is buried. Saint James was one of the apostles of Jesus Christ.
- Santiago de Compostela
Santiago De Compostela Media
Interior of the Cathedral.
The Library and the Chapter at the Cathedral, Collotype 1889
Calvary of St Franciscus church.
Pórtico da Gloria, old façade of the Romanesque cathedral, 12th century
Sepulcher of king Ferdinand II (d. 1187), in the Royal Pantheon of the cathedral
Map of the way of St James In Europe
A partial view of Santiago de Compostela, with the Pico Sacro in the background
Depiction of Saint James in the 12th century Codex Calixtinus
_Die_Bibliothek_und_der_Capitelsaal_neben_der_Kathedrale.jpg)
.jpg)
Other websites
Media related to Santiago de Compostela at Wikimedia Commons
This short article about a place or feature can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.