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Ferrol ( Galician: [feˈrɔl] ⓘ, Spanish: [feˈrol] ⓘ) is a city in the province of A Coruña [2] in Galicia, Spain. It is located in the Rías Altas, in the vicinity of Strabo 's Cape Nerium (modern day Cape Prior ). [3] [4] [2] [5] According to the 2021 census, the city has a population of 64,785, making it the seventh largest settlement ...
Ferrol es una ciudad y un municipio español situado en el norte de la provincia de La Coruña, en Galicia. Es la capital de la comarca que lleva su nombre y cabeza del partido judicial homónimo . El municipio, situado en una península, se asienta hacia la ría de Ferrol, donde se encuentra la ciudad.
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Ferrol is a city in the province of A Coruña in Galicia, Spain. It is located in the Rías Altas, in the vicinity of Strabo's Cape Nerium. According to the 2021 census, the city has a population of 64,785, making it the seventh largest settlement in Galicia. With Eume to the south and Ortegal the north, Ferrol forms the comarca of Ferrolterra, and together with A Coruña forms the second ...
Spanish: El Ferrol. Ferrol. Shipyards of Ferrol, Spain. Ferrol, port city, A Coruña provincia (province), in the northern section of the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Galicia, in extreme northwestern Spain. It is located on the Ferrol Inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. Named for a farol (lighthouse) that marked the entrance to its ...
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This town is 52 kilometres from La Coruña. It is full of contrasts, and the charm of its roots as a fishing village lives on in its streets and traditions. Ferrol old town, the Modernist La Magdalena neighbourhood, the La Cortina defensive walls (18th century), and the castles of San Felipe and La Palma are just some of its attractions. The ...
On October 13th, 1858, a Royal Decree granted Ferrol the title of city and Ferrol received the first real visit in its history, that of Isabella II of Spain. In this same year, Ferrol produced the launching of the first steam ship in Spain, which would be followed, as early as 1881, by the first ship with an iron hull.
