Baralla | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Spain |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Lugo |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Os Ancares |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 141.16 |
Population As Of: | 2024 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 2484 |
Population Demonym: | Barallense |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 27680 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Government Footnotes: | [3] |
Leader Title: | Alcalde |
Leader Name: | Miguel González |
Leader Party: | Partido Popular de Baralla |
Baralla is a municipality in the province of Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Os Ancares and covers 30 villages.[4] Until the late 1970s it was called Neira of Jusá.
To the riverside of Neira it borders Becerreá to the east and O Corgo to the west. The municipality is located in the valley of its river.
Originally it was a Celtic village which was completely romanized after the foundation of Lugo.In the Middle Ages, the lords of Espiña, Gallego and others prevented the penetration of Almanzor into the razzia valleys.
All the zone is rural, the municipality includes 52 villages.
Pazo de Espiña, Obelisk monument to Magín Espiña. Celebrations: San Vitorio, at the end of August.
All listed with their respective Saints