The Tambre is a coastal river that crosses Galicia , in northwestern Spain . Its basin covers 1,531 square kilometres (591 sq mi).
5-460: The river flows through the province of A Coruña ; the municipalities along its course are Sobrado , Curtis , Vilasantar , Boimorto , Mesía , Frades , Arzúa , O Pino , Oroso , Ordes , Trazo , Tordoia , Santiago de Compostela , Val do Dubra , Ames , A Baña , Brion , Negreira , Outes , Mazaricos , Noia and Lousame . Its mouth forms the Ría de Muros e Noia estuary. It has been designated
10-719: A Site of Community Importance . In ancient times it was called Támaris, its name being related to that of the River Tamar in Cornwall . It was from the lands north of this river that the Spanish County of Trastámara and the royal House of Trastámara derive their name ( Tras-Támara meaning "across the Tambre"). Tamarix may derived its name from the river. 42°49′42″N 8°52′23″W / 42.8282°N 8.8730°W / 42.8282; -8.8730 This article related to
15-457: A river in Spain is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Province of A Coru%C3%B1a The province of A Coruña ( Galician : provincia da Coruña [pɾoˈβinθjɐ ðɐ koˈɾuɲɐ] ; Spanish : provincia de La Coruña [la koˈɾuɲa] ; historical English: Corunna ) is the northwesternmost province of Spain , and one of the four provinces which constitute
20-596: The autonomous community of Galicia . This province is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and north, Pontevedra Province to the south and Lugo Province to the east. The history of this province starts at the end of the Middle Ages during the reign of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain . During those years this province was far smaller than today. This is because in the 1833 territorial division of Spain
25-462: The entire Province of Betanzos together with half of the Mondoñedo were amalgamated into one single province with its capital city in A Coruña . Since 1833, the province has always been the one with the largest population and largest coast. Until the second half of the 20th century, this province was both the religious and cultural centre of the entire region. The University of Santiago de Compostela
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