Xinzo de Limia

Xinzo de Limia is a city in northwestern Spain. It is located in the province of Ourense, within the Autonomous Region ( Comunidad Autónoma ) Galicia near the border with Portugal by the river Limia.

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History

There is a legend to Xinzo. Several classical authors of antiquity mention that crossing the LIMIA River was punished with total memory loss. 138 BC put the Roman general Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus the legend, an end, by when he had crossed the river, the names recited all his legionaries. If one looks today at the small LIMIA, it is hard to imagine that he once could cause such fears.

Culture and sights

Structures

• Iglesia de Santa Marina - Romanesque parish church

Regular events

• Entroido ( Mardi Gras celebration ): carnival procession through the town with disguised behind masks bachelors who hew with pork bladders viewers
• Fiesta de la Santa Marina ( July 18 ): Celebration in honor of the patron saint of Santa Marina

Economy and infrastructure

Xinzo is a service city and an important shopping center on the A- 52Vigo -Madrid motorway. There are several small industries, such as a glass factory and pig and dairy farms. Xinzo is one of the largest Spanish locations for potato chip production.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

• Ivan Cabrera ( " Mister Universe 2008 " )