Roxos
Roxos is a hamlet in Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Galicia and has about 738 residents. Roxos is situated nearby to the locality O Agro do Romeu, as well as near the hamlet Vilastrexe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Lmbuga, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of Saint Mary of Villestro and Rocha Forte Castle.
Rocha Forte Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Lansbricae, GFDL.
The Rocha Forte Castle is a ruined fort near Santiago de Compostela, in Galicia, Spain. It was first mentioned in written documents from 1253, but it had probably been built earlier. Rocha Forte Castle is situated 3½ km southeast of Roxos.
O Casal train station
Railway station
Photo: Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0.
O Casal train station is a railway station, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Roxos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Larañiño and Ventosa.
Roxos
- Type: Hamlet with 738 residents
- Categories: settlement in Galicia and locality
- Location: Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Galicia, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.87616° or 42° 52′ 34″ northLongitude
-8.61056° or 8° 36′ 38″ westPopulation
738Elevation
150 metres (492 feet)Open location code
8CJHV9GQ+FQOpenStreetMap ID
node 357165370OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
8261480Wikidata ID
Q20533464
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Roxos” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Roxos”
- Galician: “Roxos, Villestro, Santiago de Compostela”
- Galician: “Roxos”
- Irish: “Roxos”
- Spanish: “Roxos”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Capela de San Miguel de Roxos and Pista Deportiva de Roxos.
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