Fene, Galicia

Infobox City
official_name = Concello de Fene
nickname = Fene


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map_caption = Location of Fene within Galicia
subdivision_type = Parroquias
subdivision_name = 8
leader_title = Alcalde (Mayor)
leader_name = Xosé María Rivera Arnoso
area_note =
area_magnitude = 1 E7
area_total_km2 = 25.9
area_land_km2 =
area_water_km2 =
population_as_of = 2004
population_note =
population_total = 14485
population_density_km2 = 559.27
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CET
utc_offset_DST = +2
latitude = 43º28' N
longitude = 8º10' W
website =
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Fene coord|43|26|51.73|N|8|10|15.27|W| is a city council of Ferrolterra in northwestern Spain in the Province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Ferrolterra's population represents the third largest concentration of people in Galicia, and its disperse population exceeds 211,000 (2005).

Fene Port

* "Sport port"
* "Fishing port"

Population

The density of population is varies widely from one parish to the next, with those parishes closer to Ferrol having most of the population, while the more distant ones often have very low densities.

Parishes

The borough is divided into 8 parishes, also known as "Parroquias", which differ from each other in extension, population density, economic activities and levels of industrialization.

Industry

The Navantia Shipyards and services in the parts which are nearer Ferrol, the rest of the borough devotes itself to farming, agriculture and fishing.

In the late 1960s the gantry crane of the shipyards of ASTANO in Ferrolterra was the largest in Europe.

Climate

Due to its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, it could be said that Fene experiences only mild oscillation in its weather conditions from winter to summer. The weather is mild year-round, almost as if there were one only season, which is very different from other parts of the Iberian Peninsula. Like the rest of Galicia, it is rainy and beautifully verdant. Still, summer tends to be a bit dryer than winter.

External links

* [http://www.navantia.es/cgi-bin/run.dll/extranet/jsp/home.do?org.apache.struts.action.LOCALE=en NAVANTIA Spanish Company, Leader in Military Shipbuilding]
* [http://www.travelthewondersofspain.com/north.html Green Tourism in Northern Spain 2005]
* [http://www.geocities.com/ferrolhistory/Ferrol_WorldHistory.html Traveller's Guide of Europe: Ferrol c.1919]
* [http://flagspot.net/flags/es~fe.html Ferrol Maritime Province - Registration Ensign 2001]
* [http://web.forodigital.es/uphm/mgl/buques/spanishcivwar.htm Warships of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)]
* [http://community.wow.net/300history/03/21.html Damian Cosme de Churruca y Elorza (1761-1805)]
* [http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Navy_List_1805/Ship_Duties/Off_Port.html Vessels Blockading various French and Spanish ports - May 1805.]
* [http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/patino/ Auxiliary Oiler and replenishment ship (Spanish and Dutch project) made in Ferrol 1994]
* [http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/chakrinaruebet/ Offshore Patrol Helicopter Carrier design and made in Ferrol 1997]
* [http://www.offshore-technology.com/projects/texaco/texaco6.html Offshore Technology design and made in Ferrol 2004]
* [http://www.cisgalicia.org/01/03.htm Official web-page in Spanish for the C.I.S.- Ferrol]
* [http://asde.scouts-es.net/gs19/index1.html The 19th Group of Boy Scouts of Ferrol since 1920s]
* [http://www.ferrol.es/ Official Web-page in Galician and Spanish for City Council of Ferrol]
* [http://ferrolterra.org/new/obras/ News-page in Spanish for the metropolitan area of Ferrol (i.e.: Ferrolterra)]
* [http://www.comarcaferrol.com/ferrol2.htm Informative Council Web-page in Spanish about Ferrolterra also known as Comarca de Ferrol]
* [http://www.revistanaval.com/ The "Revista Naval" page published in Ferrol in Spanish for the "Armada Española"]
* [http://www.geocities.com/ferrolhistory/Ferrol_Aerial_View_B_2004.html?1122747598687 Aerial Views of Ferrol in North Western Spain 2004]