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LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 2 EUROPEAN PROGRAM SOCRATES GRUNDTVIG LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY: I, YOU, WE INFORMATION ABOUT LALÍN

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 3 THIS IS WHERE WE ARE FROM

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 4 SPAIN IS A PART OF THE EUROPEAN UNION.IT IS DIVIDED IN 17 AUTONOMOUS REGIONS. GALICIA IS ONE OF THOSE, BUT IT HAS A HISTORICAL TRADITION AND RIGHTS, WHICH IS RECOGNISED IN THE SPANISH CONSTITUTION, THE SAME AS CATALONIA AND THE BASQUE COUNTRY. THE GALICIAN CAPITAL CITY IS SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA. OTHER IMPORTANT CITIES ARE VIGO, A CORUÑA, OURENSE, PONTEVEDRA, LUGO AND FERROL.

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 5 POPULATION: AREA: Km 2. DENSITY OF POPULATION: 92,8 people/ km 2. PRESENT GENERAL SITUATION: constant reduction of the population, due to the low birth rate and the growing number of old people. Strong contrast between coast and interior areas. Coast areas are more developed and densely populated. 73% of the population live there. 75% of the economy has its source there as well. MAIN ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES: farming, fishing, building industry, clothes industry, tourism,... AVERAGE MINIMUM MONTHLY WAGE: 457 € AVERAGE RETIREMENT MONTHLY PAY: 411€

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 6 demographic chart Galicia2003 % of population younger than 20 years old 19 % between years old61 % older than 64 years old21 Average age42

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 7 LALÍN COUNCIL WHERE EXACTLY?: right in the middle of Galicia, near SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA. AREA: 326 km 2. POPULATION: , half in the town, half in one of the 52 rural little areas. Lots of people were immigrants to South America (beginning of the century) and Europe (France & Germany mainly). Now the reverse situation: Up to 500 foreign people live in Lalin.

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 8 THE ORIGINS. The word Lalín comes from "Lalino", a man sent here by the Count of Deza to found a farm where, later, in 980, a monastery was built: San Martiño de Lalín de Arriba. Earlier before, the area had already been populated. Witness are the numerous remains of the so-called “castrexa” culture. Still in 1913 there were only about 300 people living in the town. Later came years when development and progress turned Lalin into the most important middle-size town in the interior of Galicia.

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 9 REMAINS OF ONE “CASTRO”IN LALIN. THE WORD “CASTRO” FROM THE LATIN WORD AND MEANS SMALL FORTIFIED VILLAGES

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 10 TOWN AIRVIEWS

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LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 17 LALIN RURAL AREA: 52 SCATTERED LITTLE VILLAGES.

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LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 21 ECONOMIC INFO Labour force is traditionally divided, in terms of professions, in three economic sectors: the first one based on getting food and raw materials (agriculture, stockbreeding & fishing); the second one, involving the production of goods for consumption (industry & construction); and the third one, including the rest of activities: commercialization and services. Year-2000 figures show that 17,9% of Galician employed people work in the first sector, 29,6% in the second and 52,4% in the third, the same as in other Spanish regions. In Lalin, the first sector (farming) is the most powerful, something logical in a rural council. However, at present, other activities such as building and textile industries, wood processing, metal work, shops and other services are becoming more and more important.

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 22 FIRST SECTOR IN RURAL AREAS MAINLY: AGRICULTURE AND STOCK- BREEDING

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LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 24 SECOND SECTOR TEXTILE INDUSTRY, CARPENTRY AND METAL WORK ARE THE MOST RELEVANT. INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY IS MAINLY CARRIED OUT IN ONE OF TWO INDUSTRIAL AREAS WHICH HAVE BEEN SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR THAT

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 25 THE INSIDE OF A CLOTHES FACTORY

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 26 A VIEW OF A WOOD-PROCESSING FACTORY

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LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 28 AIRVIEW OF BOTOS INDUSTRIAL AREA

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 29 THE FRONT SIDE OF LALÍN 2000 INDUSTRIAL AREA

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 30 AIRVIEW OF LALÍN 2000 INDUSTRIAL AREA

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 31 THIRD SECTOR THE TOWN IS THE HEART OF SERVICES AND ECONOMY

MONUMENTS IN LALÍN

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 33 STATUE OF LORIGA

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 34 THE CHURCH

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 35 PALACE OF LIÑARES

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 36 DONRAMIRO ROMANESQUE CHURCH. XIITH CENTURY

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 37 CHURCH WITH THE SHRINE OF VIRGIN OF CORPIÑO

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 38 MEGALITHIC REMAINS “MÁMOA DA CRUZ” IN ALPERIZ

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 39 TYPICAL MONUMENTAL CROSSES (CROOSROADS) “CRUCEIROS”

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 40 NATURAL SPACES

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 41 CARBALLEIRA IN BARCIA

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 42 CARBALLEIRA OF QUIROGA IN CATASÓS

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 43 RIVER ASNEIRO WATERFALLS, IN ANSEÁN

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 44 SOME SERVICES IN THE TOWN OF LALÍN

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 45 HEALTH CARE PUBLIC CENTRE

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 46 LOCAL AUDITORIUM

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 47 LOCAL PUBLIC LIBRARY

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 48 LOCAL KINDERGARTEN

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 49 LOCAL CENTRE FOR OLD PEOPLE

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 50 ONE OF TWO PRIMARY SCHOOLS

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 51 SPORTS FACILITIES

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 52 FOOTBALL PITCHES

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 53 TENNIS COURTS

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 54 IN-DOOR SWIMMING POOLS

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 55 SPORTS PAVILLION WE ALSO HAVE A MUSEUM, CINEMAS, SHOPPING MALLS,AN EMPLOYMENT OFFICE, A COURT AND OTHERS

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 56 FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 57 FESTIVAL OF COCIDO

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 58 THE DAY OF THE HORSE

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 59 FIVE-DAY FESTIVAL IN HONOUR OF “ A VIRXE DAS DORES”

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 60 FAMOUS LALIN PEOPLE IN HISTORY

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 61 Ramón María ALLER ULLOA ( ) PRIEST, MATHEMATICIAN AND ASTRONOMER. MEMBER OF THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (MADRID) AND OTHER SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS ALL AROUND THE WORLD.

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 62 Joaquín LORIGA TABOADA (Lalín, Madrid, 1927) PILOT AND ARMY OFFICIAL. HE TOOK THE FIRST FLIGHT MADRID- MANILA ( KMS).

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 63 Xosé Otero Abeledo, LAXEIRO ( ) ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS GALICIAN PAINTERS IN HISTORY.

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 64 Wenceslao CALVO GARRA (Lalín, Ulm Germany,2003) DOCTOR, TEACHER AND RESEARCHER.

LINKING THE EUROPEAN FAMILY - LALÍN, LOCALITY 65 And... still much more we could tell you about. Fancy to pay a visit?.