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| Country | Spain | ||
| Autonomous community | Galicia | ||
| Province | Lugo | ||
| Comarca | Terra Chá | ||
| Government | |||
| • Alcalde | Armando Castosa Alvariño (2007) (PP) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 144.9 km2 (55.9 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 762 m (2,500 ft) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| • Total | 5,275 | ||
| • Density | 36.4/km2 (94.3/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | Cospeitense | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 27377 | ||
| Dialing code | 982 | ||
| Official language(s) | |||
| Website | Official website | ||
Cospeito is a municipality of the Province of Lugo in Galicia. It is situated on the plain of Terra Chá.
It is made up by the following villages:
Population in 2007: 5,349 people according to the townhall register (5,609 in 2003).
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Still not clarified; according to Xosé L. G. Paz, it may derive from the proper name Conspecti (genitive of the name Conspectus). Another possibility is that it derives from "Conspectu(m)", which in Latin means "visible from the surrounding area".
It is located in the heart of Terra Chá. There are several small lakes in this area, the best known of which is the Lake of Cospeito. The surrounding wetland is populated by ducks, herons, lapwings and other species.
A pre-Roman hill fort which is known as O Torrillón can still be recognized in Támoga. A nearby castle was destroyed during the Irmandiño uprising.
The ruins of the Tower of Caldaloba (15th century), in the village of Pino, is one of its major monuments.
In this municipality, the German army was allowed to install during the Second World War three radionavigation antennas, 112 metres high with the aim of facilitating the positioning and follow-up of submarines (U-Boots) and aeroplanes in the Bay of Biscay.