Protected area
Xuvia - Castro
Mántaras · Irixoa · A Coruña · 2004
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Special Area of Conservation in Galicia, Spain, 431 m above sea level, 9 km from Betanzos.
Xuvia-Castro é un espazo natural galego declarado zona especial de conservación (ZEC) que abrangue 2.074 ha dos concellos da Capela, Moeche, Narón, Neda, San Sadurniño, As Somozas e As Pontes de García Rodríguez, percorridos polo río Xuvia e o seu afluente o Castro e que conserva gran parte dos bosques tradicionais de ribeira. Na parte alta do río Castro, na Serra do Forgoselo, localízase unha grande extensión de torgueiras ben conservadas. A altitude media é de 407 m. e pertence á rexión bioclimática atlántica.
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Facts
What it is Espazo natural protexido · Zona de especial conservación
Area 2.082 m²
Elevation here ≈ 431 m · Terrain Tiles
Nearest town Betanzos, 9 km away
People in the municipality 1,338 (2025) · IGE
Getting there by bus
- Capela de San Cosme de Mántaras686 m awayBetanzos (institutos)-Monfero (concello) · Betanzos (institutos)-Monfero (concello)
Stops on the regional public transport network. A stop being there does not mean a bus runs today: the lines are sorted by how many services they run, and the timetables are on bus.gal ↗.
