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LA See also:ESTRADA , a See also:town of See also:north-western See also:Spain, in the See also:province of See also:Pontevedra, 15 M . S. by E. of See also:Santiago de Compostela . Pop . (1900) 23,916 . La See also:Estrada is the See also:chief town of a densely-populated mountainous See also:district; its See also:industries are See also:agriculture, stock-breeding, and the manufacture of See also:linen and woollen See also:cloth . See also:Timber from the See also:mountain forests is conveyed from La Estrada to the See also:river Ulla, 4 M . N., and thence floated down to the See also:sea-ports on Arosa See also:Bay . The nearest railway-station is Requeijo, 7 M . W., on the Pontevedra-Santiago railway . There are See also:mineral springs at La Estrada and at Caldas de Reyes, 11 m . W.S.W . |
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