[Gocamino] Last year's pilgrims

[Rosina]

Hello you all,

125,141 pilgrims earned the Compostela during the year 2008. They came from the following one hundred and eight countries:

Spain 61,112;  Germany 15,746;  Italy 10,707;  France 6.618;  Portugal  4,341; U.S.A. 2,214; Canada 1,933; Holland 1,864;  Austria 1,847; UK 1,559; Ireland 1,535; Brasil 1,365; Belgium 1,291; Switzerland 1,246; Poland 1,102; Australia 1,022 

 Denmark 986; Sweden 929; Korea 915; Hungary 730; Norway 718; Mexico 653; Finland 619; Czechoslovakia 564; Japan 412

Argentina 360; South Africa 274; Slovakia 249; Slovenia 229, Venezuela 210; Colombia 196; New Zealand 162; Estonia 129

Chile 83; Rumania 78; Uruguay 77; Russia 72; Andorra 67; Luxemburg 66; Peru 64; Ecuador 61; Israel  59; Lithuania 54; Puerto Rico 48; Croatia 45; Guatemala 37; Ukraine 31

Lithonia 29; Iceland 28; Costa Rica 26; Greece 26; Bulgaria 25; Bolivia 23; The Philippines 22; Dominican Republic 21; China 20

Malta 16; Morocco 16; Iran 14; Turkey 13; India 12; Cuba 11; Taiwan 11; Paraguay 9; El Salvador 9; Cyprus 8; Honduras 8; Ferroe Islands 8; Lebanon 8; Malaysia 6; Algiers 5; Nicaragua 5; Panama 5; Serbia 5

Angola 4; Indonesia 4; Liechtenstein 4; Moldavia 4; Guinea3; Kazajistan 3; San Marino 3; Sri Lanka 3; Vietnam 3

2 each from:  Cameroon, Egypt Nigeria, Pakistan, Thailand, Togo and Zimbabwe

1 each from Albania, Armenia, Bangladesh, Belorussia, Bosnia, Cape Green, Ethiopia, Ghana, Virgin Islands, Jamaica, Jordan, Laos, Macedonia, Monaco, Mozambique, Nepal, Syria, Oriental Timor and20Yugoslavia

The pilgrims commenced their pilgrimage In 130 different points among them:

20,853 of the pilgrims started out in Sarria; 15,763 in SJPP; 9,172 in Roncesvalles; 8,216 in Leon; 7,874 in O Cebreiro; 6,644 in Ponferrada; 5,050 in Astorga; 4.327 in Pamplona; 3,416 in TUI; 3,179 in Burgos; 2,828 in LE PUY; 2,503 in Oporto; 2,216 in Villafranca, 2,086 in Oviedo; 1,961 in several points in France; 1,703 in Sevilla…… etc

Among surprising points of departure for the pilgrims there were:

 733 that walked r bicycled all the way from Holland; 720 from Germany; 331 from Switzerland; 230 from Belgium; 180 from Lourdes; 148 from Arles; 72 from Austria; 69 from Paris; 62 from several points in Italy; 35 from Rome; 29 from Ireland; 10 from Poland; 6 from Chekoslovkia; 2  from Greece; 2 from Luxemburg; I from Denmark; 1 from Finland; 1 from Hungary and 1 from Jerusalem (!)

98,729 of the pilgrims followed the Camino Frances; 1,451 the Camino Ingles; 104 walked the Muxia-Fisterre route; 7,035 followed the Camino del Norte; 9,770 the Portuguese; 2,719 the Primitive; 5,104 the Via de la Plata and 229 walked other routes.

 

There are some other significant data regarding the 208 pilgrims to be posted in another message.

 

Hugs!

Rosina