Oímbra

Municipality in Galicia, Spain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Oímbra is a municipality in the province of Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Verín. It has a population of 1,894 (2016) and an area of 72 km². The town borders Portugal to the south.

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Oímbra
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Coat of arms of Oímbra
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Location in Galicia
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Oímbra
Oímbra
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 41°53′7″N 7°28′21″W
Country Spain
Autonomous community Galicia
Province Ourense
ComarcaVerín
Government
  MayorAna María Villarino Pardo (PPdeG)
Area
  Total71.9 km2 (27.8 sq mi)
Elevation
432 m (1,417 ft)
Population
 (2018)[2]
  Total1,766
  Density25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
WebsiteOfficial website
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Oímbra is, at the moment, the municipality of Galicia which has the biggest number of documented rock winepresses,[3] this tells us the historical and extraordinary condition of its climate and soils for grape cultivation and quality wine production

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Rock winepress in Oímbra (Galicia/Spain)

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