Ponteareas

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Ponteareas
Municipality

Coat of arms
Nickname(s): Vila do Corpus, Vila do Tea
Location of the municipality of Ponteareas within Galicia
Ponteareas
Location of Ponteareas within Spain
Coordinates: 42°10′00″N 8°30′00″W / 42.166667°N 8.5°W / 42.166667; -8.5
Country Spain
Region Galicia
Province Pontevedra
County O Condado
Parishes Angoares, Arcos, Areas, Arnoso, Bugarín, Celeiros, Critiñade, Cumiar, Fontenla, Fozara, Guillade, Guláns, Moreira, Nogueira, Santiago de Oliveira, San Mateo de Oliveira, San Lourenzo de Oliveira, Padróns, Paredes, Pías, Ponteareas, Prado, Ribadetea, Xinzo
Government
 • Type Mayor-council
 • Body Concello de Ponteareas
 • Mayor Salvador González Solla (PPdeG)
Area
 • Land 125 km2 (48 sq mi)
Elevation 50 m (160 ft)
Population (2009)INE
 • Total 23,172
Demonym Ponteareán (m), Ponteareá (f)
Ponteareano (m), Ponteareana (f)
Time zone CET (GMT +1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (GMT +2) (UTC)
Postal code 36860-36895
Area code(s) +34 986 66
Patron saint Saint Michael the Archangel (29 September)
Website http://www.ponteareas.es

Ponteareas is town and municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in Spain

It is located on the Vigo-Benavente highway and on the river Tea, a right-hand tributary of the Minno. It is the chief town of a fertile hilly region, which produces wine, grain and fruit, and contains many cattle farms. The industries of the town itself are porcelain manufactures, tanning and distilling. Close by are the ruins of the O Sobroso Castle, which played an important part in the medieval civil wars. While it is located in the nearby town, Mondariz, it is owned by the council of Ponteareas.

Geography

Parroquias

The municipality of Ponteareas is formed by 24 parroquias (parishes) - rural suburbs of the main town. These parishes can be further subdivided into aldeas (villages) or lugares :

  • Areas (Santa María): Agualevada, Alemparte, A Cruz, Ganade, A Gándara, A Lomba, O Peso, O Picoto, San Brais
  • Arnoso (San Lourenzo): O Cotarel, O Covelo, A Muxena, A Oliveira, O Outeiriño, O Souto da Presa
  • Bugarín (Santa Cristina): Camondes, A Chan, As Eiras, A Freixa, A Gándara, A Porteliña, Queidores, A Quintenla, A Rasela, O Viñal
  • Celeiros (San Fins): A Carreira, O Outeiro, O Requeixo, Ribadas, Soutelo
  • Cristiñade (San Salvador): O Cribeiro, O Feixoal, A Igrexa, Mesego, O Outeiro, O Paseo, Penela, A Porteliña, Porto, A Pousa, O Puño, Rabadeira, As Raíces, Sequeiros, Soutovidal, A Torre, Urcela, A Xesteira
  • Cumiar (Santo Estevo): O Areal de Fontes, O Calvario, Candeira, Carballas, A Coutada, O Cruceiro, As Eiras, A Mo, Santa Cruz
  • Fontenla (San Mamede): A Ascensión, Barbáns, O Ceo, Cornedo, A Gaiosa, A Gloria, Novexil, O Picouto, As Rabadeiras
  • Fozara (San Bartolomeu): Borraxeiros, A Lomba, Outeiro de Castro, Outeiro Fernando
  • Guillade (San Miguel): Aval, Carballede, A Cavadiña, O Eirado, A Encostada, A Igrexa, A Lomba, Mourigade, Pazos, A Pontexil, A Portela, A Rañó, Reimonde, Santa Locaia, A Vigair
  • Guláns (San Xulián) : A Abelleira, A Abesoureira, O Aciviñeiro, O Arrabal, O Barreiro, A Barxa, O Casal, A Cima, A Costa da Groba, Costa de Sequeiros, Couso, A Cruz, A Devesa, O Eido Vello, O Lameiro, O Outeiro do Foxo - O Outeiro, O Padrán, Penadouro, O Pereiro, Porto, O Provizo, O Salgueiral, Santa Baia, O Souto, Suaviña, Valiñas
  • Moreira (San Martiño): A Amarela, O Calvario, A Cañota, Chan de Espiño, As Covas, A Feira, Macadín, Os Muíños, A Peroxa, O Pontillón, Rañe de Abaixo, Rañe de Arriba, Requeixo, A Ribeira do Río, Sixas, O Soutiño, Urcela, Vilanova
  • Nogueira (San Salvador): O Areu, O Castelo, A Costoura, Cruceiras, A Gándara, As Meáns, Monte de Abaixo, A Murxeira, A Nogueira, O Paramo, Pazos, O Rego Alto, O Souto, Torre do Sino
  • Santiago de Oliveira (Santiago): A Áspera, A Bouza da Igrexa, O Casal, A Duca, Entrecotos, A Fraga do Rei, A Pedreira, A Portela, A Porteliña, Rabuñade, A Sobreira, Valverde
  • San Mateo de Olivera (Santiago): O Agrelo, O Alcázar, O Asperón, O Calandro, A Capela, O Carrascal, A Chan, A Cheira, O Cruceiro, A Cuña, As Godallas, A Manga, O Outeiro, A Pedreira, Penavella, O Piñeiro, Puzo, As Rozas, A Silva, O Val do Eido, Vera, Vilafría
  • San Lorenzo de Oliveira (Santiago): As Cabazas, A Camba, As Eiras, Paredes, A Pedreira, Pombeiras, Souto
  • Padróns (San Salvador) : Castro, Chan da Gándara, As Cortellas, Maínza, Mouro, A Portela, A Seca, A Serra
  • Paredes (San Cibrán): O Picouto, O Ramallal, O Toucedo
  • Pías (Santa Mariña): Chans, A Costeliña, Cotobade, A Cruz, A Ermida, A Lenguda, O Outeiro, A Pontacóns, O Souto do Pazo, O Toxo
  • Ponteareas (town) (San Miguel): O Areal, O Barral, As Cachadas, Canedo, A Castiñeira, A Curuxeira, Lamazáns, A Moscadeira, O Paseo Matutino, Pedra de Agua, A Perillana, A Ponte dos Remedios, Ponteareas, O Reiro, San Roque, San Vicente, Valoura
  • Prado (San Nicolao): O Amial, O Carrascás, A Carrasqueira, O Charco, A Coutada, Os Ferreiros, O Outeiro, A Pardantela, O Pazo, O Souto de Abaixo, O Souto de Arriba
  • Ribadetea (San Xurxo): O Aceido, Antela, A Bagañeira, O Barbeito, A Barca, A Barronca, A Barxela, Bernardos, O Cabaleiro, O Canal, Carreira, A Carriza, Os Casás, Os Casquizos, Cillarga, Covas, O Eido do Monte, O Eido Vello, Entreeidos, O Espadanal, O Figueiredo, A Freixa, A Groba, O Igrexario, Lomba do Cruceiro, Mourade, O Outeiro, O Pazo, A Pedra da Bouza, Peitieiras, As Penas, Pereira, O Portal de Dentro, O Porto, A Pousa, Preito, A Rabadeira, O Roupeiro, O Salgueiral, Santa Cruz, O Sobreiro, O Souto, A Tramila, A Videira, Vilares, A Viña Vella
  • Xinzo (Santa Mariña): As Balsadas, O Barbeito, A Barreira, Barroselo, Barxelas, A Bergoa, O Borraxeiro, Bouzalonga, Cabreira, A Canella, A Cividá, O Confurco, O Coto, O Eido de Arriba, A Ermida, A Fichoca, Fixón, As Fonteíñas, A Granxa, A Illán, Lamas, O Longaíño, O Moledo, Nando, Parada, O Pereiro, O Picoto, A Portela, O Regote, A Riba, A Rocha, A Rúa, O Sobral, O Souto, A Touza da Vella, Os Valados, A Verdella, A Viña de Lama, A Viña Nova, O Vis

Culture

Mayor and councilors of Ponteareas fleeing through a window of the town hall during a local government plenary.[1]

Festivities

Corpus Christi

The religious festival of Corpus Christi is particularly important, and is traditionally celebrated with floral carpets laid in the streets. This celebration dates back to 1857 when flowers would be thrown ahead ahead of the procession of the Holy Sacrament. In 1968 it was declared an Interés Turistico, in 1980 was declared an Interés Turístico Nacional, and in 2009 was declared an Interés Turístico Internacional joining other famous Spanish celebrations such as Fallas and the Tomatina.

Other festivities

Twin towns

Notable people

  • Gabino Bugallal, politician (1861–1932)
  • Reveriano Soutullo, composer (1884–1932)
  • Manuel Domínguez Benavides, writer (1895–1947)
  • Fermín Bouza Brey, writer (1901–1973)
  • Delio Rodríguez, cyclist (1916–1994)
  • Emilio Rodríguez, cyclist (1923)
  • Rogelio Groba, composer (1930)
  • Silverio Rivas, sculptor (1942)
  • Abel Caballero, politician (1946)
  • Álvaro Pino, cyclist (1956)
  • Juan Carlos Taboas, cyclist (1972)

References

  1. ↑ Los ediles de Ponteareas escapan por la ventana de los preferentistas

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Coordinates: 42°10′N 8°30′W / 42.167°N 8.500°W / 42.167; -8.500

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