Vélez-Rubio

Vélez-Rubio
Church of Ntra. Sra de la Encarnación
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Vélez-Rubio Location in Andalusia.
Coordinates: 37°39′N 2°04′W / 37.650°N 2.067°W / 37.650; -2.067
Country	Spain
Community	Andalusia
Municipality	Almería
Comarca	Los Vélez
Government
• Mayor	Miguel Martínez-Carlón Manchón (PSOE)
Area
• Total	282 km2 (109 sq mi)
Elevation	847 m (2,779 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	7,138
• Density	25/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Website	official site

Vélez-Rubio is a municipality in the province of Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.

History

There are people living there from 30,000 years ago,^{[citation needed]} but the present location is from the 15th-16th centuries, when some Moriscos and some Christians came to live in the present Fatín area, and then they expanded around the church and the town hall.^{[citation needed]} But the greatest development was during the 18th and 19th centuries, when were built the straightest and largest streets, with the most luxurious buildings.^{[citation needed]}

Main sights

• Church of the Virgin of the Incarnation, the most important of the province of Almeria.
• Ethnographic museum.
• The convent of the Immaculate Conception.

Holy week

• Venerable Hermandad de Ntro Padre Jesús Nazareno (Venerable brotherhood of our Father Jesus from Nazareth) known as "the slaves". It was founded on the 16th century.
• Cofradía de la Santa Vera Cruz y Sangre de Cristo (brotherhood of the Jesus' Holy True Cross and Blood) known as "Christ of the Coffin".
• Tradicional Hermandad de Ntra Sra de los Dolores (Traditional brotherhood of Our Lady of the Sorrows) known as "the coffees". It was founded on the 19th century.
• Cofradía del Santísimo Cristo del Perdón y de los Afligidos (brotherhood of the Holy Christ of the Pardon and Afflicted), known as "the porcelains".

External links

• (Spanish) Municipality of Vélez-Rubio
• (Spanish) Vélez-Rubio - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía
• (Spanish) Vélez-Rubio - Diputación Provincial de Almería
• (Spanish) Portal of businesses and Information in Vélez-Rubio - TODOVELEZ.ES

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