Ribadavia

Concello de Ribadavia

Seal

Situation of Ribadavia within Galicia

Parroquias

Government

• Alcalde (Mayor)

Marcos Blanco Jorge

Area

• Total

25.1 km² (9.7 sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CET (UTC+2)

The town of Ribadavia (town pop. 3,365, municipality 5,540, area of municipality 20.2 km²) is located in the southwest of the province of Ourense, Autonomous Community of Galicia, Spain. The urban area lies on the right bank of the Miño (see Portuguese Minho) and the last course of the Avia. It is considered to be the capital of the comarca of the Ribeiro. Near highway N-120 (Ourense to Vigo) and the motorway called Autovia das Rias Baixas (A52), it is 25 km from the provincial capital and 80 km from Vigo.

The town was declared a Historical Artistic Site in 1947. Near the Campo da Feira, one can find the ruins of the castle of the Sarmientos, the Counts of Ribadavia, dating from the fifteenth century. It still preserves the interior, towers and the walls. Parts of the walls that surrounded the town are also still standing. Inside the old quarter (casco vello/Barrio Xudeu), one can visit the main square (Praza Maior) with interesting buildings like the sixteenth-century town hall. There are also buildings remaining from what was once a large Jewish quarter, including a synagogue.

All the economic life of the comarca of the Ribeiro has centered on, since the twelfth century, the vines first brought by the monks of Cluny who accompanied the first count of Galicia, Raymond of Burgundy. Today, the wine is commercialised as Denominación de Orixe Ribeiro. (Demarcated Origen Ribeiro)

Bibliography

(Spanish) Leopoldo Meruéndano Arias, Los Judíos de Ribadavia y orígen de las cuatro parroquias.
(Spanish) Samuel Eiján, Historia de Ribadavia y sus alrededores.

External links

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Municipalities in Province of Ourense

Allariz Amoeiro A Arnoia Avión Baltar Bande Baños de Molgas Barbadás O Barco de Valdeorras Beade Beariz Os Blancos Boborás A Bola O Bolo Calvos de Randín Carballeda de Avia Carballeda de Valdeorras O Carballiño Cartelle Castrelo de Miño Castrelo do Val Castro Caldelas Celanova Cenlle Chandrexa de Queixa Coles Cortegada Cualedro Entrimo Esgos Gomesende A Gudiña O Irixo Larouco Laza Leiro Lobeira Lobios Maceda Manzaneda Maside Melón A Merca A Mezquita Montederramo Monterrei Muíños Nogueira de Ramuín Oímbra Ourense Paderne de Allariz Padrenda Parada de Sil O Pereiro de Aguiar A Peroxa Petín Piñor A Pobra de Trives Pontedeva Porqueira Punxín Quintela de Leirado Rairiz de Veiga Ramirás Ribadavia Riós A Rúa Rubiá San Amaro San Cibrao das Viñas San Cristovo de Cea San Xoán de Río Sandiás Sarreaus Taboadela A Teixeira Toén Trasmiras A Veiga Verea Verín Viana do Bolo Vilamarín Vilamartín de Valdeorras Vilar de Barrio Vilar de Santos Vilardevós Vilariño de Conso Xinzo de Limia Xunqueira de Ambía Xunqueira de Espadanedo

Coordinates: 42°17′N 8°08′W / 42.283°N 8.133°W / 42.283; -8.133

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