Oímbra
municipality
Official seal of Oímbra
Location in Galicia
Location in Galicia
Oímbra is located in Spain
Oímbra
Oímbra
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 41°53′7″N 7°28′21″W / 41.88528°N 7.47250°W / 41.88528; -7.47250
Country Spain
Autonomous community Galicia
Province Ourense
ComarcaVerín
Government
  MayorAna Villarino (People's Party)
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)
Websitewww.oimbra.es

Oímbra is a municipality in the Spanish province of Ourense. It has a population of 1,894 (2016) and an area of 72 km². It is located to the north of the border with Portugal.

Oímbra is, in this 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

Rock winepress in Oímbra (Galicia/Spain)

References

  1. "IGE. Táboas". www.ige.eu (in Galician). Retrieved 2017-10-10.
  2. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  3. https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/ourense/oimbra/2019/10/07/oimbra-regreso-pisa-tradicional-uvas/0003_201910O7C3993.htm


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