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Oímbra

Coordinates: 41°53′7″N 7°28′21″W / 41.88528°N 7.47250°W / 41.88528; -7.47250
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Oímbra
Flag of Oímbra
Coat of arms 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 María Villarino Pardo (PPdeG)
Area
 • Total
71.9 km2 (27.8 sq mi)
Elevation
432 m (1,417 ft)
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total
1,766
 • Density25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
WebsiteOfficial website

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.

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

Rock winepress in Oímbra (Galicia/Spain)

References

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  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