Verín
Verín | |
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 Location o Verín | |
  Verín Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 41°56′27″N 7°26′9″W / 41.94083°N 7.43583°WCoordinates: 41°56′27″N 7°26′9″W / 41.94083°N 7.43583°W | |
| Kintra |  Spain |
| Autonomous commonty |  Galicie |
| Province | Ourense |
| Comarca | Verín |
| Govrenment | |
| • Alcalde | Juan Manuel Jiménez Morán (2007) (PP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 93.9 km2 (36.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 373 m (1,224 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 14,391 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Verinés, sa Verinense |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Offeecial leid(s) | Galicie |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
Verín is a smaw ceety in the autonomous commonty o Galicie, Spain locatit in the southeast of the province o Ourense. The population o the concello (municipality) is aboot 14,433. It is located 70 kilometers east o the provincial caipital o Ourense an 15 kilometers north o the Portuguese ceety o Chaves. The Tâmega River flows throu the toun.
The toun is linkit wi Madrid an Ourense bi the fower-lane A-52 (Autovia das Rias Baixas) an bi the N-525. The main railwey line linkin Ourense tae Madrid passes throu muntains north o the toun, but the nearest station is at La Gudiña, 31 km tae the east.
Verín is a toun o services wi declinin agricultural activity. Thare is a denominatit wine region—Monterrey—locatit in the surroondin aurie. Thare are three mineral watter bottlin plants in the toun an aw: Cabreiroá, Fontenova an Sousas.
Carnival here is ane o the maist oreeginal in Spain wi the Cigarrón, maskit figurs runnin throu the streets brandishin whips an makin a interestin soond caused bi cou bells tee'd tae their waists (See zanpantzar for a similar tradeetion in the Pyrenees). Iverything haes a medieval air, wi little influence frae the Brazilian-style carnival, which haes become popular in ither Spainyie an Portuguese ceeties.
Verín haes ane major tourist sicht, which is Monterrey Castle, a huge complex loomin ower the rather nan-descript urban aurie. It is aboot twa kilometers in the direction o Ourense on the auld heichgate, turnin aff on the richt tae climb twa kilometers, passin a winery on the left. Thare is a parador next tae the castle.
Freemit airtins[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Concello de Verín
- Pueblos de Galicia: Verín Archived 2003-08-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Map of Verín by MapQuest
- Fotografía Panorámica de Verín en ALTA DEFINICIÓN - Desde "Pozo do Demo"
