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University Hospital Complex Of Pontevedra
The University Hospital Complex of Pontevedra (CHOP) is a public health institution and a teaching hospital established in 2012 that provides health services to the specialized region of the city of Pontevedra in Spain. It depends on the Galician Healthcare Service, and consists of three hospitals and one specialty center. Location The Montecelo Hospital is located on the outskirts of the city, in Mourente. The Provincial Hospital of Pontevedra is located in the heart of the city, at Doctor Loureiro Crespo Street, 2. History In 1439, Pontevedra had three hospitals: the Hospital Santiaguiño del Burgo, for poor pilgrims, the Hospital Virgen del Camino for lepers and, in A Moureira, the Hospital Gafos, located at the mouth of the river Gafos. In the middle of that year, in 1439, D.ª Teresa Pérez Fiota, made a will to found a hospital to assist the poor, which would be called Hospital do Corpo de Deus, which, with time, would be known as Hospital of Corpus Christi and, later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontevedra Provincial Hospital
The Pontevedra Provincial Hospital is a building dating from 1897, located in the city centre of Pontevedra, Spain. History The origins of the Provincial Hospital go back to the hospital in Pontevedra founded in 1439 by testamentary disposition of Teresa Pérez Fiota, called ''Hospital del Cuerpo de Dios'' (Hospital of the Body of God). The Brothers of San Juan de Dios ran the hospital under the name of ''Hospital Corpus Christi'' until the 19th century. After the Spanish confiscation of Mendizábal in 1849, the hospital (located in the block of Real Street and Curros Enríquez Square) became the property of the municipality of Pontevedra. Due to the deterioration of the building and in order to raise funds to complete the construction of a new hospital, the town council decided to demolish it and build the new hospital on a plot of land on the Orense road (now Doctor Loureiro Crespo Street). The provincial hospital was promoted by the doctor Ángel Cobián Areal, mayor of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campo Lameiro
Campo Lameiro is a municipality in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra Pontevedra is a province of Spain along the country's Atlantic coast in southwestern Europe. The province forms the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Galicia. It is bordered by the provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, and Ourense, .... Campo Lameiro is the Galician capital of rock art, with a large collection of petroglyphs located in the Archaeological Park of Campo Lameiro. Location The capital is A Lagoa, an entity belonging to the parish of Campo, which is 20 kilometers from the Pontevedra capital. Parishes The municipality is composed of 6 parishes comprising the following towns: * Parish of O Campo (San Miguel): A Lagoa, Campo Lameiro, Chacente, Morañó, Praderei and Alende. * Parish of O Couso (San Cristovo): Rozas, Castriño, Liñares, Fafide, Padín, Cimadevila and Castro de Orto. * Parish of Fragas (Santa Mariña): Laxe, Reboredo, As Cruces, Cerdeiras, Fontenla, Mullerboa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanxenxo
Sanxenxo (; in Spanish ''Sangenjo'') is a municipality in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra. It is situated in the southern part of the O Salnés region 15 kilometres west of the city of Pontevedra and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, and the estuaries of Pontevedra and Arouca. The municipality has a population of 17,347 inhabitants (INE 2019). A popular tourism destination, Sanxenxo is a favorite resort for Spanish public figures such as Mariano Rajoy (Prime Minister of Spain) and Amancio Ortega (Co-Founder of the Inditex group). The Volvo Ocean Race was held in the town in 2005-2006. The race organisation and the competing teams chose Sanxenxo as their base in Spain. An In Port race took place in Sanxenxo on November 5. It gave spectators a chance to see the race boats at close quarters. The 2013 edition of the Tour of Spain was held in the Rias Baixas, Galicia (Spain), between August 24 to September 14. Sanxenxo was the goal in the first stage of La Vuelta 2013 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portas
Portas is a municipality in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra. Parroquias It is made up of four parroquias (parishes): * Briallos (San Cristóbal) * Lantaño (San Pedro) * Portas (Santa María) * Romay (San Julián), home to the Romay fortress in Tras do Rio, an ancestral seat of the House of Romay The Romay family (Spanish: ''Casa de Romay'') is a Spanish aristocratic family that descends from 8th-century pre-Reconquista Galicia, in northern Spain. According to historians, the family descends from Román de Romae, Count of Monterroso and .... References Municipalities in the Province of Pontevedra {{Galicia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponte Caldelas
Ponte Caldelas is a municipality in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra. It takes its name from an ancient bridge over the Río Caldelas. Etymology The town is more than likely named after the old bridge over the river Verdugo, combined with its thermal springs (''caldas'' originates from the Latin word ''calidae'' or ''hot'' in English). Location Ponte Caldelas is bounded to the north by the municipality of Cotobade, to the south by Fornelos de Montes and Soutomaior, to east by A Lama and to the west by the municipality of Pontevedra. Parishes Ponte Caldelas has nine parishes: Anceu, Barbudo, Caritel, Forzáns, A Insua, Ponte Caldelas Ponte Caldelas is a municipality in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra. It takes its name from an ancient bridge over the Río Caldelas. Etymology The town is more than likely named after the old bridge over the river Verdugo, combined ..., Taboadelo, Tourón and Xustáns. History In 1126 King Alfonso VII was gran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poio
Poio is a municipality in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra. Poio is located in the North shore of the Ría de Pontevedra, between Sanxenxo and the provincial capital, Pontevedra. The municipality is adjacent with Meaño, Meis, Pontevedra and Sanxenxo and offers a rich fusion of mountain and sea areas. Tambo island, an uninhabited island located in the middle of the Pontevedra estuary, officially belongs to Poio but it is under the control of the Spanish Navy and disembarkment is not allowed. Geography Poio has an approximate area of . Its highest peak is Mount Castrove, high and from where one can see views of the Pontevedra and Arousa estuaries. The views also spotlight the Alto de Raxó and Samieira. Its coast of more than is full of beautiful beaches with quiet waters. Tambo island has an area of and its highest peak is high. Demography Poio is a dormitory area of the city of Pontevedra. It has a growing market due to its proximity to the urban center (only t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moraña
Moraña is a municipality in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra. See also * Lapa de Gargantáns The Lapa de Gargantáns is a menhir located in the Galician municipality of Moraña Moraña is a municipality in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra Pontevedra (, ) is a Spanish city in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. It ... References Municipalities in the Province of Pontevedra {{galicia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meis
Meis is a municipality in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra Pontevedra (, ) is a Spanish city in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. It is the capital of both the ''Comarca'' (County) and Province of Pontevedra, and of the Rías Baixas in Galicia. It is also the capital of its own municipality whi .... Meis can also be referred to as a name originating from Germany. References Municipalities in the Province of Pontevedra {{galicia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meaño
Meaño is a municipality in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra Pontevedra (, ) is a Spanish city in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. It is the capital of both the ''Comarca'' (County) and Province of Pontevedra, and of the Rías Baixas in Galicia. It is also the capital of its own municipality whi .... References Municipalities in the Province of Pontevedra {{Galicia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marín, Pontevedra
Marín is a town and municipality in Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra (province), Pontevedra. This town is where the Spanish Navy was settled. It was established as the Escuela Naval Militar de Oficiales (Naval Academy for Officers). It is located on the southern shore of the estuary of Pontevedra, in the Comarcas of Galicia, comarca of O Morrazo. Formerly named San Xiao Ancorados by ships anchored nearby, but it is a popular distortion of "Encoirados," meaning leather tanneries, as they were in the Lameira river which flows into the urban center of the village. Father Sarmiento says his name comes from the Latin word ''mare'', meaning sea, but it is now known to be derived from the name of a former possessor of this land named Marinus. Marín derives from Marini, "property of Marinus." Both references to the sea are, therefore, pure coincidences. Demographics Population growth. *2018: 24,362 *2007: 25,885 *2006: 26.190 *2005: 26.103 *2003: 24.825 I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Lama
A Lama is a municipality in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra Pontevedra (, ) is a Spanish city in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. It is the capital of both the ''Comarca'' (County) and Province of Pontevedra, and of the Rías Baixas in Galicia. It is also the capital of its own municipality whi .... Original name In the beginning it was known as the capital of a region called Cal de Vergaza. Later known as Pedreira, then as La Lama and now in its Galician spelling of A Lama. Location The Council of A Lama is a municipality within the province of Pontevedra and is predominantly rural. It has many attractions and natural areas suitable for rural tourism which is having a boom in recent years. A Lama is a municipality located in the northeast within the province of Pontevedra. It covers an area of 111.76 km2. The distance to the capital of the province is 31 kilometers and 50 kilometers to Vigo. The neighboring municipalities are Cotobade to the nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O Grove
O Grove (alternative spelling: ''Ogrobe'') is a municipality belonging to the province of Pontevedra, in Galicia, Spain. A peninsula that faces the Atlantic Ocean and the shores of O Salnés valley, enclosed by the southern Galician estuaries, the Rías Baixas. Etymology The name ''Ogrobe'' is well documented and the following passage in Latin was written about the name of Ograbe: "et ecclesiam Sancti Uincentii in insula Ocobre dextris cum suis." (899, St. Vincent of O Grove). Its original form is Ogrobe, having suffered in more recent times as a result of a completely Spanish etymological process. As natural etymological evolution occurred, the segmentation of the initial vowel "O" was confused with the masculine singular article in Galician and is translated as "El" in Spanish . Geography It is a small peninsula joined to the mainland by an isthmus known as O Vao, leading to the A Lanzada beach to the west and the wide intertidal marsh complex Umia-O Grove to the east, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
