Riós is a municipality in the province of
Ourense
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, in the autonomous community of
Galicia,
Spain
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. It belongs to the
comarca
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of
Verín. It has a population of 2032 (Spanish 2006 Census) and an area of 114 km².
See also
*
Veiga do Seixo
Bibliography
* Xosé Lois Foxo. Cancioneiro das Terras do Riós, Vol. I. Diputación Provincial de Ourense, 2007.
* R. Otero Pedrayo, Historia de Galiza, Ed. Nos, 1962
* Xerardo Dasairas Valsa. Crónicas rexiomontanas, Mancomunidade de Concellos da Comarca de Monterrei, 1999
* Xerardo Dasairas Valsa. O Entroido en Terras de Monterrrei. Edicións do Cumio, 1990.
* Pedro González de Ulloa. Descripción de los Estados de la Casa de Monterrey en Galicia (1777). CEG, anexo IV 1950
* Fernando Cabeza Quiles. Os Nomes de Lugar. Ed. Xerais, 1992
References
* Riós photos: http://www.pueblos-espana.org/galicia/orense/rios/
* Castrelo de Cima page: http://castrelos.blogia.com/
* Castrelo de Abaixo photos: http://castrelodeabaixo.blogspot.com/
Municipalities in the Province of Ourense
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