Rábade, also known as San Vicenzo de Rábade, is a town and in the province of

Lugo Lugo (, ) is a city in northwestern Spain in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. It is the capital of the Lugo (province), province of Lugo. The municipality had a population of 100,060 in 2024, ...

, and the smallest municipality in Galicia, northwestern

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. It belongs to the

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. Rábade has a population of about 1500 and an area of 5.2 km². It is at an altitude of 400 meters. Until 28 May 1925 Rábade was part of

Begonte Begonte () is a municipality in the province of Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia, northwestern Spain. It belongs to the comarca A ''comarca'' (, , , ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Sp ...

. The town's name is of

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origin. Rábade holds market days on the 2nd and 22nd of every month and on those days you can eat a traditional dish:

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. It has celebrations on 22 and 23 January and 15 August. The Copa Miño de Piragüismo is a local tourist attraction.

References

External links

Concello de Rabade
official website Municipalities in the Province of Lugo {{Galicia-geo-stub