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Pontevedra (Galician: [ˌpontɪˈβɛðɾɐ], Spanish: [ponteˈβeðɾa] ⓘ) is a city in the autonomous community of Galicia, in northwestern Spain.It is the capital of both the Comarca and Province of Pontevedra, [2] and the capital of the Rías Baixas.
The City Council of Pontevedra (Galician: Concello de Pontevedra; Spanish: Ayuntamiento de Pontevedra) is the top-tier administrative and governing body of the municipality of Pontevedra, Spain. The current mayor of Pontevedra is Miguel Anxo Fernández Lores , in office since 4 July 1999.
The historic centre of Pontevedra is the oldest part of the city.It is the second most important old town in Galicia after Santiago de Compostela, [2] [3] and was declared a historic-artistic complex on 23 February 1951.
The Pontevedra City Hall in Pontevedra, Spain, is the seat of the city council of this Galician city. It is located at the eastern end of the Alameda de Pontevedra , on the edge of the old town . To the west it opens onto the pedestrian España Square .
Vigo (Galician:, locally; Spanish: ⓘ) is a city and municipality in the province of Pontevedra, within the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain.Located in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, it sits on the southern shore of an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, the Ria de Vigo, the southernmost of the Rías Baixas.
In 1857, for health reasons, the Pontevedra City Council decided to move the fountain from the Ferrería square and place it in front of the Saint Ferdinand barracks. However, although the fountain was dismantled, it was not moved and remained in the care of the Pontevedra Archaeological Society. [4]
Pontevedra is a province of Spain, ... (2019), of whom 9% live in the capital, the city of Pontevedra and 28% in Vigo. Geography. Province of Pontevedra.
The church of the Pilgrim Virgin is a scallop-shaped Roman Catholic chapel located in the city of Pontevedra, in Spain, along the route of the Portuguese Way of St. James. Construction began in 1778 and it is one of the most symbolic and important buildings in the city of Pontevedra.