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==History== |
==History== |
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There have been people living the region for 30,000 years. {{citation needed|date=December 2010}} The present location is from the 15th-16th centuries, when [[Moriscos]] and Christians came to live in the Fatín area, and expanded the town around the church and the town hall.{{citation needed|date=December 2010}} The greatest development took place during the 18th and 19th centuries, when the straightest and largest streets, and most luxurious buildings were built.{{citation needed|date=December 2010}} |
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*Tradicional Hermandad de Ntra Sra de los Dolores (Traditional brotherhood of Our Lady of the Sorrows) known as "the coffees". It was founded on the 19th century. |
*Tradicional Hermandad de Ntra Sra de los Dolores (Traditional brotherhood of Our Lady of the Sorrows) known as "the coffees". It was founded on the 19th century. |
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*Cofradía del Santísimo Cristo del Perdón y de los Afligidos (brotherhood of the Holy Christ of the Pardon and Afflicted), known as "the porcelains". |
*Cofradía del Santísimo Cristo del Perdón y de los Afligidos (brotherhood of the Holy Christ of the Pardon and Afflicted), known as "the porcelains". |
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==External links== |
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* {{in lang|es}} [http://www.losvelezhoy.com/ Noticias de la Comarca de Los Vélez- Vélez Rubio] |
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* {{in lang|es}} [http://www.velezrubio.org/ Municipality of Vélez-Rubio] |
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* {{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20060819152540/http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/institutodeestadistica/sima/htm/sm04099.htm Vélez-Rubio] - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía |
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* {{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20051223055601/http://i1.dipalme.org/Servicios/Municipios/pueblos.nsf/velezrubio.html Vélez-Rubio] - [[Diputación Provincial de Almería]] |
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* {{in lang|es}} [http://www.todovelez.es/index.html Portal of businesses and Information in Vélez-Rubio]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} - TODOVELEZ.ES |
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Latest revision as of 09:55, 1 December 2021
Vélez-Rubio | |
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Coordinates: 37°39′N 2°04′W / 37.650°N 2.067°W | |
Country | Spain |
Community | Andalusia |
Province | Almería |
Comarca | Los Vélez |
Government | |
• Mayor | Miguel Martínez-Carlón Manchón (PP) |
Area | |
• Total | 282 km2 (109 sq mi) |
Elevation | 847 m (2,779 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 6,630 |
• Density | 24/km2 (61/sq mi) |
(INE) | |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | velezrubio |
Vélez-Rubio (Spanish: [ˈbeleθˈruβjo]) is a municipality in the province of Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.
History[edit]
There have been people living the region for 30,000 years. [citation needed] The present location is from the 15th-16th centuries, when Moriscos and Christians came to live in the Fatín area, and expanded the town around the church and the town hall.[citation needed] The greatest development took place during the 18th and 19th centuries, when the straightest and largest streets, and most luxurious buildings were built.[citation needed]
Main sights[edit]
- Church of the Virgin of the Incarnation, the most important of the province of Almeria.
- Ethnographic museum.
- The convent of the Immaculate Conception.
Holy week[edit]
- Venerable Hermandad de Ntro Padre Jesús Nazareno (Venerable brotherhood of our Father Jesus from Nazareth) known as "the slaves". It was founded on the 16th century.
- Cofradía de la Santa Vera Cruz y Sangre de Cristo (brotherhood of the Jesus' Holy True Cross and Blood) known as "Christ of the Coffin".
- Tradicional Hermandad de Ntra Sra de los Dolores (Traditional brotherhood of Our Lady of the Sorrows) known as "the coffees". It was founded on the 19th century.
- Cofradía del Santísimo Cristo del Perdón y de los Afligidos (brotherhood of the Holy Christ of the Pardon and Afflicted), known as "the porcelains".
References[edit]
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links[edit]
- (in Spanish) Noticias de la Comarca de Los Vélez- Vélez Rubio
- (in Spanish) Municipality of Vélez-Rubio
- (in Spanish) Vélez-Rubio - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía
- (in Spanish) Vélez-Rubio - Diputación Provincial de Almería
- (in Spanish) Portal of businesses and Information in Vélez-Rubio[permanent dead link] - TODOVELEZ.ES