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'''Lobios''' is a [[municipality]] in [[Ourense (province)|Ourense]] in the [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]] [[region]] of north-west [[Spain]].
'''Lobios''' is a [[Municipalities of Spain|municipality]] in the province of [[Ourense (province)|Ourense]], in the autonomous community of [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]], [[Spain]]. It belongs to the [[Comarcas of Galicia|comarca]] of [[A Baixa Limia]]. The estimated population in 2021 was 1,672.<ref>{{cite web | title=Lobios (Ourense, Galicia, Spain) | website=City population | date=1 January 2021 | url=http://citypopulation.de/en/spain/galicia/ourense/32042__lobios/ | access-date=21 February 2022}}</ref> The town borders [[Portugal]] to the south.

As of 2016 it has a population of 1,868.
==Drowned villages==
<!---Aceredo redirects here--->
[[File:Aceredo asolagada 01.jpg|320px|thumb|left|Aceredo exposed in 2021]]
The village of '''Aceredo''' ([[:gl:Aceredo (solagado)]]) lies within the municipality, but in 1992 it, along with the villages of [[:gl:Buscalque]], [[:gl:O Vao, Manín, Lobios|O Vao]], [[:gl:Reloeira|A Reloeira]] and [[:gl:Lantemil]], which together had 250 residents,<ref name="Pontevedra 2012">{{cite news | last=Pontevedra | first=Silvia R. | title=Memoria de un pueblo ahogado | website=[[El País]] | date=14 December 2012 | url=https://elpais.com/sociedad/2012/12/14/actualidad/1355517771_214178.html | language=es | access-date=21 February 2022}}</ref> was drowned by the reservoir behind the [[Alto Lindoso Dam]] downstream on the [[Limia River]] in Portugal.<ref name=johnson/> On 15 August 1991 the land was compulsorily acquired by Portuguese company EDP ([[Electricidade de Portugal]]), based on an old deal between Spanish dictator [[General Franco]] and [[António de Oliveira Salazar | former Prime Minister of Portugal Salazar]]. Residents of all of the villages, supported by left-leaning political parties, immediately began protests against the building of the dam,<ref name="Pontevedra 2012"/> including a 10-day [[hunger strike]]. In the end, with no option but to move, the residents of Aceredo (with 70 houses and 120 citizens) relocated bodies of their deceased loved ones, and an historic church was moved to a different town. Some moved to nearby villages, while others moved far away.<ref name=johnson>{{cite web | last=Johnson | first=Cara | title=After A Drought, This Decades-Old Spanish Ghost Village Has Reemerged From The Bottom Of A Reservoir | website=All That's Interesting | date=15 February 2022 | url=https://allthatsinteresting.com/aceredo-spain | access-date=21 February 2022}}</ref>

In 2015 a [[documentary film]] about the drowning of Aceredo and Buscalque was released, called {{lang|gl|Os Días Afogados}} (''The Drowned Days'').<ref name=johnson/><ref>{{imdb title|5493196|The Drowned Days}}</ref>

After prolonged drought in the region in early 2022, the water in the reservoir receded dramatically back to 15% of its capacity, and the "[[ghost town|ghost village]]" once more became visible on dry land.<ref name=guardian/> The derelict village became a tourist attraction and made news across the world.<ref name=cnn/><ref name=tripathi>{{cite web | last=Tripathi | first=Sumedha | title=Underground Aceredo Village In Spain Is Visible After 30 Years Due To Drought | website=[[India Times]] | date=14 February 2022 | url=https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/social-relevance/underground-aceredo-village-spain-visible-after-drought-562029.html | access-date=21 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=global/> {{as of|February 2022}}, stone buildings are still visible, as well as debris that once made up roofs, doors and beams, and there is a [[drinking fountain]] which streams with water, crates of old beer bottles next to an old cafe, and a rusty old car.<ref name=guardian>{{cite web | title=Ghost village emerges in Spain as drought empties reservoir | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=12 February 2022 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/11/ghost-village-emerges-in-spain-as-drought-empties-reservoir-aceredo | access-date=21 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Week in pictures: 12–18 February 2022 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-60429635 |website=BBC News |access-date=19 February 2022 |ref=Yes |date=21 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=global>{{cite web | last=Butterfield | first=Michelle | title=Incredible photos show Spanish ghost village emerge after 30 years underwater | website=[[Global News]] | date=18 February 2022 | url=https://globalnews.ca/news/8628758/ghost-village-spain-drought-reservoir-aceredo/ | access-date=21 February 2022}}</ref>

The mayor of Lobios, Maria del Carmen Yanez, said in February 2022 that Portugal's power utility EDP, which manages the [[reservoir]], had not managed the use of the water well. On 1 February 2022, after a particularly dry January, the [[Portuguese Government]] ordered that Alto Lindoso, along with five other dams, to almost cease [[hydro-electric power|using water to generate electricity]] and for irrigating crops.<ref name=cnn>{{cite web | title=A ghost village emerges from the cracked earth as drought empties Spanish reservoir|agency=Reuters| website=CNN Travel| date=16 February 2022 | url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/spain-aceredo-ghost-village-emerges-reservoir-intl-scli/index.html | access-date=21 February 2022}}</ref> Experts have said that [[climate change]] caused the extreme drought.<ref name=tripathi/><ref >{{cite web | last=Horton | first=Ben Anthony | title=Spanish 'ghost village' re-emerges after 30 years underwater | website=[[Euronews]] | date=17 February 2022 | url=https://www.euronews.com/travel/2022/02/17/spanish-ghost-village-re-emerges-after-30-years-underwater | access-date=21 February 2022}}</ref> Spain recorded only 35 per cent of its average rainfall during the same period over the years 1981 to 2010, and there had been no rain at all in 2022 up until mid-February.<ref name=cnn/>

==See also==
*[[Ludeiros]], a village in the municipality of Lobios


== References ==
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Latest revision as of 21:17, 24 January 2024

Lobios
Municipality
Official seal of Lobios
Seal
Location in Galicia
Location in Galicia
Lobios is located in Spain
Lobios
Lobios
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 41°52′31″N 08°05′04″W / 41.87528°N 8.08444°W / 41.87528; -8.08444
Country Spain
Autonomous community Galicia
Province Ourense
ComarcaA Baixa Limia
Government
 • MayorMaría del Carmen Yáñez Salgado (People's Party of Galicia)
Area
[1]
 • Total68.9 km2 (26.6 sq mi)
Elevation
387 m (1,270 ft)
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total1,732
 • Density25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
32643
INE municipality code32042

Lobios is a municipality in the province of Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of A Baixa Limia. The estimated population in 2021 was 1,672.[3] The town borders Portugal to the south.

Drowned villages[edit]

Aceredo exposed in 2021

The village of Aceredo (gl:Aceredo (solagado)) lies within the municipality, but in 1992 it, along with the villages of gl:Buscalque, O Vao, A Reloeira and gl:Lantemil, which together had 250 residents,[4] was drowned by the reservoir behind the Alto Lindoso Dam downstream on the Limia River in Portugal.[5] On 15 August 1991 the land was compulsorily acquired by Portuguese company EDP (Electricidade de Portugal), based on an old deal between Spanish dictator General Franco and former Prime Minister of Portugal Salazar. Residents of all of the villages, supported by left-leaning political parties, immediately began protests against the building of the dam,[4] including a 10-day hunger strike. In the end, with no option but to move, the residents of Aceredo (with 70 houses and 120 citizens) relocated bodies of their deceased loved ones, and an historic church was moved to a different town. Some moved to nearby villages, while others moved far away.[5]

In 2015 a documentary film about the drowning of Aceredo and Buscalque was released, called Os Días Afogados (The Drowned Days).[5][6]

After prolonged drought in the region in early 2022, the water in the reservoir receded dramatically back to 15% of its capacity, and the "ghost village" once more became visible on dry land.[7] The derelict village became a tourist attraction and made news across the world.[8][9][10] As of February 2022, stone buildings are still visible, as well as debris that once made up roofs, doors and beams, and there is a drinking fountain which streams with water, crates of old beer bottles next to an old cafe, and a rusty old car.[7][11][10]

The mayor of Lobios, Maria del Carmen Yanez, said in February 2022 that Portugal's power utility EDP, which manages the reservoir, had not managed the use of the water well. On 1 February 2022, after a particularly dry January, the Portuguese Government ordered that Alto Lindoso, along with five other dams, to almost cease using water to generate electricity and for irrigating crops.[8] Experts have said that climate change caused the extreme drought.[9][12] Spain recorded only 35 per cent of its average rainfall during the same period over the years 1981 to 2010, and there had been no rain at all in 2022 up until mid-February.[8]

See also[edit]

  • Ludeiros, a village in the municipality of Lobios

References[edit]

  1. ^ "IGE. Táboas". www.ige.eu (in Galician). Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  2. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  3. ^ "Lobios (Ourense, Galicia, Spain)". City population. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b Pontevedra, Silvia R. (14 December 2012). "Memoria de un pueblo ahogado". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  5. ^ a b c Johnson, Cara (15 February 2022). "After A Drought, This Decades-Old Spanish Ghost Village Has Reemerged From The Bottom Of A Reservoir". All That's Interesting. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  6. ^ The Drowned Days at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  7. ^ a b "Ghost village emerges in Spain as drought empties reservoir". The Guardian. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  8. ^ a b c "A ghost village emerges from the cracked earth as drought empties Spanish reservoir". CNN Travel. Reuters. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  9. ^ a b Tripathi, Sumedha (14 February 2022). "Underground Aceredo Village In Spain Is Visible After 30 Years Due To Drought". India Times. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  10. ^ a b Butterfield, Michelle (18 February 2022). "Incredible photos show Spanish ghost village emerge after 30 years underwater". Global News. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Week in pictures: 12–18 February 2022". BBC News. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  12. ^ Horton, Ben Anthony (17 February 2022). "Spanish 'ghost village' re-emerges after 30 years underwater". Euronews. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
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