Viveiro

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Viveiro municipality
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : GaliciaGalicia Galicia
Province : Lugo
Comarca : Mariña Occidental
Coordinates 43 ° 40 ′  N , 7 ° 36 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 40 ′  N , 7 ° 36 ′  W
Height : 12  msnm
Area : 109.3 km²
Residents : 15,466 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 141.5 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : E-27850
Municipality number  ( INE ): 27066
Nearest airport : A Coruña Airport 107 km
administration
Address of the municipal administration: Plaza Mayor 1 - 27850 Viveiro
Website : www.viveiro.es
Location of the municipality
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Viveiro is a Spanish municipality in the province of Lugo in the autonomous community of Galicia . Viveiro is also a city that is the administrative seat of the municipality of the same name. The 15,466 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) live on an area of ​​109.30 km 2

location

Viveiro is located at the mouth of the Landro River into the Cantabrian Sea , which forms a ria here.

Neighboring municipalities of Viveiro
Northwest: O Vicedo North: O Vicedo Northeast: Xove
West: O Vicedo and Ourol Compass card (de) .svg East: Xove
Southwest: Ourol South: Ourol Southeast: Xove

climate

Nuvola apps kweather.svg Climate values ​​of the municipality of Viveiro
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual mean
Average maximum temperature ( ° C ) 13.8 14.3 16.1 16.6 19.1 21.4 23.3 24 22.5 19.6 16.2 14.4 18.4
Average daytime temperature ( ° C ) 9.7 10.1 11.7 12.4 14.9 17.2 19.0 19.6 17.8 15.2 12.1 10.4 14.2
Average low temperature ( ° C ) 5.5 5.7 7.3 8.1 10.6 13.1 14.8 15.2 13.1 10.7 8.0 6.3 9.9
Rainfall ( mm ) 136.0 104.4 83.2 115.6 84.3 47.6 39.8 41.2 73.1 124.2 138.3 157.5 1145.1
Source: MeteoGalicia

history

There are numerous archaeological finds from the time of the Celtic settlement and the Roman occupation . It is believed that the city was the ancient "Flavia Lambris", but there is no clear evidence of this. The name Viveiro goes back to the Roman bridge "Puente de Vivario". The village was destroyed during the Arab invasion but was immediately rebuilt. King Pelayo bestowed great privileges on the site for his assistance during the Reconquista . Around the year 844, the people of Viveiro suffered at least three attacks from Vikings . This is also where the legend of the Bishop of Mondoñedo, San Gonzalo, about the sinking of a dragon boat and its crew, through divine intervention, was born. The first written mention comes from the year 1112, from a deed of donation from Queen Urraca to what is now the diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol .



  • Porta Carlos V

  • Santa María Church

Arts and Culture

  • The legacy of history can still be seen in many places in Viveiro today. Remnants of the city wall that defied pirate attacks, fires and floods can still be seen today including three city gates.
  • From the Romanesque church, Iglesia de Santa María del Campo , the great procession starts during Holy Week ( Semana Santa ) . The replica of the Lourdes grotto , which makes Viveiro the second largest place of pilgrimage in Galicia after Santiago de Compostela, can be found directly opposite the wax figure offerings known beyond the borders .
  • The Romanesque church of San Pedro is the oldest in the region, its origins go back to the sixth century.
    Many other sights from all epochs can be found on the municipality's website.

Population development

Source: INE archive - graphic processing for Wikipedia

politics

The democratically elected mayor
Term of office mayor Political party
1979-1983 Antonio Blanco Casariego UCD
1983-1991 César Aja Mariño AP
1991-2003 César Aja Mariño PPdG
2003-2013 Melchor Roel Rivas PSOE
2013– María Loureiro García PSOE
Distribution of seats by the Viveiro Municipal Council
Political party 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
PSOE 3 5 8th 6th 8th
PP 10 8th 7th 6th 5
BNG 3 3 1 3 3
IU 1 1 1 2 -
Son Viveiro - - - - 1
total 17th 17th 17th 17th 17th

Parroquias

Surname Galician Residents location Surname Galician Residents location
Boiments Santo André de Boimente 0133 World icon Landrove San Xiao de Landrove 296
Cillero Celeiro 1853 World icon Magazos Santa María de Magazos 652 World icon
Covas San Xoán de Covas 3855 World icon Valcarría Santo Estevo de Valcarría 112
Chavin Santa Maria de Chavin 0201 World icon Vieiro San Cibrao de Vieiro 573 World icon
Faro San Xiao de Faro 0173 World icon San Pedro de Vivero San Pedro de Viveiro 296
Galdo 0534

Twin cities

swell

  1. ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).
  2. ^ Spanish Ministry of the Interior

Web links

Commons : Viveiro  - collection of images, videos and audio files