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Redondela
Sign in to saveRedondela is a municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Vigo. The most famous icons of the village are its two major railway viaducts built in the nineteenth century. Due to these infrastructures Redondela is known under the nickname "Village of the viaducts." The town lies on the Portuguese Way, one of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage routes.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Redondela
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- San Simón 08 053.JPG
- Settlement.image_flag
- Bandeira de Redondela (Pontevedra).svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of Arms of Redondela.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Spain#Spain Galicia#Spain Province of Pontevedra
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Spain
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Autonomous community
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Pontevedra
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Comarca
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Vigo
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 17
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 51.9
- Settlement.population_demonym
- Redondeláns
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.postal_code_type
- Postal code
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of Galicia
- Official name
- Redondela
- Country
- Spain
- Located in
- Pontevedra Province
- Population
- 28874
- Area
- 51.9
- Elevation
- 17
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Body of water
- Atlantic Ocean
- Shares border with
- Vigo
- Official website
- www.redondela.gal
- Image
- Vista xeral de Redondela desde o viaduto do tren.jpg
- Patron saint
- St. James the Elder
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- postal code
- 36800
- Commons category
- Redondela
- Commons gallery
- Redondela
- category for people born here
- Category:People of Redondela
- topic's main category
- Category:Redondela
- male population
- 14208
- female population
- 15010
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Parroquias
- Verne Monument
- See also
- References
- External links
Redondela is a municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Vigo. The most famous icons of the village are its two major railway viaducts built in the nineteenth century. Due to these infrastructures Redondela is known under the nickname "Village of the viaducts." The town lies on the Portuguese Way, one of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage routes.
The municipality has an area of 51.9 km2 (20.0 sq mi) and has a population of 29,192 in 2021.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Redondela” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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