Verín

Also known as Raseland, Verin

Verín is a town and municipality in the southeast of the province of Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. The population of the municipality is about 14,433. It is located 70 kilometers east of the provincial capital of Ourense and 15 kilometers north of the Portuguese city of Chaves. The Tâmega River flows through the town. In the Middle Ages it was known as Santa María de Verín.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Verín
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Verin - panoramio.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Verín as seen from the Castle of Monterrei
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Verín.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Verín
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Ourense
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Verín
Settlement.elevation_m: 373
Settlement.area_total_km2: 94.1
Settlement.population_demonym: verinense, verinés, -a
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

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Official website

Concello de Verín – Concello de Verín

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Verín
Population: 13956
Area: 94.1
Elevation: 373
Official website: www.verin.gal
Image: Casa do Concello de Verín.JPG
Licence plate code: OU

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Commons category: Verín
Commons gallery: Verín
postal code: 32600
male population: 6580
female population: 7143
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The town is linked with Madrid and Ourense by the four-lane A-52 (Autovia das Rias Baixas) and by the N-525. The main railway line linking Ourense to Madrid passes through mountains north of the town, but the nearest station is at La Gudiña, 31 km to the east.