Vilasobroso is a small village in the southwest of Galicia, Spain. It is both an ecclesiastical parish within the municipality of Mondariz, known as San Martiño de Vilasobroso, and an administrative lesser local entity. As an lesser local entity it is only one of nine administrative divisions directly below a municipality in the whole of Galicia. According to the 2008 census the village has a population 367 (173 men and 194 women).
Vilasobroso
Villasobroso Portela | |
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Lesser local entity | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Labor et Gloria (Work and Glory) | |
  Vilasobroso  Vilasobroso | |
| Coordinates: 42°12′17″N 8°27′36″W / 42.204616°N 8.459886°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Galicia |
| Province | Pontevedra |
| Comarca | O Condado |
| Municipality | Mondariz |
| LLE status | 13 September 1924 |
| Name change | 1936 |
| Neighbourhoods | Cruceiro, A Pena, Saniñáns, Veigadraga |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | Xunta de Goberno da Entidade Local Menor de Vilasobroso |
| • Mayor-President | Alexandre Estévez Gil (BNG) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.18 km2 (2.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 367 |
| Demonym(s) | sobroseño (m), sobroseña (f) |
| Time zone | CET (GMT +1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (GMT +2) |
| Postal code | 36879 |
| Patron saints | Saint Lucy |
Twin towns
edit- Sobrosa (2013)
Notable people
edit- Alejo Carrera Muñoz, journalist and restorer of the castle (1893—1967)
See also
editExternal links
edit- San Martiño de Vilasobroso at Turgalicia.es
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