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Oímbra
Flag of Oímbra
Flag
Coat of arms of Oímbra
Coat of arms
Location in Galicia
Location in Galicia
Oímbra is located in Spain
Oímbra
Oímbra
Location in Spain
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Galicia
Province  Ourense
Comarca Verín
Area
 • Total 71.9 km2 (27.8 sq mi)
Elevation
432 m (1,417 ft)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total 1,766
 • Density 24.562/km2 (63.62/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Website Official website: http://www.oimbra.es/

Oímbra is a municipality in the province of Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Verín. It has a population of 1,894 (2016) and an area of 72 km². The town borders Portugal to the south.

Oímbra is, at the moment, the municipality of Galicia which has the biggest number of documented rock winepresses, this tells us the historical and extraordinary condition of its climate and soils for grape cultivation and quality wine production

Lagar Rupestre Oimbra
Rock winepress in Oímbra (Galicia/Spain)

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Oimbra para niños

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