Rubiás

Rubiás is a village in the municipality of Calvos de Randín, Ourense, Galiza, Spain. The census for 2019 showed that the town has 58 people, with 29 men and 29 women.

Type: Hamlet with 41 residents
Description: village in Galiza, Spain
Also known as: “Rubias”, “Rubiás dos Mixtos”, and “Rubiás, Rubiás dos Mixtos, Calvos de Randín”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of Santiago de Rubiás dos Mixtos and Picoña Castle.

Church of Santiago de Rubiás dos Mixtos

Church

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Picoña Castle

Castle

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The Picoña Castle is a Portuguese medieval fortification now situated in the Spanish municipality of Calvos de Randín, Ourense, Galicia. The castle, now in ruins, dates back to the early period of Portuguese independence and was constructed over a previous Callaeci fort. Picoña Castle is situated 3½ km southwest of Rubiás.

Capela da Virxe da Graza de Abades

Church

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Capela da Virxe da Graza de Abades is a church, which is situated 3 km east of Rubiás.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santiago de Rubiás and Meaus.

Santiago de Rubiás

Hamlet

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Santiago de Rubiás is a village in Spain, located in the municipality of Calvos de Randín, Ourense, Galicia. The census for 2007 showed 65 inhabitants.

Meaus

Hamlet

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Meaus is a village in the municipality of Baltar, Ourense, Galiza. The census for 2007 showed 38 inhabitants. Until 1868 it formed with Santiago and Rubiás a de facto independent state called Couto Misto.