Plaza de San José
St. Joseph's Square is a 19th-century square located in the centre of the city of Pontevedra, in the first urban expansion area, near the Campolongo neighbourhood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Square
- Description: square in Pontevedra, Spain
- Also known as: “Musicians‘ Square”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Teucer and Ruins of San Domingos.
Teucer
Work of art
Teucer is a statue created by the Spanish sculptor Cándido Pazos, located in Pontevedra. It is located in Saint Joseph's Square above the clock of the central building of the former Provincial Savings Bank of Pontevedra and was inaugurated on 15 July 2006.
Ruins of San Domingos
Church
The ruins of San Domingos was a convent located in Pontevedra, Galicia. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1895. Ruins of San Domingos is situated 220 metres northwest of Plaza de San José.
Plaza de Galicia
Park
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The Plaza de Galicia is a 20th century square located in the city centre of Pontevedra, on the edge of the Campolongo neighbourhood. Plaza de Galicia is situated 180 metres southeast of Plaza de San José.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Campolongo and A Moureira.
Campolongo
Quarter
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Campolongo is a neighbourhood in the city of Pontevedra. It has a residential, administrative, educational and commercial function.
A Moureira
Quarter
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A Moureira is the old seafarers' and fishermen's quarter of the city of Pontevedra, where the Seamen's Guild lived, near the Lérez river, the Pontevedra ria and the Gafos river. Nowadays, it is part of the city centre.
Plaza de San José
- Categories: pedestrian zone and locality
- Location: Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Galicia, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.4294° or 42° 25′ 46″ northLongitude
-8.64598° or 8° 38′ 46″ westOpen location code
8CJHC9H3+QJOpenStreetMap ID
way 191934536OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrianOpenStreetMap feature
place=squareWikidata ID
Q110474982
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Plaza de San José” goes by many names.
- French: “Place des musiciens”
- French: “place Saint-Joseph”
- French: “Place Saint-Joseph”
- Galician: “Praza de San Xosé”
- Galician: “Praza dos Músicos”
- Portuguese: “Praça de São José”
- Portuguese: “Praça dos Músicos”
- Spanish: “Plaza de los Músicos”
- Spanish: “Plaza de San José”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Exposiciones Fundación Abanca and Auditorio Sede Afundación Pontevedra.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Plaza de San José”. Photo: Domi402, CC BY-SA 4.0.