Plaza de España
The Plaza de España is a 19th century pedestrian square located in the city centre of Pontevedra, on the edge of the old town and the Alameda de Pontevedra.Photo: juantiagues, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: juantiagues, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pontevedra Town Hall and Gobierno Civil de Pontevedra.
Pontevedra Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Pontevedra City Hall in Pontevedra, Spain, is the seat of the city council of this Galician city. It is located at the eastern end of the Alameda de Pontevedra, on the edge of the old town. To the west it opens onto the pedestrian España Square.
Gobierno Civil de Pontevedra
Government office
Photo: D.Rovchak, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Gobierno Civil de Pontevedra, currently Subdelegación del Gobierno de Pontevedra, is an official building located in Pontevedra, Galicia. It has served since its construction as the government delegation office representing the Spanish state in the province of Pontevedra.
Principal Theatre
Theater building
The Principal Theatre of Pontevedra is a theatre in the old town of Pontevedra.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include A Moureira and Campolongo.
A Moureira
Quarter
Photo: juantiagues, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Campolongo
Quarter
Photo: Domi402, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Campolongo is a neighbourhood in the city of Pontevedra. It has a residential, administrative, educational and commercial function.
O Burgo
Suburb
Photo: Gerardo nuñez, CC BY 3.0.
O Burgo is a neighbourhood in the city of Pontevedra. It is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the city and is crossed by the Portuguese Way. On its right-hand side is the A Xunqueira area with important educational and cultural facilities.
Plaza de España
- Type: Square
- Description: square in Pontevedra, Spain
- Categories: architectural ensemble, pedestrian zone, and locality
- Location: Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Galicia, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.43204° or 42° 25′ 55″ northLongitude
-8.64734° or 8° 38′ 50″ westOpen location code
8CJHC9J3+R3OpenStreetMap ID
way 698474005OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrianOpenStreetMap feature
place=squareWikidata ID
Q104414499
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Plaza de España” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Espainiako plaza (Pontevedra)”
- Basque: “Espainiako plaza”
- French: “place d’Espagne”
- French: “Place d’Espagne”
- Galician: “Praza de España”
- Italian: “Piazza di Spagna”
- Portuguese: “Praça de Espanha”
- Spanish: “Plaza de España”
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