- A Veiga
A Veiga (Castilian: La Vega) is a municipality ("concello") in the south-east of the province of Ourense in the autonomous community of Galicia,
Spain . At 291 km², it is one of the largest concellos in the province. The capital is the town of A Veiga, which is located 150 km fromOrense . The municipality has a population of 1,273 (2005), and a relatively low and decreasing population density (4.37 people/km²).It is a mountainous area, including the
Peña Trevinca , the tallest peak in Galicia at 2124 m. There are 29 "parroquias" (parishes).The Prada Reservoir ("encoro de Prada") lies in the province. It takes water from the river
Xares , a tributary to the riverBibey . The dam was constructed in 1958 and submerged the town of Alberguería onMay 9 ,1959 .Parishes
*A Veiga (Santa María)
*Baños (San Félix)
*Candeda (San Miguel)
*Carracedo (San Miguel)
*Casdenodres (San Salvador)
*Castromao (Santa María)
*Castromarigo (San Miguel)
*Corexido (San Esteban)
*Corzos (Santiago)
*Curra (San Miguel)
*Edreira (Santa Columba)
*Espiño (San Vicente)
*Lamalonga (Santa María)
*Meda (Santa María)
*Meixide (Santa María)
*Ponte (Santa María Magdalena)
*Prada (San Andrés). Web [http://prada.magix.net/website/] & Photos [http://prada-fotos.magix.net/]
*Prado (San Esteban)
*Pradolongo (San Pedro)
*Requeixo (San Andrés)
*Riomao (Santo Tomás)
*San Fiz (Santa Catalina)
*San Lorenzo (San Lorenzo)
*Santa Cristina (San Tirso)
*Seoane (San Juan)
*Valdín (Santa María)
*Vilaboa (Santa Lucía)
*Vilanova (San Pedro)
*Xares (Santa María).There were previously two more, which have since disappeared.
*Oleiros
*Alberguería
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