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Postal code. 36---. ISO 3166 code. ES-PO. Website. http://www.visit-pontevedra.com. Pontevedra is a province of Spain along the country's Atlantic coast in southwestern Europe. The province forms the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Galicia. [1]
Cambados, in Pontevedra province, Spain. Pontevedra, provincia (province) in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Galicia, northwestern Spain. It is mountainous, with an Atlantic coastline deeply indented by the picturesque rías (inlets) of Arousa, Pontevedra, and Vigo.
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Pontevedra is a provincial and comarcal (shire/county, with no administrative role) capital, as well as seat of the district court. The city hosts the headquarters of the provincial government as well as offices of the Galician government, in addition to offices representing the Spanish government.
Pontevedra is a province of Spain along the country's Atlantic coast in southwestern Europe. The province forms the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Galicia. It is bordered by the provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, and Ourense, the country of Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean.
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The building is located in the centre of the city's political power, in the northwest corner of the Alameda de Pontevedra, next to the Plaza de España, very close to other institutional buildings such as the Pontevedra City Hall, the Valle-Inclán High School, the Faculty of Fine Arts and the Pontevedra Provincial Council Palace.
In 1833, the Spanish government appointed as the first provincial authority a State representative in each of the capitals of the Spanish provinces and in Pontevedra, his seat was until 1891 the convent of San Francisco. Until 1997, the name of this representative was "Civil Governor", when it was renamed "Sub-delegate of the Government".Such an im...
The building is an example of mid-20th century institutional architecture. The Civil Government of Pontevedra has three main functions: institutional (represented by the main staircase and the meeting and reception room), administrative (offices of the General Secretary and other different offices) and residential, with accommodation for the Civil ...
North façadeWest façadeEntranceEast façadeBibliography
1. Abelleira Doldán, Miguel (2016). La arquitectura en Galicia durante la autarquía: 1939–1953(in Spanish). La Coruña: Universade da Coruña. 2. Abelleira Doldán, Miguel (2018). La Arquitectura Institucional política en Galicia durante la autarquía (in Spanish). Santiago de Compostela: Quintana USC. p. 126-132. ISSN 2340-0005.https://doi.org/10.15304/qui.16.3802 3. Aganzo, Carlos (2010). Pontevedra. Ciudades con encanto (in Spanish). Madrid: El País-Aguilar. p. 94. ISBN 978-8403509344.
Related articles
1. Plaza de España (Pontevedra) 2. Alameda de Pontevedra 3. Pontevedra City Hall 4. Pontevedra Provincial Council Palace 5. Faculty of Fine Arts of Pontevedra
External links
1. Official website of the Subdelegación del Gobierno de Pontevedra 2. Directory of the Subdelegación del Gobierno in Pontevedra 3. La arquitectura institucional política en Galicia durante la autarquía
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Pontevedra, city, capital of Pontevedra provincia (province), in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Galicia, northwestern Spain. Situated on the Lérez River at its entry into the Pontevedra Estuary, an Atlantic inlet, Pontevedra has a long maritime and trading tradition.
