Oímbra

Oímbra
Flag of Oímbra
Coat of arms of Oímbra
Location in Galicia
Location in Galicia
Oímbra is located in Spain
Oímbra
Oímbra
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 41°53′7″N7°28′21″W / 41.88528°N 7.47250°W / 41.88528; -7.47250
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityGalicia
ProvinceOurense
ComarcaVerín
Government
 • MayorAna María Villarino Pardo (PPdeG)
Area
 • Total
71.9 km2 (27.8 sq mi)
Elevation
432 m (1,417 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[2]
 • Total
1,689
 • Density23.5/km2 (60.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
WebsiteOfficial website

Oímbra is a municipality in the province of Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Verín. It has a population of 1,894 (2016) and an area of 72 km². The town borders Portugal to the south.

Oímbra is, at the moment, the municipality of Galicia which has the biggest number of documented rock winepresses,[3] this tells us the historical and extraordinary condition of its climate and soils for grape cultivation and quality wine production

Rock winepress in Oímbra (Galicia/Spain)

References

  1. ^"IGE. Táboas". www.ige.eu (in Galician). Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  2. ^National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
  3. ^"Oímbra regresó a la pisa tradicional de las uvas". La Voz de Galicia. 7 October 2019.