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| The capital of the only land-locked province in Galicia, Ourense is a city with centuries of history. It was an important settlement during Roman times because of its location and because it was the ideal place to cross the River Miño. The famous Puente Viejo (Old Bridge) dates back to those times, and although it has been rebuilt many times since then it is still the focal point of the city |
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| ORENSE, an inland province of north-western Spain, formed in 1833 of districts previously included in Galicia, and bounded on the N. by Pontevedra and Lugo, E. by Leon and Zamora, S. by Portugal, and W. by Portugal and Pontevedra. Pop. (1900) 404,311; area 2694 sq. m. The surface of the province is almost everywhere mountainous. Its western half is traversed in a south-westerly direction by the river Mino (Portuguese Minho), which flows through Portugal to the Atlantic; the Sil, a left-hand tributary of the Mifio, waters the north-eastern districts; and the Limia rises in the central mountains and flows west-south-west, reaching the sea at the Portuguese port of Vianna do Castello. The upper valley of the Limia is the only large tract of level country. |
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