Pontevedra historic centre
Centro histórico de Pontevedra | |
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Neighbourhood of Pontevedra | |
 Pontevedra Museum in the old town | |
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| Coordinates: 42°25′59.5″N 8°38′42.5″W / 42.433194°N 8.645139°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| City | Pontevedra |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,100[1] |
| Postal code | 36002 |
The historic centre of Pontevedra (Spain) is the oldest part of the city. It is the second most important old town in Galicia after Santiago de Compostela,[2][3] and was declared a historic-artistic complex on 23 February 1951.[4]
The historic centre has a wealth of architecture and preserves many remains from the medieval, modern and contemporary periods.
- ^ "El casco histórico recupera la cifra de vecinos de hace una década y supera los 2.100 "entremuros"". Faro (in Spanish). 28 August 2022. · "El casco histórico encadena tres años consecutivos manteniendo su número de vecinos, cerca de 2.000". Faro (in Spanish). 26 May 2019.
- ^ "Pontevedra". Xunta de Galicia. 13 September 2019.
- ^ Pombo, Antón, 2012, Un corto viaje a Galicia, Madrid, Anaya Touring, p. 61
- ^ Saavedra, Segundo, 2011, Un corto viaje a Rías Bajas, Madrid, Anaya Touring, p. 37