Ourense

Ourense
Ponte Vella over the Miño river
Plaza Mayor
Flag of Ourense
Coat of arms of Ourense
Nickname(s): 
A Cidade das Burgas
(The City of As Burgas)
Map
Location of Ourense
Coordinates: 42°20′11″N 7°51′48″W / 42.33639°N 7.86333°W / 42.33639; -7.86333
CountrySpain
Autonomous CommunityGalicia
ProvinceOurense
ComarcaOurense
Government
 • TypeMayor-council government
 • BodyConcello de Ourense
 • MayorGonzalo Pérez Jácome (DO)
Area
 • Total84.5 km2 (32.6 sq mi)
Elevation
132 m (433 ft)
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total105,233
Demonym(s)ourensán/ourensao (m), ourensá (f)
ourensano (m), ourensana (f)
Time zoneCET (GMT +1)
 • Summer (DST)CEST (GMT +2)
Postcode
32001 - 32005
Area code+34 988
ISO 3166-2ES-OU
Websitewww.ourense.es

Ourense (Galician: [owˈɾɛnsɪ]; Spanish: Orense [oˈɾense] ) is a city and the capital of the province of Ourense, located in the autonomous community of Galicia, northwestern Spain. It is on the Camino Sanabrés path of the Way of St James (Camino de Santiago), and is crossed by the Miño, Barbaña, Loña and Barbañica rivers. It is also known as A cidade das Burgas[3] (in Galician) due to its hot springs, being one of the European cities with the greatest thermal heritage.[4]

  1. ^ "IGE. Táboas". Ige.eu (in Galician). Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  2. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  3. ^ "As Burgas: Termas con historia". Turismo de Ourense (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Ourense, la segunda ciudad termal de Europa". viajar.elperiodico.com (in Spanish). 12 January 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2020.