Vélez-Rubio, Province of Almería, Andalusia, Spain

History | Tourist Industry | Holy week
🇪🇸 Vélez-Rubio is a municipality in the province of Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.
History There have been people living the region for 30,000 years. The present location is from the 15th-16th centuries, when Moriscos and Christians came to live in the Fatín area, and expanded the town around the church and the town hall. The greatest development took place during the 18th and 19th centuries, when the straightest and largest streets, and most luxurious buildings were built.
Tourist Industry • Church of the Virgin of the Incarnation, the most important of the province of Almeria. • Ethnographic museum. • The convent of the Immaculate Conception.
Holy week • Venerable Hermandad de Ntro Padre Jesús Nazareno (Venerable brotherhood of our Father Jesus from Nazareth) known as "the slaves". It was founded on the 16th century. • Cofradía de la Santa Vera Cruz y Sangre de Cristo (brotherhood of the Jesus' Holy True Cross and Blood) known as "Christ of the Coffin". • Tradicional Hermandad de Ntra Sra de los Dolores (Traditional brotherhood of Our Lady of the Sorrows) known as "the coffees". It was founded on the 19th century. • Cofradía del Santísimo Cristo del Perdón y de los Afligidos (brotherhood of the Holy Christ of the Pardon and Afflicted), known as "the porcelains".

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Vélez-Rubio has a population of over 6,528 people. Vélez-Rubio also forms part of the wider Los Vélez metropolitan area which has a population of over 11,169 people.

Twin Towns - Sister Cities Vélez-Rubio has links with:

🇫🇷 Orange, France

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North of: 37.65

🇰🇷 Nowon 37.65

🇺🇸 South San Francisco 37.65

🇺🇸 Pleasanton 37.65

🇮🇹 Mazara del Vallo 37.65

🇹🇲 Merv 37.65

🇨🇳 Longkou 37.657

🇰🇷 Goyang 37.659

🇰🇷 Goyang-si 37.661

🇯🇵 Tsubame 37.667

🇰🇷 Dobong-gu 37.669

South of: 37.65

🇺🇸 Modesto 37.642

🇰🇷 Gangbuk 37.64

🇰🇷 Namyangju 37.636

🇺🇸 Danville 37.633

🇺🇸 Laurel 37.633

🇰🇷 Gimpo 37.631

🇯🇵 Sanjo 37.624

🇹🇲 Baýramaly 37.617

🇮🇹 Acireale 37.613

🇰🇷 Eunpyeong District 37.603

East of: -2.067

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Cheltenham -2.067

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bromsgrove -2.058

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Halesowen -2.051

🇫🇷 Dinan -2.048

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Rowley Regis -2.047

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Cannock -2.027

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Leek -2.027

🇪🇸 Estella -2.017

🇫🇷 Saint-Malo -2.008

🇫🇷 Saint Malo -2.007

West of: -2.067

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Pershore -2.08

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tameside -2.083

🇫🇷 Redon -2.085

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ashton-under-Lyne -2.088

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Dudley -2.089

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ashton Under Lyne -2.095

🇯🇪 St Helier -2.1

🇯🇪 Saint Helier -2.1

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Aberdeen -2.11

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Oldham -2.117

Antipodal to Vélez-Rubio is: 177.933,-37.65

Locations Near: Vélez-Rubio -2.06667,37.65

🇪🇸 Huércal-Overa -1.933,37.383 d: 31.9

🇪🇸 Lorca -1.691,37.681 d: 33.3

🇪🇸 Almería -2.464,36.842 d: 96.5

🇪🇸 Molina de Segura -1.2,38.05 d: 88.1

🇪🇸 Murcia -1.131,37.983 d: 90.2

🇪🇸 Roquetas de Mar -2.6,36.75 d: 110.7

🇪🇸 Cartagena -0.983,37.6 d: 95.6

🇪🇸 Torre Pacheco -0.954,37.744 d: 98.5

🇪🇸 Torre-Pacheco -0.95,37.733 d: 98.7

🇪🇸 El Ejido -2.817,36.767 d: 118.6

Antipodal to: Vélez-Rubio 177.933,-37.65

🇳🇿 Gisborne 178.016,-38.659 d: 19902.7

🇳🇿 Rotorua 176.25,-38.133 d: 19857.9

🇳🇿 Tauranga 176.154,-37.7 d: 19858.4

🇳🇿 Napier 176.9,-39.505 d: 19790.1

🇳🇿 Taupō 176.072,-38.687 d: 19815.7

🇳🇿 Hastings 176.843,-39.645 d: 19773.9

🇳🇿 Cambridge 175.467,-37.883 d: 19796.8

🇳🇿 Hamilton 175.28,-37.788 d: 19781.2

🇳🇿 Auckland 174.763,-36.853 d: 19720.8

🇳🇿 North Shore City 174.75,-36.8 d: 19717.8

Flood Risk: Climate Central 37.65 -2.06667

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