Website www.concellodebueu.org Population 12,352 (2014) Province Pontevedra | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 30.81 km² Local time Monday 6:28 AM | |
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Parroquias Beluso (Santa María), Bueu (San Martín Fuera), Bueu (San Martín), Cela (Santa María), Ermelo (Santiago), Isla de Ons (San Joaquín) Weather 13°C, Wind W at 10 km/h, 100% Humidity Points of interest Atlantic Islands of Galicia N, Ons Island, Museo Massó | ||
Bueu is a municipality in Galicia, Spain, in the province of Pontevedra. Bueu belongs to the Comarca of O Morrazo together with Cangas do Morrazo, Moaña and Marín. It is located on the northern edge of the Morrazo peninsula.
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Map of Bueu, Pontevedra, Spain
Isla de Ons and its small archipelago, part of the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park, belongs administratively to Bueu.
History
There is evidence of archaeological finds dating back from the Paleolithic period. The forts on the island of Ons, Castrillon (Meiro), Bon (Beluso) and A Cividade are all of the Bronze Age. Subsequently are the Roman settlements of Pescadoira (recently excavated) and Meiro, with the altar stones dedicated to the Lares road.
Only by the age of the temples in Bueu we can approach the time when it became a parish. It is known that Bueu had a temple before the fourteenth century. In Beluso there is data concerning a cession in 1008. The Church of Cela is from the twelfth century. The old Hermelo priory had a temple in the twelfth century.
Etymology
As for the etymology of Bueu there are various opinions, but believed to be the closest is "marshy terrain".