Ourol
Lugo · Galicia
Ourol is a municipality in the province of Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of A Mariña Occidental. According to INE, the population in 2009 was 1,157 inhabitants.
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Origins
Desde un punto de vista etimológico, Orol (Ourol) se refiere a una (villa) Aureoli, de un poseedor medieval llamado Aureolus, nombre documentado en Galicia en los siglos X y XI.[cita requerida]
History
Paleolithic period:
Due to the wealth of remains of later periods such as the Megalithic period or constructed forts, the Paleolithic era has been studied little. However, in 1922, Obermaier, who visited Galicia to collect data for his lectures on prehistory, predicted there was no doubt that the Paleolithic man lived in Galicia during the glacial and interglacial periods. In 1925, the first discoveries of stone industries began. There are many findings in the area of La Guardia and Baiona or Lower Minho. Between the 1960s and 1980s excavations were carried out in the provinces of Lugo, Ourense and Pontevedra leading to discoveries of extended Paleolithic and Mesolithic deposits throughout the region. In Ourol the Mesolithic site of Xestido in Miñotos was highlighted as well. Deposits of microlithic industry laminar and microlith geometry were also discovered.
Megalithic culture:
The megalithic culture is characterized by the construction of memorials. In Ourol, the following mounds are recorded:
A Veiga in San Pantaleon de Cabanas: hemispherical mound, overgrown, has a large cone of spoliation. There are remnants of a vault or other structures such as perimeter ring. Its dimensions are approximately 12 meters in diameter and 1.30 meters high.
Penido Vello/Huchas de Penido Vello: mound dimensions of about 16 meters, has a maximum height of 130 cm. Presents a megalithic chamber that converses the cover.
Mound 1 de Pena do Toxo
Mound 2 de Pena do Toxo
Mounds de Monte Cristo dos Callós: necropolis formed by seven mounds.
Monuments
•Castro de Santa Apolonia
•Monumento ao Emigrante
•Cruceiro de Macedo
•Casa dos Hermida
•Casa do Mesón
•Casa García
•Casa do Señorón
•Casa de Carballido
•Casa de Don Ramón
•Casa de Rego
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Festivals
September 2026
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Rest of the year
- May: Festas da Ascensión (10)
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Famous people
•Euloxio Rubert Méndez, político español
•Alejandro Temblás Paz, político español
•José Antonio Gómez Fernández, político español
•Felicitas Casabella Fernández
•María Josefa Casabella Fernández
•José Vázquez Gómez
•Ramón Vivero Geada
Town hall
Alcaldía: José Luís Pajón Camba
Web oficial: http://concellodeourol.es/
Town hall of Ourol
Alcaldía: José Luís Pajón Camba Web oficial: http://concellodeourol.es/
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How to get there
- 🚗 77 km from Lugo (about 54 min by car)
- 🚗 81 km from Coruña, A (about 57 min by car)
- 🚗 183 km from Oviedo (about 129 min by car)
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- ✈️ 83 km from A Coruña airport (about 59 min by car)
- ✈️ 121 km from Santiago de Compostela airport (about 85 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 0.3 km away
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🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Abanca · 0 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Combus · 7.8 km away
- Repsol · 8.8 km away
Buses
3 paradas de autobús en el municipio:
•Mosende
Pharmacy and health
•Centro de Saúde de Ourol
•Farmacia José V. Sánchez Serrano — Estrada Xeral
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