Ponte Colgante Leiro Benchmark - Leiro, Ourense, España
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Ariberna
N 42° 22.263 W 008° 07.426
29T E 572144 N 4691346
Benchmark in the wall of the Casa do Concello (City hall) in the town of Leiro, Ourense that has Permanent Geographic Coordinates .
Waymark Code: WM12ZYM
Location: Galicia, Spain
Date Posted: 08/17/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member razalas
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The council of Leiro, in the province of Ourense. Is here where was restaured the village and made the bridge over Arnoia. Is an official plaque with coordinates from the National Geographic Institute that indicates the coordinates and the Elevation measured with respect to the Mediterranean in Alicante, 88 m

Leiro is a Spanish municipality belonging to the province of Orense and the Ribeiro region , in the autonomous community of Galicia . It is located on the banks of the Avia river .
The Ribeiro region is located between the Sierra del Faro and Suido , where the valleys of Miño , Avia , Arnoia and Barbantiño meet. It is defined between a series of valleys and surfaces that contrast with the surrounding highlands of around 312 km², of which it dedicates 3,000 hectares to the vineyard.

Surrounded by mountainous reliefs and sheltered from the oceanic influence, the cultivation of the vine is the dominant feature of the landscape, occupying almost all of the slopes and slings in the fields of Ribadavia , Castrelo de Miño , Cenlle, Beade, Leiro and Carballeda, as well as the better oriented and sunny slopes of the neighboring municipalities.

Earth watered by a dense fluvial network, with a dry and warm microclimate , but with humidity during the winter period.

Parroquias as part of the municipality:

Berán (San Breixo)
Gomariz (Santa María)
Lamas (Santa Maria)
Lebosende (San Miguel)
Leiro (San Pedro)
Orega (San Xoán)
Saint Clodius (Saint Mary)
Serantes (Santo Tomé)
Vieite (Santo Adrao)

The Leiro town hall building has a clock on its facade, the flags of Galicia, Spain and Europe. It is in a small, quite hidden square, next to the health center The heraldic shield is well visible in this building of no more than forty years.

Font: (visit link)
Red/Network: Instituto Geográfico Nacional

ID: Leiro

Tipo de señal/Type of Benchmark: Horizontal Plaque/Placa Horizontal

Estado de conservación/Condition: Good/Bueno

Datum Oficial/Official Datum: ETRS89

Altitud/Altitude: 88.00

Dificultad del terreno/Terrain rating:

Fecha/Date: Not listed

Coordenadas Oficiales/Official Coordinates: Not Listed

Accesos/Access: Not listed

Visit Instructions:

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The only way to prove that you have been there is posting a picture of you or your GPSr with the mark, on the contrary your waymark will not be approved.

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