O Grove

Concello de O Grove
Situation of O Grove within Galicia
Parroquias	San Martín, San Vicente
Government
• Alcalde (Mayor)
Population (2005)
• Total	(INE)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CET (UTC+2)

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O Grove (Galician) , Ogrobe (Galician alternative) is a municipality belonging to the province of Pontevedra, in Galicia, Spain.

A peninsula that faces the Atlantic Ocean and the shores of O Salnés valley, enclosed by the southern Galician estuaries, the so-called "Rías Baixas".

Etymology

The name Ogrobe is well documented and the following passage in Latin was written about the name of Ograbe: "et ecclesiam Sancti Uincentii in insula Ocobre dextris cum suis." (899, St. Vincent of The Grove). Its original form is Ogrobe, having suffered in more recent times as a result of a completely Spanish etymological process. As natural etymological evolution occurred, the segmentation of the initial vowel "O" was confused with the masculine singular article in Galician and is translated as "El" in Spanish^{[citation needed]}.

Geography

It is a small peninsula joined to the mainland by an isthmus known as O Bao, leading to the Lanzana beach to the west and the wide intertidal marsh complex Umia-O Grove to the east, which connects with the city of Sanxenxo. Likewise, in O Grove is the small island of La Toja which is accessed by a bridge from the early twentieth century.

Tourism

Island of La Toja

O Grove is a city of excellence tourism, with many hotels and campsites.

In the parish of San Vicente of O Grove, one finds the beaches in this municipality. This is where the tourist zone of San Vicente del Mar and Pedras Negras is found, which, along with the marina and promenade, make this spot a favorite place for bathers.

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Coordinates: 42°29′38″N 8°51′54″W / 42.494°N 8.865°W / 42.494; -8.865

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