Rairiz de Veiga
Rairiz de Veiga is a municipality in Ourense in the Galicia region of north-west Spain. It is located in the centre of the province towards the south-west.
Rairiz de Veiga | |
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Municipality | |
Seal | |
Location in Galicia | |
Rairiz de Veiga Location in Spain | |
Coordinates: 42°05′N 7°50′W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Galicia |
Province | Ourense |
Comarca | A Limia |
Government | |
• Mayor | Josefa Asunción Morgade Rúa (People's Party) |
Area | |
• Total | 72.1 km2 (27.8 sq mi) |
Elevation | 622 m (2,041 ft) |
Population (2018)[2] | |
• Total | 1,282 |
• Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | www.rairizdeveiga.es/ |
A same-sex marriage between two men, Pedro Dias and Muño Vandilas, occurred on 16 April 1061 in Rairiz de Veiga. They were married by a priest at a small chapel. The historic documents about the church wedding were found at Monastery of San Salvador de Celanova.[3]
References
- "IGE. Táboas". www.ige.eu (in Galician). Retrieved 2017-10-11.
- Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- M.J.A. "El primer matrimonio homosexual de Galicia se ofició en 1061 en Rairiz de Veiga". Retrieved 27 February 2011.
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