Vélez-Rubio

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official_name = Vélez-Rubio, Spain
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subdivision_type = Municipality
subdivision_name = Almería
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = José Luis Cruz Amario (PSOE)
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area_total_km2 = 282
area_total_sq_mi = 108.9
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population_as_of = 2005
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population_total = 7037
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population_density_km2 = 25.0
population_density_sq_mi = 64.6
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd=37 |latm=39 |lats= |latNS=N
longd=2 |longm=04 |longs= |longEW=W
elevation_m = 847
elevation_ft = 2795
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footnotes = Vélez-Rubio is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.

Demographics

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1999|2000|2001|2002|2003|2004|2005
6,502|6,519|6,472|6,592|6,736|6,905|7,037Source: [http://www.ine.es INE (Spain)]

History

There are people living there from 30,000 years ago, but the present location is from the XV-XVI centuries, when some Moriscos and some Christians came to live in the present Fatín area, and then they expanded around the church and the town hall. But the greatest development was during the XVIII and XIX centuries, when were built the straightest and largest streets, with the most luxurious buildings.

Interesting places

*Church of the Virgin of the Incarnation.
*Ethnografic museum.
*The convent of the Immaculate Conception.

Holy week brotherhood

*Venerable Hermandad de Ntro Padre Jesús Nazareno (Venerable brotherhood of our Father Jesus from Nazareth) known as "the slaves". It was founded on the XVI century.
*Cofradía de la Santa Vera Cruz y Sangre de Cristo (brotherhood of the Jesus' Holy True Cross and Blood) known as "Christ of the Coffin".
*Tradicional Hermandad de Ntra Sra de los Dolores (Traditional brotherhood of Our Lady of the Sorrows) known as "the coffes". It was founded on the XIX century.
*Cofradía del Santísimo Cristo del Perdón y de los Afligidos (brotherhood of the Holy Christ of the Pardon and Afflicted), known as "the porcelains".

External links

* [http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/institutodeestadistica/sima/htm/sm04099.htm Vélez-Rubio] - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía
* [http://i1.dipalme.org/Servicios/Municipios/pueblos.nsf/velezrubio.html Vélez-Rubio] - Diputación Provincial de Almería
* [http://www.todovelez.es/index.html Portal of businesses and Information in Vélez-Rubio] - TODOVELEZ.ES