O Incio

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O Incio
Flag of O Incio
Official seal of O Incio
O Incio is located in Spain
O Incio
O Incio
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 42°38′55″N 7°13′48″W / 42.64861°N 7.23000°W / 42.64861; -7.23000
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityGalicia
ProvinceLugo
ComarcaSarria
Government
 • MayorÁngel Camino Copa
Area
 • Total146.09 km2 (56.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total1,609
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
WebsiteOfficial website

O Incio is a municipality in the province of Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia, northwestern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Sarria.

The main attraction is the small church of Hospital, surrounded by oak and chestnut forest in a western orientated narrow valley. It is a very well preserved Romanesque church from the 12th century, in of grey marble. Part of the decoration is taken from the ruins of the nearby Roman town of Lucus Augusti (modern day Lugo).[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.