Orense, capital of a Galician province of Spain, near the frontier of Portugal, on the left bank of the Minho, and 60 miles from its mouth. It has hot sulphurous springs, and manufactures woollens, linens, and chocolate. Pop. 13,291.
Orense
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 7: Maltebrun to Pearson, p. 637
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