San_Juan_de_Gredos

San Juan de Gredos

San Juan de Gredos

Municipality in Castile and León, Spain

San Juan de Gredos is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain.[2] According to the 2011 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 338 inhabitants.[3]

Isolate forest of scotch pine in the northern slopes of Sierra de Gredos

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The municipality is formed of three independent hamlets: Navacepeda de Tormes, San Bartolomé de Tormes and La Herguijuela.[2]

In the locality of Navacepeda de Tormes an ancient brown bear claw is found embedded at the church porch.[4] [5]

References

  1. [1]
    Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. [2]
    "Municipio de San Juan de Gredos" (in Spanish). Ayuntamiento de San Juan de Gredos. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  3. [3]
    2011 Census report for San Juan de Gredos (Report) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  4. [4]
    Piñeiro Maceiras, José (2010). "La distribución del oso por la Europa meridional a comienzos del siglo XIX" (PDF). Argutorio: revista de la Asociación Cultural "Monte Irago" (in Spanish). 14 (25): 58–65. ISSN 1575-801X.
  5. [5]
    Data offered by Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (AEMET) obtained from Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN) (Report) (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 December 2012.

40°26′00″N 5°12′00″W


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