Duruelo de la Sierra | |
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Coordinates: 41°57′15″N 2°55′54″W / 41.95417°N 2.93167°W | |
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Autonomous community | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Comarca | Pinares |
Judicial district | Soria |
Government | |
• Alcalde | Román Martín Simón. (2007) (PP) |
Area | |
• Total | 44.84 km2 (17.31 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,205 m (3,953 ft) |
Highest elevation | 2,228.76 m (7,312.20 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 1,111 |
• Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
Demonym | Durolenses |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 42158 |
Official language(s) | Spanish |
Website | Official website |
Duruelo de la Sierra is a municipality of Spain, in the province of Soria, Autonomous Community of Castile and León (Spanish Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla y León).
Population
[edit]Duruelo de la Sierra has an area of 44.55 km², with a population of 1,473 inhabitants and a density of 31.56/km².
Geography
[edit]- Altitude: 1205 metres
- Distance to Soria: 55 kilometres
Monuments and Statues
[edit]- Santa Marina Hermitage.
- San Miguel Arcángel Church (12th Century), extended 16th Century.
- Medieval Graveyard, behind San Miguel's Church. Much touristic interest, dating from the 9th to the 10th Century. (Spanish Necròpolis Medieval)
Flora and fauna
[edit]The flora of this particular region is emphasized by Scots Pine (Spanish: pino albar), accompanied by Erica vagans (Spanish: brezo), and Oak Tree (Spanish: roble).
The fauna for this particular region is emphasized by Red Deer (Spanish: ciervo), European Roe Deer (Spanish: corzo), Wild Boar (Spanish: jabalí) and Eagle (Spanish: águila).
Economy
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- Forest advantages, distribution between neighbours results in a gain of sales of the pines.
- Furniture and Wood Industry, the great industrial estate is currently expanding.
- There exists several sawmills where the pines become planks, and are sold to Spain and other countries.
Locations
[edit]- Pico de Urbión (lit. Tip of Urbión): observed from the valley, much touristic interest.
- Castroviejo: location contains unusual rock formations.
- Cueva Serena (lit. Calm Cave)
- La Chorla
- Ambas Cuerdas (lit. Both Cords)
- Fuente del berro (lit. Source of the Watercress)
- Peñas blancas (lit. White Rocks)
- Laguna de Urbión (lit. Lagoon of Urbión)
- Nacimiento del Duero (lit. Birth of Duero)
International relations
[edit]Twin towns — Sister cities
[edit]Duruelo de la Sierra is twinned with:
Festivals and traditions
[edit]Festivals
[edit]- Martes de Carnaval: A Tuesday of February or March.
- Santa Marina: 17 and 18 of July.
- El Cristo: 13 to 17 of September.
Traditions
[edit]- La Ronda: the celebration of Martes de Carnaval and Santa Marina.
- Vaca Flaca: the celebration of Martes de Carnaval.
- La Rueda (lit. The Wheel)
- Colgar al Judas (lit. Hanging of Judas)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "International Relations of the City of Porto" (PDF). © 2006-2009 Municipal Directorateofthe PresidencyServices InternationalRelationsOffice. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-13. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
External links
[edit]- Official Website (in Spanish)