Duruelo de la Sierra
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Location | |||||
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Coordinates : Time zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer : CEST (GMT +2) |
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General information | |||||
Native name | Duruelo de la Sierra (Catalan) | ||||
Spanish name | Duruelo de la Sierra | ||||
Administration | |||||
Country | Spain | ||||
Autonomous Community | Castilla and León | ||||
Province | Soria | ||||
Comarca | Comarca de Pinares | ||||
Mayor | Roman Martin Simón (PP) | ||||
Geography | |||||
Land Area | 44.84 km² | ||||
Altitude | 1205 m AMSL | ||||
Population | |||||
Population | 1473 (2006) | ||||
Density | 32.85 hab./km² (2006) |
Duruelo de la Sierra is a municipality of Spain, in the province of Soria, Autonomous Community of Castilla and León (Spanish Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla y León)
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[edit] Population
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.
[edit] Geography
- Altitude: 1205 metres
- Latitude: 41º 57' 11,05" N
- Longitude: 5º 55' 58,41" W
- Distance to Soria: 55 kilometres
[edit] Monuments and Statues
- Hermitage of Saint Marina. (Spanish Ermita de Santa Marina)
- Saint Michael's (Archangel) Church (12th Century), extended 16th Century. (Spanish Iglesia de San Miguel Arcángel)
- Medieval Graveyard, behind St Michael's Church. Much touristic interest, dating from the 9th to the 10th Century. (Spanish Necròpolis Medieval)
[edit] Flora y fauna
The flora of this particular region is emphasised by Scots Pine (Spanish pino albar), accompanied by Erica vagans (Spanish brezo), and Oak Tree (Spanish roble).
The fauna for this particular region is emphasised by Red Deer (Spanish ciervo), European Roe Deer (Spanish corzo), Wild Boar (Spanish jabalí) and Eagle (Spanish águila).
[edit] Economy
- 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.
[edit] Locations
- 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)
[edit] Fiestas y Traditions
[edit] Fiestas
- Martes de Carnaval: A Tuesday of February or March.
- Santa Marina: 17 and 18 of July.
- El Cristo: 13 to 17 of September.
[edit] Tradiciones
- 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)
[edit] External links
- Wikipedia Article (Spanish)
- Official Website (Spanish)