Macotera
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Village of Macotera | |
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Region | Castilla y León |
Province | Salamanca |
Autonomous community | Castilla y León |
Postal code | 37310 |
Coordinates - Latitude: - Longitude |
40°58' N 5º18' W |
Altitude | 892 m |
Surface | 32'93 km² |
Distances | 10 km to Peñaranda de Bracamonte 50 km to Salamanca 179 km to Valladolid 177 km to Madrid |
Population - Total (2003) - Density |
1,589 inhab. (census of 2003) 48 hab./km² |
Demonym | Macoterano |
Rivers | River Margañán |
Mayor | Isabel Jiménez García (Partido Popular) |
Macotera is a village and municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. It is located 50 kilometres from the capital city of Salamanca.
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[edit] Local Festivities
Are in honour of the San Roque (16th August) and the Virgen de la Encina (8th September).
[edit] Other festivities, monuments and other photographs
1st. A old Window
2nd. Monument in honor to Sagrado Corazón de Jesús (El Cerro)
3rd. A small vat in a warehouse
4th. Holy week
5th. The Church (Nuestra Señora del Castillo 15th-16th Century)
6th. Santo Cristo de las Batallas (17th-18th Century)
[edit] See also
List of municipalities in Salamanca
[edit] External links
- Ayuntamiento de Macotera
- Ruidoso pleito entre Macotera y Santiago de la Puebla en el siglo XVI (exhumación del documento antiguo)
- Diputación de Salamanca: Índice de municipios
- Diputación de Salamanca: Macotera
- Diputación de Salamanca: Datos de Macotera
- Macotera en el Open Directory Project
- Macotera en Google Maps
- Peña Bulbónidos, con actualidad y noticias sobre Macotera
- Página con información de Macotera: Música tradicional, fiestas, tradiciones...