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Navaleno means "Meadow of Hay". It’s a municipality located to the northwest of the province of Soria, Autonomous Community of Castile and Leon ,  Spain.

Navaleno
Town Hall
Coat of Arms
Location
Coordinates : 41°49′59″N, 3°00′00″W Time zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer : CEST (GMT +2)
General information
Native name	Navaleno (Spanish)
Spanish name	Navaleno
Postal code	42149
Area code	+34 (Spain) + 975 XX XX XX (Soria)
Administration
Country	Spain
Autonomous Community	Castile and Leon
Province	Soria
Comarca	Comarca de Pinares
Mayor	Domingo Heras López (PP)
Geography
Land Area	25,03 km²
Altitude	1105 m AMSL
Population
Population	983 (2006)
Density	38,51 hab./km² (2006)

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Economy 4 Curiosities 5 Celebrations 6 External links

[edit] Geography

• Altitude: 1,105 meters. Latitude: 41º 49 ' 59 " N. Length: 003º 00 ' 00 ".
• Located in the zone of Low Pine Groves (Pinares Bajos) between the mountain ranges of Urbión and Resomo by the north, the mountain ranges of Nafria to the south and Cabrejas to the east.
• It belongs to the jurisdiction district of Burgo de Osma, and is crossed by the road N-234 (Burgos-Soria), main communication way of the zone.
• Population: 974 inhabitants according to the National Institute of Statistic (2005).

It considerably increases the population in summer for being site of leisure, ideal for senders.

[edit] History

It's belongs to the "Hermandad de la Cabaña Real de Carreteros, Burgos-Soria", (Brotherhood of the Royal Route of Cartwrigths Burgos--Soria) , created in XV century during the reign of Catholic Monarchs.

The Parish Church is dedicated to "San Esteban Protomártir".

[edit] Economy

The economy comes mainly from the forest industry for the creation of furniture, plank, board etc. Formerly great part of the population was dedicated to the transport of carts, like the neighbour villages. Navaleno and the zone are well known by the abundance and mycological quality that is in its pine groves.

[edit] Curiosities

As peculiar data, rolled a scene of the film Doctor Zhivago of David Lean, in the railway station, and had to improvise artificial snow that year because it didn't snow when they wanted to roll the scenes.

[edit] Celebrations

• The Celebrations of the Jesus Child -(Second Sunday of the year) with a theatre contest.
• The "pingada" May 1st -(pine of a big size, you have to climb like one greasy pole).
• The celebrations of San Roque -(from August 14th to 18th).
• San Esteban (December 26th ).

[edit] External links

• City Council of Navaleno Spanish & English.
• Navaleno "Un Nido en el Pinar"(por Jesús Rodrigo del Caz)
• Asociación micológica de Navaleno (por Jesús Rodrigo del Caz)
• Asociación cultural "LA BOMBONERA"(por Jesús Rodrigo del Caz)
• Navaleno