Gradefes

Gradefes, Spain
Gradefes, Spain
Coordinates: 42°37′29″N 5°13′38″W / 42.62472°N 5.22722°W
Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile and León
Province León
Municipality Gradefes
Government
  Mayor Ana Isabel Ferreras Díez (PSOE)
Area
  Total 205.86 km2 (79.48 sq mi)
Elevation 852 m (2,795 ft)
Population (2010)
  Total 1,076
  Density 5.2/km2 (14/sq mi)
Demonym gradefense;
gradefeño, gradefeña
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal Code 24160
Telephone prefix 987
Website Ayto. de Gradefes

Gradefes (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡɾaˈðefes]) is a municipality located in the province of León, Castile and León, Spain. As of 2010, the municipality has a population of 1,076 inhabitants.

Sights include the female Cistercian monastery of Santa María la Real, founded in 1177, the church of San Miguel de Escalada, the parish church of the Assumption (12th century, in the hamlet of Villarmún), and the ruined monastery of San Pedro de Eslonza.