San Juan de Gredos
Mill in San Juan de Gredos
Mill in San Juan de Gredos
Flag of San Juan de Gredos
Official seal of San Juan de Gredos
San Juan de Gredos is located in Castile and León
San Juan de Gredos
San Juan de Gredos
Location in Spain.
San Juan de Gredos is located in Spain
San Juan de Gredos
San Juan de Gredos
San Juan de Gredos (Spain)
Coordinates: 40°21′22″N 5°14′32″W / 40.35611°N 5.24222°W / 40.35611; -5.24222
Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile and León
Province Ávila
MunicipalitySan Juan de Gredos
Area
  Total95.91 km2 (37.03 sq mi)
Elevation
1,348 m (4,423 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total251
  Density4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

San Juan de Gredos is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain.[2] According to the 2011 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 338 inhabitants.[3]

Isolate forest of scotch pine in the northern slopes of Sierra de Gredos

The municipality is formed of three independent hamlets: Navacepeda de Tormes, San Bartolomé de Tormes and La Herguijuela.[2]

In the locality of Navacepeda de Tormes an ancient brown bear claw is found embedded at the church porch.[4] [5]

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. 1 2 "Municipio de San Juan de Gredos" (in Spanish). Ayuntamiento de San Juan de Gredos. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  3. 2011 Census report for San Juan de Gredos (Report) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  4. Piñeiro Maceiras, José (2010). "La distribución del oso por la Europa meridional a comienzos del siglo XIX" (PDF). Argutorio: revista de la Asociación Cultural "Monte Irago" (in Spanish). 14 (25): 58–65. ISSN 1575-801X.
  5. Data offered by Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (AEMET) obtained from Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN) (Report) (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 December 2012.

40°26′00″N 5°12′00″W / 40.4333333433°N 5.20000001°W / 40.4333333433; -5.20000001


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