Cubillos del Sil

Cubillos del Sil is a town and municipality in the province of León, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon, Spain. It is located near to Ponferrada, the capital of the comarca (council) El Bierzo. Cubillos del Sil has about 1.563 inhabitants.

Its economy was traditionally based on agriculture, wine and coal mining. Nowadays, most of the inhabitants work on the surrounding area on activities such as electricity generation manufacturing in ENDESA(Compostilla II).

Cubillos del Sil also a large reservoir in its vicinity, the Barcena reservoir, to which many tourists visit during the summer.

Spanish and Leonese language are spoken in the area.

External links

• Council of Cubillos del Sil (Spanish)
• Cubillos del Sil at Google Maps
• Endesa

42°37′N 6°34′W