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San Juan de Gredos

Coordinates: 40°26′00″N 5°12′00″W / 40.4333333433°N 5.20000001°W / 40.4333333433; -5.20000001
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San Juan de Gredos, Spain
Mill in San Juan de Gredos (Ávila), Spain.
Mill in San Juan de Gredos (Ávila), Spain.
Flag of San Juan de Gredos, Spain
Official seal of San Juan de Gredos, Spain
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCastile and León
ProvinceÁvila
MunicipalitySan Juan de Gredos
Area
 • Total95.91 km2 (37.03 sq mi)
Elevation
1,348 m (4,423 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total338
 • Density4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

San Juan de Gredos is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain.[1] According to the 2011 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 338 inhabitants.[2]

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.[1]

In the locality of Navacepeda de Tormes an ancient brown bear claw is found embedded at the church porch.[3] [4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Municipio de San Juan de Gredos" (in Spanish). Ayuntamiento de San Juan de Gredos. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  2. ^ 2011 Census report for San Juan de Gredos (Report) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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