Cervera de Buitrago is a municipality of the autonomous community of Madrid in central Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Sierra Norte.

Cervera de Buitrago
Flag of Cervera de Buitrago
Coat of arms of Cervera de Buitrago
Municipal location within the Community of Madrid.
Municipal location within the Community of Madrid.
Country Spain
Autonomous communityCommunity of Madrid
Area
 • Total
4.64 sq mi (12.02 km2)
Elevation
3,005 ft (916 m)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
149
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Houses in Cervera de Buitrago

Local curiosities

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The village has been occasionally mentioned in journalism and literature devoted to curiosities for a reported high frequency of polydactyly among its inhabitants, whereby six or seven fingers are found per hand or foot. Fantastical literature also mentions UFO activity in the area.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "El ovni que aterrizó en Cervera y por qué sus habitantes tenían siete dedos". abc (in Spanish). 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  3. ^ Zohar StarGate Ancient Discoveries, The Strangest Ancient Anomaly That Has Never Been Fully Explained By ANY Historian, retrieved 2019-02-04[dead YouTube link]

40°55′N 3°32′W / 40.917°N 3.533°W / 40.917; -3.533