Duruelo de la Sierra

Duruelo de la Sierra
Duruelo de la Sierra
Municipality
	Flag Coat of arms
	Duruelo de la Sierra Location in Spain Duruelo de la Sierra Duruelo de la Sierra (Spain)
	Coordinates: 41°57′15″N 2°55′54″W / 41.95417°N 2.93167°W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile and León
Province	Soria
Comarca	Pinares
Judicial district	Soria
Government
• Alcalde	Román Martín Simón. (2007) (PP)
Area
• Total	44.84 km2 (17.31 sq mi)
Elevation	1,205 m (3,953 ft)
Highest elevation	2,228.76 m (7,312.20 ft)
Population (2018)
• Total	1,111
• Density	25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Demonym	Durolenses
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	42158
Official language(s)	Spanish
Website	Official website

Duruelo de la Sierra is a municipality of Spain, in the province of Soria, Autonomous Community of Castile and León (Spanish Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla y León).

Population

Duruelo de la Sierra has an area of 44.55 km², with a population of 1,473 inhabitants and a density of 31.56/km².

Geography

Altitude: 1205 metres
Distance to Soria: 55 kilometres

Monuments and Statues

Santa Marina Hermitage.
San Miguel Arcángel Church (12th Century), extended 16th Century.
Medieval Graveyard, behind San Miguel's Church. Much touristic interest, dating from the 9th to the 10th Century. (Spanish Necròpolis Medieval)

Flora and fauna

The flora of this particular region is emphasized by Scots Pine (Spanish: pino albar), accompanied by Erica vagans (Spanish: brezo), and Oak Tree (Spanish: roble).

The fauna for this particular region is emphasized by Red Deer (Spanish: ciervo), European Roe Deer (Spanish: corzo), Wild Boar (Spanish: jabalí) and Eagle (Spanish: águila).

Economy

Duruelo de la Sierra and Covaleda between the pine forest, as seen from the Mirador de Castroviejo.

Forest advantages, distribution between neighbours results in a gain of sales of the pines.
Furniture and Wood Industry, the great industrial estate is currently expanding.
There exists several sawmills where the pines become planks, and are sold to Spain and other countries.

Locations

Pico de Urbión (lit. Tip of Urbión): observed from the valley, much touristic interest.
Castroviejo: location contains unusual rock formations.
Cueva Serena (lit. Calm Cave)
La Chorla
Ambas Cuerdas (lit. Both Cords)
Fuente del berro (lit. Source of the Watercress)
Peñas blancas (lit. White Rocks)
Laguna de Urbión (lit. Lagoon of Urbión)
Nacimiento del Duero (lit. Birth of Duero)

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Duruelo de la Sierra is twinned with:

Porto, Portugal, since 1989^[2]

Festivals and traditions

Festivals

Martes de Carnaval: A Tuesday of February or March.
Santa Marina: 17 and 18 of July.
El Cristo: 13 to 17 of September.

Traditions

La Ronda: the celebration of Martes de Carnaval and Santa Marina.
Vaca Flaca: the celebration of Martes de Carnaval.
La Rueda (lit. The Wheel)
Colgar al Judas (lit. Hanging of Judas)

References

^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ "International Relations of the City of Porto" (PDF). © 2006-2009 Municipal Directorateofthe PresidencyServices InternationalRelationsOffice. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-13. Retrieved 2009-07-10.

External links

Official Website (in Spanish)

[1] Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

[Porto_International-2] "International Relations of the City of Porto" (PDF). © 2006-2009 Municipal Directorateofthe PresidencyServices InternationalRelationsOffice. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-13. Retrieved 2009-07-10.

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