San Juan de Gredos

Municipality in Castile and León, Spain

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40°21′22″N 5°14′32″W / 40.35611°N 5.24222°W / 40.35611; -5.24222Country

SpainAutonomous community

Castile and LeónProvince

Ávila MunicipalitySan Juan de GredosArea

• 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

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]

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

^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ ^a ^b "Municipio de San Juan de Gredos" (in Spanish). Ayuntamiento de San Juan de Gredos. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
^ 2011 Census report for San Juan de Gredos (Report) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Retrieved 31 December 2012.
^ 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.
^ Data offered by Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (AEMET) obtained from Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN) (Report) (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 December 2012.