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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).

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Duruelo de la Sierra
Municipality
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Coordinates: 41°57′15″N 2°55′54″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)[1]
• Total	1,111
• Density	25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Durolenses
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	42158
Official language(s)	Spanish
Website	Official website

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

• 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)

See also

• Picos de Urbión

References

External links

• Official Website (in Spanish)

На других языках

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- [en] Duruelo de la Sierra

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[es] Duruelo de la Sierra

Duruelo de la Sierra es una localidad y también un municipio de la provincia de Soria, partido judicial de Soria, comunidad autónoma de Castilla y León, España. Pueblo de la comarca de Pinares.

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[ru] Дуруэло-де-ла-Сьерра

Дуруэло-де-ла-Сьерра (исп. Duruelo de la Sierra) — муниципалитет в Испании, входит в провинцию Сория в составе автономного сообщества Кастилия и Леон. Муниципалитет находится в составе района (комарки) Пинарес. Занимает площадь 44,84 км². Население 1322 человека (на 2010 год). Расстояние до административного центра провинции — 55 км.

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