Duruelo de la Sierra is a municipality

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 of Spain

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, in the province of Soria, Autonomous Community

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 of Castile and León

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 (Spanish

Spanish language

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 Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla y León)

Population

Duruelo de la Sierra has an area

Area

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 of 44.55 km², with a population

Population

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 of 1,473 inhabitants and a density

Population density

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 of 31.56/km².

Geography

• Altitude: 1205 metres
• Latitude: 41º 57' 11,05" N
• Longitude: 5º 55' 58,41" W
• 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 y fauna

The flora of this particular region is emphasised by Scots Pine

Scots Pine

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 (Spanish: pino albar), accompanied by Erica vagans (Spanish: brezo), and Oak Tree

Oak Tree

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 (Spanish: roble).

The fauna for this particular region is emphasised by Red Deer

Red Deer

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 (Spanish: ciervo), European Roe Deer (Spanish: corzo), Wild Boar (Spanish: jabalí) and Eagle

Eagle

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 (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)

Twin towns — Sister cities

Duruelo de la Sierra is twinned

Town twinning

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 with:
Porto

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, Portugal

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Fiestas

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

Tradiciones

• 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)

External links

• Wikipedia Article
• Official Website