Fontiveros
Fontiveros | |
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Municipality and Town | |
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Coordinates: 40°56′0″N 4°59′25″W / 40.93333°N 4.99028°WCoordinates: 40°56′0″N 4°59′25″W / 40.93333°N 4.99028°W | |
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Comarca | La Moraña |
Municipality | Fontiveros |
Government | |
• Alcalde (Mayor) | Luciano Arroyo Martín (PSOE) |
Area | |
• Total | 36.42 km2 (14.06 sq mi) |
Elevation | 888 m (2,913 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 751 |
• Density | 21/km2 (53/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | Official website ![]() |
Fontiveros is a municipality in Spain in the Ávila province, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It comprises an area of approximately 2 square kilometers and according to the 2011 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 173 inhabitants.
It is famous for being the birthplace of Saint John of the Cross.
Iglesia de San Cipriano
Monumento a San Juan de la Cruz
References[]
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- (in Spanish) Community website
Categories:
- Municipalities in the Province of Ávila
- Province of Ávila geography stubs