Duruelo de la Sierra explained

Duruelo de la Sierra
Settlement Type:	Municipality
Pushpin Map:	Spain Castile and León#Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Spain
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Spain
Subdivision Type1:	Autonomous community
Subdivision Type2:	Province
Subdivision Type3:	Comarca
Subdivision Name3:	Pinares
Subdivision Type4:	Judicial district
Subdivision Name4:	Soria
Coordinates:	41.9542°N -2.9317°W
Elevation M:	1205
Elevation Max M:	2228.76
Area Total Km2:	44.84
Population Demonym:	Durolenses
Population Density Km2:	auto
Blank Name Sec1:	Official language(s)
Blank Info Sec1:	Spanish
Timezone:	CET
Utc Offset:	+1
Timezone Dst:	CEST
Utc Offset Dst:	+2
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Postal Code:	42158
Area Code Type:	Dialing code
Leader Title:	Alcalde
Leader Name:	Román Martín Simón. (2007)
Leader Party:	PP

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

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^[1]

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)

External links

Official Website

Notes and References

Web site: International Relations of the City of Porto. © 2006-2009 Municipal Directorateofthe PresidencyServices InternationalRelationsOffice. 2009-07-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20120113054303/http://www.cm-porto.pt/document/449218/481584.pdf. 2012-01-13. dead.