Carracedelo

Carracedelo
Carracedelo
Coordinates: ES 42°33′17″N 6°44′2″W / 42.55472°N 6.73389°W / 42.55472; -6.73389
Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile and León
Province León
Comarca El Bierzo
Municipality Carracedelo
Government
  Mayor Raúl Valcarce Díez (PP)
Area
  Total 32.32 km2 (12.48 sq mi)
Elevation 456 m (1,496 ft)
Population (2010)
  Total 3,658
  Density 113.18/km2 (293.1/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal Code 24549
Telephone prefix 987
Climate Csb
Website Ayto. de Carracedelo

Carracedelo (Spanish pronunciation: [karaθeˈðelo]) is a village and municipality located in the region of El Bierzo (province of León, Castile and León, Spain) . According to the 2010 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 3,658 inhabitants. The semirestored ruins of the Monastery of Saint Mary of Carracedo are nearby.

The populated places of this municipality include Carracedo proper, Carracedo del Monasterio, Posada del Bierzo, Villadepalos, Villamartín de la Abadía and Villaverde de la Abadía.

It's one of the towns of El Bierzo where the population also speaks Galician, but this lenguage is extinguishing because the Junta of Castilla y León doesn't preserve the galician culture in this zone, for these reason they don't teach Galician in the schools, it's just an optional subject.

Coordinates: 42°33′N 6°44′W / 42.550°N 6.733°W / 42.550; -6.733


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