Gotarrendura

Gotarrendura
Municipality
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Gotarrendura is located in Castile and León
Gotarrendura
Gotarrendura
Location in Spain.
Gotarrendura is located in Spain
Gotarrendura
Gotarrendura
Gotarrendura (Spain)
Coordinates: 40°49′36″N 4°44′21″W / 40.82667°N 4.73917°W / 40.82667; -4.73917
Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile and León
Province Ávila
MunicipalityGotarrendura
Area
 • Total
10.63 km2 (4.10 sq mi)
Elevation
931 m (3,054 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
161
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Gotarrendura is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2011 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 173 inhabitants.

The parents of St. Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582) married in the village and it has been suggested that the saint was born there.

Architecture and culture

The main buildings are the San Miguel Church, the Santa Teresa's dovecote and the López Berrón ethnographic museum.

Gotarrendura has won the International Award for Liveable Communities 2011 (Category A towns & cities popn up to 20,000) (award from the United Nations Environment Programme).

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.


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