El Barco de Ávila

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El Barco de Ávila - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 40°21′35″N 5°31′25″W / 40.35972°N 5.52361°W

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El Barco de Ávila
Municipality
Castle of El Barco de Ávila, built in the 12th century.
Flag Coat of arms
El Barco de Ávila Location in Spain. Show map of Castile and León El Barco de Ávila El Barco de Ávila (Spain) Show map of Spain
Coordinates: 40°21′35″N 5°31′25″W / 40.35972°N 5.52361°W / 40.35972; -5.52361
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile and León
Province	Ávila
Comarca	El Barco de Ávila - Piedrahíta
Government
• Mayor	María de Loreto Yuste Ribera (PSOE)
Area
• Total	12.68 km² (4.90 sq mi)
Elevation	1,009 m (3,310 ft)
Population (2018)^[1]
• Total	2,368
• Density	190/km² (480/sq mi)
Demonym	Barcenses
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	CEST
Website	Official website

El Barco de Ávila is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. It forms part of the region of El Barco de Ávila - Piedrahíta, and is located in the valley of Tormes River, and is the headboard of the natural region of Alto Tormes. In 2017 it had a population of 2436.

Place names and symbols

El Barco may take its name from a boat used to cross the river or, as different authors think, from different words of different languages: bar (in Hebrew house), from the Basque bartzea or meeting between villages, from the Celtic house.^{[clarification needed]}

Location

El Barco de Ávila is located at the southwest of the province of Avila, near the frontier of the provinces of Salamanca and Caceres, being the headboard of the region between the valley of the Tormes river and Aravalles river, better known as Alto Tormes. This municipality is located on an altitude of 1004 msnm. It has an area of 12,68 km². It borders La Carrera, El Losar del Barco, San Lorenzo del Tormes and Navatejares.

Climate

El Barco de Ávila has a warm climate with a dry and warm summer according to the climatic classification of Köppen.

Main sights

Castle (12th century, rebuilt in the 14th century)
Casa del Reloj
Romanesque bridge
Hermitage of Santísimo Cristo del Caño
Hermitage of San Pedro de El Barco
12th century walls

References

^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

v t e Municipalities in the province of Ávila
Adanero Albornos Aldeanueva de Santa Cruz Aldeaseca Amavida Arenas de San Pedro Arevalillo Arévalo Aveinte Avellaneda Ávila Barromán Becedas Becedillas Bercial de Zapardiel Bernuy-Zapardiel Berrocalejo de Aragona Blascomillán Blasconuño de Matacabras Blascosancho Bohoyo Bonilla de la Sierra Brabos Bularros Burgohondo Cabezas de Alambre Cabezas del Pozo Cabezas del Villar Cabizuela Canales Candeleda Cantiveros Cardeñosa Casas del Puerto de Villatoro Casasola Casavieja Casillas Castellanos de Zapardiel Cebreros Cepeda la Mora Chamartín Cillán Cisla Collado de Contreras Collado del Mirón Constanzana Crespos Cuevas del Valle Diego del Carpio Donjimeno Donvidas El Arenal El Barco de Ávila El Barraco El Bohodón El Fresno El Hornillo El Hoyo de Pinares El Losar del Barco El Mirón El Oso El Parral El Tiemblo Espinosa de los Caballeros Flores de Ávila Fontiveros Fresnedilla Fuente el Saúz Fuentes de Año Gallegos de Altamiros Gallegos de Sobrinos Garganta del Villar Gavilanes Gemuño Gil García Gilbuena Gimialcón Gotarrendura Grandes y San Martín Guisando Gutierre-Muñoz Hernansancho Herradón de Pinares Herreros de Suso Higuera de las Dueñas Horcajo de las Torres Hoyocasero Hoyorredondo Hoyos de Miguel Muñoz Hoyos del Collado Hoyos del Espino Hurtumpascual Junciana La Adrada La Aldehuela La Carrera La Colilla La Hija de Dios La Horcajada La Serrada La Torre Langa Lanzahíta Las Berlanas Las Navas del Marqués Los Llanos de Tormes Madrigal de las Altas Torres Maello Malpartida de Corneja Mamblas Mancera de Arriba Manjabálago Marlín Martiherrero Martínez Mediana de Voltoya Medinilla Mengamuñoz Mesegar de Corneja Mijares Mingorría Mironcillo Mirueña de los Infanzones Mombeltrán Monsalupe Moraleja de Matacabras Muñana Muñico Muñogalindo Muñogrande Muñomer del Peco Muñopepe Muñosancho Muñotello Narrillos del Rebollar Narrillos del Álamo Narros de Saldueña Narros del Castillo Narros del Puerto Nava de Arévalo Nava del Barco Navacepedilla de Corneja Navadijos Navaescurial Navahondilla Navalacruz Navalmoral Navalonguilla Navalosa Navalperal de Pinares Navalperal de Tormes Navaluenga Navaquesera Navarredonda de Gredos Navarredondilla Navarrevisca Navatalgordo Navatejares Neila de San Miguel Niharra Ojos-Albos Orbita Padiernos Pajares de Adaja Palacios de Goda Papatrigo Pascualcobo Pedro Bernardo Pedro-Rodríguez Peguerinos Peñalba de Ávila Piedrahíta Piedralaves Poveda Poyales del Hoyo Pozanco Pradosegar Puerto Castilla Rasueros Riocabado Riofrío Rivilla de Barajas Salobral Salvadiós San Bartolomé de Béjar San Bartolomé de Corneja San Bartolomé de Pinares San Esteban de Zapardiel San Esteban de los Patos San Esteban del Valle San García de Ingelmos San Juan de Gredos San Juan de la Encinilla San Juan de la Nava San Juan del Molinillo San Juan del Olmo San Lorenzo de Tormes San Martín de la Vega del Alberche San Martín del Pimpollar San Miguel de Corneja San Miguel de Serrezuela San Pascual San Pedro del Arroyo San Vicente de Arévalo Sanchidrián Sanchorreja Santa Cruz de Pinares Santa Cruz del Valle Santa María de los Caballeros Santa María del Arroyo Santa María del Berrocal Santa María del Cubillo Santa María del Tiétar Santiago del Collado Santiago del Tormes Santo Domingo de las Posadas Santo Tomé de Zabarcos Serranillos Sigeres Sinlabajos Solana de Rioalmar Solana de Ávila Solosancho Sotalbo Sotillo de la Adrada Tiñosillos Tolbaños Tormellas Tornadizos de Ávila Tórtoles Umbrías Vadillo de la Sierra Valdecasa Vega de Santa María Velayos Villaflor Villafranca de la Sierra Villanueva de Gómez Villanueva de Ávila Villanueva del Aceral Villanueva del Campillo Villar de Corneja Villarejo del Valle Villatoro Vita Viñegra de Moraña Zapardiel de la Cañada Zapardiel de la Ribera

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