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La Hiniesta | |
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Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Castile and León |
Province | Zamora |
Municipality | La Hiniesta |
Area | |
• Total | 33 km2 (13 sq mi) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 320 |
• Density | 9.7/km2 (25/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
La Hiniesta, 7 km from the capital, Zamora, of (Reino de León) currently belongs to the province of the same name in the Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla-León in Spain. Uts population was 364 inhabitants (Census 2004 by INE). Its major attraction is the Iglesia de Santa María, a church that King Sancho IV of Leon ordered built in the honor of the Virgin, who appeared to him in una cacería entre unas hiniestas o retamas, from whence it gets its more frequently-used name, Virgen de la Hiniesta. Among its more famous products are the sheep milk cheese, of exquisite purity, of both natural and artisanal manufacture.
References
[edit]- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
41°33′N 5°48′W / 41.550°N 5.800°W / 41.550; -5.800
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