Navarredonda de Gredos

Navarredonda de Gredos, Spain

General view of Navarredonda de Gredos

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Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile and León
Province Ávila
Municipality Navarredonda de Gredos
Area
  Total 78 km2 (30 sq mi)
Elevation 1,523 m (4,997 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 472
  Density 6.0/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Navarredonda de Gredos is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain.[1] According to the 2011 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 472 inhabitants.[2] The area is located at an elevation of 1,523 metres (4,997 ft) above sea level.[3][4]

Economy

Navarredonda de Gredos, used to be mainly a village depending on farming. Actually it is more oriented towards turism. In addition to the Parador_de_Gredos, the village has various companies dedicated to activities for tourism, including horse riding excursions. Gredos offers the possibilty of skiing during the winter.

Scotch pine forest near the River Tormes.

References

  1. "Municipio de Navarredonda de Gredos" (in Spanish). Diputación de Ávila. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  2. 2011 Census report for Navarredonda de Gredos (Report) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  3. Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (ed.). "Datos de altitud para Navarredonda de Gredos en la página de previsión meteorológica de AEMET provenientes del Nomenclátor geográfico de municipios y entidades de población del Instituto Geográfico Nacional" (in Spanish).
  4. Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (ed.). "Interpretación: Predicción por municipios" (in Spanish).

Coordinates: 40°21′0″N 5°8′0″W / 40.35000°N 5.13333°W / 40.35000; -5.13333


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