Fresno de Caracena

Fresno de Caracena
View of Fresno de Caracena Village
Fresno de Caracena
Location in Spain.
Fresno de Caracena
Fresno de Caracena (Spain)
Coordinates: 41°27′09″N 3°05′26″W / 41.45250°N 3.09056°W / 41.45250; -3.09056
Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile and León
Province Soria
ComarcaTierras del Burgo
Government
 • MayorTomás Arranz Bravo (People's Party)
Area
 • Total
16.78 km2 (6.48 sq mi)
Elevation
952 m (3,123 ft)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
22
 • Density1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ClimateCfb
WebsiteOfficial website

Fresno de Caracena is a municipality located in the province of Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It had a population of 22 inhabitants in 2023[3] and it is one of the less populated areas of the country. Fresno de Caracena is the place where Pere Abat was a cleric, who is supposedly the author of the book "El Cantar del Mio Cid".[4]

Fresno de Caracena is also the location of a 12th-century church and a rollo picota used in the past to hang criminals.

References

  1. ^ "Pleno Ayuntamiento". Ayuntamiento de Fresno de Caracena (in Spanish).
  2. ^ "Entidades Locales". ssweb.seap.minhap.es. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (Spanish Statistical Institute)". www.ine.es. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Per Abat". dbe.rah.es. Retrieved 14 April 2024.