Fresno de Caracena

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
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
Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile and León
Province Soria
ComarcaTierras del Burgo
Government
  MayorTomás Arranz Bravo (People's Party)
Area
  Total16.78 km2 (6.48 sq mi)
Elevation
952 m (3,123 ft)
Population
 (2023)
  Total22
  Density1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ClimateCfb
WebsiteOfficial website

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.


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