El Oso, Ávila

Municipality and Town in Castile and León, Spain
40°50′30″N 4°46′14″W / 40.84167°N 4.77056°W / 40.84167; -4.77056Country SpainAutonomous community Castile and LeónProvince ÁvilaMunicipalityEl OsoGovernment
 • Alcalde
(Mayor)Luciano Arroyo Martín (PSOE)Area
 • Total18.49 km2 (7.14 sq mi)Elevation
893 m (2,930 ft)Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total172 • Density9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

El Oso is a municipality (pop. 229) in the Spanish province of Ávila, in the autonomous community of Castile-Leon.

Megalith

The village takes its name (which means "the bear") from a megalithic monument outside the church. The monument in question may not have been intended to represent a bear. It is classed as a Verraco, a type of prehistoric monument found in central Spain, which shares its name with the Spanish word for a boar. Local legend identifies this example as a bear.

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

External links

  • [1] — Web Official www.ElOso.es
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