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Fontiveros

Coordinates: 40°56′0″N 4°59′25″W / 40.93333°N 4.99028°W / 40.93333; -4.99028
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Fontiveros
Municipality and Town
Coat of arms of Fontiveros
Fontiveros is located in Castile and León
Fontiveros
Fontiveros
Location in Spain.
Fontiveros is located in Spain
Fontiveros
Fontiveros
Fontiveros (Spain)
Coordinates: 40°56′0″N 4°59′25″W / 40.93333°N 4.99028°W / 40.93333; -4.99028
Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile and León
Province Ávila
ComarcaLa Moraña
MunicipalityFontiveros
Government
 • Alcalde
(Mayor)
Luciano Arroyo Martín (PSOE)
Area
 • Total
36.42 km2 (14.06 sq mi)
Elevation
888 m (2,913 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
751
 • Density21/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Fontiveros is a municipality in Spain in the Ávila province, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It comprises an area of approximately 2 square kilometers and according to the 2011 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 173 inhabitants.

It is famous for being the birthplace of Saint John of the Cross.

Iglesia de San Cipriano
Monumento a San Juan de la Cruz

References

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