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Navarredonda de Gredos

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Navarredonda de Gredos
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General view of Navarredonda de Gredos
Flag of Navarredonda de Gredos
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Navarredonda de Gredos is located in Castile and León
Navarredonda de Gredos
Navarredonda de Gredos
Location in Spain.
Navarredonda de Gredos is located in Spain
Navarredonda de Gredos
Navarredonda de Gredos
Navarredonda de Gredos (Spain)
Coordinates: 40°21′45″N 5°8′1″W / 40.36250°N 5.13361°W / 40.36250; -5.13361
Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile and León
Province Ávila
MunicipalityNavarredonda de Gredos
Area
 • Total
78 km2 (30 sq mi)
Elevation
1,523 m (4,997 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
434
 • Density5.6/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Navarredonda de Gredos is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain.[2] According to the 2011 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 472 inhabitants.[3] The area is located at an elevation of 1,523 metres (4,997 ft) above sea level.[4][5]

Economy

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Navarredonda de Gredos used to be mainly a village depending on farming, but has become more oriented towards tourism. In addition to the Parador de Gredos, opened on 9 October 1928 as the very first Parador de Turismo, the village has various companies dedicated to activities for tourism, including horse riding excursions. Sierra de Gredos offers the possibility of skiing during the winter.

Scotch pine forest near the River Tormes.

References

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  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "Municipio de Navarredonda de Gredos" (in Spanish). Diputación de Ávila. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  3. ^ 2011 Census report for Navarredonda de Gredos (Report) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  4. ^ 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).
  5. ^ Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (ed.). "Interpretación: Predicción por municipios" (in Spanish).