Puente del Congosto

Municipality in Castile and León, Spain
Flag of Puente del Congosto
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Official seal of Puente del Congosto
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Location in Salamanca
Location in Salamanca
Coordinates: 40°30′7″N 5°31′28″W / 40.50194°N 5.52444°W / 40.50194; -5.52444CountrySpainAutonomous communityCastile and LeónProvinceSalamancaComarcaComarca de GuijueloSubcomarcaAlto TormesGovernment
 • MayorJosé Victorino Delgado Hernández (People's Party)Area • Total34 km2 (13 sq mi)Elevation949 m (3,114 ft)Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total227 • Density6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
37748

Puente del Congosto is a municipality located in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain. As of 2016 the municipality has a population of 236 inhabitants.[3]

The name Puente del Congosto (Bridge of the Congosto) is apocopic from Puente del Arco Angosto (Bridge of the Narrow Arch). It references the bridge over the river Tormes on the road between Ávila and Ciudad Rodrigo. The bridge had a memorable narrow arch, from which only a side wall exists in the present days.

  • The ruins of the medieval bridge which gave the place its name
    The ruins of the medieval bridge which gave the place its name
  • The medieval castle
    The medieval castle
  • Our Lady of the Assumption Church
    Our Lady of the Assumption Church

References

  1. ^ a b "Municipio:Puente del Congosto". www.lasalina.es. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
  2. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  3. ^ "Salamanca: Población por municipios y sexo". www.ine.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-11-06.
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