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Municipality and Town in Castile and León, Spain
Fontiveros
Municipality and Town
Coat of arms of FontiverosCoat of arms
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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
 • Total36.42 km (14.06 sq mi)
Elevation888 m (2,913 ft)
Population
 • Total751
 • Density21/km (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

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
Municipalities in the province of Ávila
Castile and León
John of the Cross
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