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Municipality in Castile and León, Spain
Garcihernández
Municipality
Location in SalamancaLocation in Salamanca
Coordinates: 40°51′37″N 5°25′57″W / 40.86028°N 5.43250°W / 40.86028; -5.43250
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCastile and León
ProvinceSalamanca
ComarcaTierra de Alba
Government
 • MayorÁngel Moro Pérez (People's Party)
Area
 • Total48 km (19 sq mi)
Elevation814 m (2,671 ft)
Population
 • Total464
 • Density9.7/km (25/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code37810

Garcihernández is a village and municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. It is located 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the provincial capital city of Salamanca and has a population of 590 people.

It was the location of the Battle of García Hernández in 1812, during the Peninsular War.

Geography

The municipality covers an area of 48 km (19 sq mi). It lies 814 metres (2,671 ft) above sea level and the post code is 37810.

Economy

The basis of the economy is agriculture. Garcihernández has resisted the large-scale abandonment of most of the villages of the Alba de Tormes area due to urban developments in the 1990s in Spain. Many people from Garcihernández worked in masonry in the capital, or elsewhere, in these years and stayed living in their own village. So the emigration stopped.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Municipio:Garcihernández". lasalina.es. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  2. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
Municipalities in the province of Salamanca
Castile and León


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