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Municipality in Castile and León, Spain
Puente del Congosto
Municipality
Panoramic: Church and castlePanoramic: Church and castle
Flag of Puente del CongostoFlagCoat of arms of Puente del CongostoCoat of arms
Location in SalamancaLocation in Salamanca
Coordinates: 40°30′7″N 5°31′28″W / 40.50194°N 5.52444°W / 40.50194; -5.52444
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCastile and León
ProvinceSalamanca
ComarcaComarca de Guijuelo
SubcomarcaAlto Tormes
Government
 • MayorJosé Victorino Delgado Hernández (People's Party)
Area
 • Total34 km (13 sq mi)
Elevation949 m (3,114 ft)
Population
 • Total227
 • Density6.7/km (17/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code37748

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.

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. ^ "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.
Municipalities in the province of Salamanca
Castile and León


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