Vilvestre | |
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Municipality | |
View of Vilvestre | |
FlagCoat of arms | |
Location of Vilvestre in Salamanca | |
VilvestreLocation in Spain | |
Coordinates: 41°06′11″N 6°43′07″W / 41.10306°N 6.71861°W / 41.10306; -6.71861 | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Castile and León |
Province | Salamanca |
Comarca | Vitigudino |
Subcomarca | La Ribera de Salamanca |
Government | |
• Mayor | Juan Ángel Gorjón (AV) |
Area | |
• Total | 46.52 km (17.96 sq mi) |
Elevation | 592 m (1,942 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 422 |
• Density | 9.1/km (23/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Area code | 34 (Spain) + 923 (Salamanca) |
Website | www.vilvestre.es |
Vilvestre is a village and municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. It is located 96 kilometres from the provincial capital city of Salamanca and has a population of 468 people.
Geography
The municipality covers an area of 47 km. It lies 592 metres above sea level and the postal code is 37258.
Climate
Situated on the Río Duero, the climate is typical of the Mediterranean with orange and olive groves.
Notable people
- Casimiro Hernández Calvo (1941–2024), mayor of Vilvestre (1979–1995), senator (1986–2000)
Gallery
- City hall of Vilvestre.
- Bakery in Vilvestre.
- 'Todos los Santos' day, Vilvestre.
- Prehistoric statue of a penis in the Vilvestre Museum.
References
- ^ "Municipio:Vilvestre". www.lasalina.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-10-28.
- Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- "Casimiro Hernández Calvo, un político de raza que convirtió en imbatible al PP de Salamanca" [Casimiro Hernández Calvo, a pedigree politician who made the PP unbeatable in Salamanca]. El Español (in Spanish). 22 April 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
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