Fresno de Caracena

Municipality in Castile and León, Spain

41°27′09″N 3°05′26″W / 41.45250°N 3.09056°W / 41.45250; -3.09056Country

SpainAutonomous community

Castile and LeónProvince

SoriaComarcaTierras del BurgoGovernment

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• MayorTomás Arranz Bravo (People's Party)Area

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• Total16.78 km² (6.48 sq mi)Elevation

952 m (3,123 ft)Population

(2023)

• Total22 • Density1.3/km² (3.4/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)ClimateCfbWebsiteOfficial website

Fresno de Caracena is a municipality located in the province of Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It had a population of 22 inhabitants in 2023^[3] and it is one of the less populated areas of the country. Fresno de Caracena is the place where Pere Abat was a cleric, who is supposedly the author of the book "El Cantar del Mio Cid".^[4]

Fresno de Caracena is also the location of a 12th-century church and a rollo picota used in the past to hang criminals.

References

^ "Pleno Ayuntamiento". Ayuntamiento de Fresno de Caracena (in Spanish).
^ "Entidades Locales". ssweb.seap.minhap.es. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (Spanish Statistical Institute)". www.ine.es. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
^ "Per Abat". dbe.rah.es. Retrieved 14 April 2024.