Carracedelo Explained

Carracedelo
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Castile and León#Spain
Pushpin Label Position:Location in Castile and León##Location in Spain
Coordinates:42.5547°N -6.7339°W
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:El Bierzo
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Raúl Valcarce Díez
Leader Party:PP
Area Total Km2:32.32
Elevation M:456
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:24549
Area Code Type:Telephone prefix
Area Code:987

Carracedelo (pronounced as /es/) is a village and municipality located in the region of El Bierzo (province of León, Castile and León, Spain) . According to the 2010 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 3,658 inhabitants. The partially restored ruins of the Monastery of Saint Mary of Carracedo are nearby.

The populated places of this municipality include Carracedo proper, Carracedo del Monasterio, Posada del Bierzo, Villadepalos, Villamartín de la Abadía and Villaverde de la Abadía.

It's one of the towns of El Bierzo where the population also speaks Galician, but this language is extinguishing because the Junta of Castilla y León does not preserve the Galician culture in this zone, for these reason they do not teach Galician in the schools, it's just an optional subject in the syllabus.