Entrepeñas, Spain Explained

Official Name:Entrepeñas
Pushpin Map:Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Spain
Coordinates:42.0319°N -6.4744°W
Population As Of:2014
Population Total:54
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Entrepeñas is a locality located within the municipality of Asturianos, province of Zamora, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2014 census (INE), the locality has a population of 54 inhabitants.[1]

Geography

Located in the "comarca" (district) of Sanabria, Northeast of the province. Belonging to the Asturianos municipality along with the townships: Cerezal, Lagarejos, Rioconejos and Villar de los Pisones.

Entrepeñas is located near the Cernadilla Reservoir

History

During the Middle Ages, Entrepeñas was integrated into the Kingdom of León, Whose Monarchs had committed to the repopulation of the municipality as part of the repopulation efforts of Sanabria. After the independence of Portugal of Kingdom of León in 1143, Entrepeñas suffered due to its geographical position in the conflicts between the Kingdoms of León and Portugal in a bid for control over the border, a situation which stabilized at the dawn of the XIII Century.

Finally, by the turn of 1850, the Historical Municipality integrated itself with that of Asturianos.

Monuments and Places of Interest

The two landmarks most representative of Entrepeñas are its parish church and its chapel. The former, the Parish Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, partially destroyed in a fire, conserves its Baroque styles in its, cylindrical pillars and its southern frame, with a basket-handle arch, framed with pilasrer and a pediment finish.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: INEbase - Unidad Poblacional. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Spanish. 28 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063859/http://www.ine.es/nomen2/index.do?accion=busquedaAvanzada&entidad_amb=no&codProv=49&codMuni=32&codEC=0&codES=2&codNUC=1&L=0. 4 March 2016. dead.