Fontiveros Explained

Fontiveros
Settlement Type:Municipality and Town
Pushpin Map:Spain Castile and León#Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Spain.
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:La Moraña
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Fontiveros
Leader Title:Alcalde
(Mayor)
Leader Name:Luciano Arroyo Martín
Leader Party:PSOE
Area Total Km2:36.42
Elevation M:888
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Fontiveros is a municipality in Spain in the Ávila province, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It comprises an area of approximately 2 square kilometers and according to the 2011 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 173 inhabitants.

It is famous for being the birthplace of Saint John of the Cross.

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