Official Name: | Gotarrendura |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Flag Size: | 150 |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Castile and León#Spain |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Spain. |
Subdivision Name3: | Gotarrendura |
Area Total Km2: | 10.63 |
Elevation M: | 931 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Gotarrendura is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2011 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 173 inhabitants.
The parents of St. Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582) married in the village and it has been suggested that the saint was born there.
The main buildings are the San Miguel Church, the Santa Teresa's dovecote and the López Berrón ethnographic museum.
Gotarrendura has won the International Award for Liveable Communities 2011 (Category A towns & cities popn up to 20,000) (award from the United Nations Environment Programme).