La Alamedilla Explained

Official Name:La Alamedilla
Settlement Type:Municipality
Flag Size:150
Coordinates:40.4719°N -6.8269°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Name1:Castile and León
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Salamanca
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Comarca de Ciudad Rodrigo
Subdivision Type4:Subcomarca
Subdivision Name4:Campo de Argañán
Leader Party:People's Party
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Juan Manuel Sánchez Sánchez
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:19
Elevation M:756
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:37469

La Alamedilla is a town and municipality in Spain, in the province of Salamanca, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. It has a population of 209 inhabitants.

The town is close to the border with Portugal, and the traditional local dialect can be considered a variety of Portuguese language. It also bears striking resemblance to the dialect called Fala, spoken in another Spanish area bordering Portugal, the Xalima Valley. The dialect spoken in La Alamedilla has been classified as a Portuguese, Galician or Extremaduran dialect.

Geography

The municipality covers an area of 19km2. It lies above sea level and the postal code is 37469.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Municipio:Alamedilla (La). www.lasalina.es. 2017-11-02.