San Martín del Castañar explained

Settlement Type:Municipality
Flag Size:150
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:Sierra de Francia
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Leader Title:Mayor
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Official Name:San Martín del Castañar
Postal Code:37659
Leader Name:Alfonso Buenaventura Calvo González
Leader Party:PSOE
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:16
Elevation M:834
Coordinates:40.5231°N -6.0647°W

San Martín del Castañar is a municipality located in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain. As of 2016 the municipality has a population of 226 inhabitants.[2]

Tourism

San Martin has a major tourist activity in relation to the size of the municipality, especially at Easter and summer holidays. Saint festivities are held in August, they started the 9th and they usually last about 5 days.

Its main attractions are its castle, with a cemetery in the inner part, and the bullring (according to some sources, the second oldest in Spain).

Other remarkable places are the river and its surroundings; the church; the square; fountains or "pylons"; half-timbered houses; driveways; roads and the bakery, the only one in the village, in which "perronillas", assortment of pastries, muffins and “hornazos” are made by hand.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Municipio:San Martín del Castañar. www.lasalina.es. 2017-11-07.
  2. Web site: Salamanca: Población por municipios y sexo. www.ine.es. es. 2017-11-07.