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Priaranza del Bierzo

Priaranza del Bierzo, El Bierzo, León

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Priaranza del Bierzo

Village · Priaranza del Bierzo, El Bierzo, León

Priaranza del Bierzo is a municipality in the comarca of El Bierzo, in the province of León, bilingual in Leonese and Galician, with about 670 inhabitants at 512 metres of altitude; it also comprises the localities of Villalibre de la Jurisdicción, Santalla del Bierzo, Paradela de Muces, Villavieja and Ferradillo. In Paradela de Muces lies the castro de Peña del Hombre, inhabited by the Astures in pre-Roman times. It owns the castle of Cornatel, which Enrique Gil y Carrasco made the setting of El señor de Bembibre; its origin goes back to a military detachment set up to defend the Roman gold workings of Las Médulas, and it belonged to the Templars between 1211 and 1312.

Photo: Manuel Terrón Álvarez, Manupucelano (Public domain)

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