Molinaseca
Molinaseca | |
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Bridge over the Meruelo river, created in times of the Ancient Rome | |
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Coat of arms | |
Molinaseca Location of Molinaseca in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 42°32′17″N 6°31′11″W / 42.53806°N 6.51972°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castile and León |
| Province | Province of León |
| Region | El Bierzo |
| Municipality | Molinaseca |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Alfonso Arias Balboa (PP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 79.63 km2 (30.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 580 m (1,900 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[3] | |
• Total | 870 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 24398 and 24413 |
| Area code | 987 |
| Climate | Csb |
| Website | www |
Molinaseca is a village and municipality located in the region of El Bierzo (province of León, Castile and León, Spain) . According to the 2010 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 818 inhabitants. It is located on the French Way, the most popular path of the Camino de Santiago.
Its name originates from the old mills on the Meruelo River that supported the town’s economy during the Middle Ages.[4]
Sister cities
References
- ^ "Ficha de concejales" [Overview of Councillors] (XLS) (in Spanish). Ministry of Territorial Policy and Public Administrations. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
- ^ "Territorio: Población, superficie y densidad por municipios" [Territory: Population, area and density by municipalities] (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute (INE). Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
- ^ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
- ^ Global, Euro Mundo. "Molinaseca, el pueblo de los molinos en el Camino de Santiago". Euro Mundo Global (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-12-20.
- ^ Carro, María (August 1, 2011). "Molinaseca se hermana con una villa nipona" [Molinaseca becomes twinned with a Japanese village] (in Spanish). El Norte de Castilla. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
- ^ "Lei nº 1633 de 26 de abril de 2012" [Law no. 1633 of April 7, 2012] (in Portuguese). Águas de São Pedro Municipal Council. Archived from the original (TIF) on May 23, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
42°32′N 6°31′W / 42.533°N 6.517°W