Vilvestre
Vilvestre | |
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 View of Vilvestre | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Vilvestre in Salamanca | |
  Vilvestre Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 41°06′11″N 6°43′07″W / 41.10306°N 6.71861°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castile and León |
| Province | Salamanca |
| Comarca | Vitigudino |
| Subcomarca | La Ribera de Salamanca |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Juan Ángel Gorjón (AV) |
| Area | |
• Total | 46.52 km2 (17.96 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 592 m (1,942 ft) |
| Population (2018)[2] | |
• Total | 422 |
| • Density | 9.1/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | 34 (Spain) + 923 (Salamanca) |
| Website | www.vilvestre.es |
Vilvestre is a village and municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. It is located 96 kilometres from the provincial capital city of Salamanca and has a population of 468 people.
Geography
The municipality covers an area of 47 km2. It lies 592 metres above sea level and the postal code is 37258.[1]
Climate
Situated on the Río Duero, the climate is typical of the Mediterranean with orange and olive groves.
Notable people
- Casimiro Hernández Calvo (1941–2024), mayor of Vilvestre (1979–1995), senator (1986–2000)[3]
Gallery
City hall of Vilvestre.
Bakery in Vilvestre.
'Todos los Santos' day, Vilvestre.
Prehistoric statue of a penis in the Vilvestre Museum.
References
- ^ a b c "Municipio:Vilvestre". www.lasalina.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-10-28.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Casimiro Hernández Calvo, un político de raza que convirtió en imbatible al PP de Salamanca" [Casimiro Hernández Calvo, a pedigree politician who made the PP unbeatable in Salamanca]. El Español (in Spanish). 22 April 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
