Peñalba de Castro

Peñalba de Castro is a hamlet in Huerta de Rey, Province of Burgos, Castile and León and has about 64 residents and an elevation of 961 metres. Peñalba de Castro is situated nearby to the locality Las Canalizas, as well as near Alto del Castro.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Theatre of Clunia Sulpicia and Clunia.

Theatre of Clunia Sulpicia

Archaeological site

Photo: Ecelan, CC BY 2.5.

The Theatre of Clunia Sulpicia is a Roman theatre in the ancient city of Colonia Clunia Sulpicia, in what is now province of Burgos, northern Spain. Built on a hill called Alto de Castro, it is located between the modern-day villages of Coruña del Conde and Peñalba de Castro, in the south of the province of Burgos.

Clunia

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Clunia was an ancient Roman city. Its remains are located on Alto de Castro, at more than 1,000 metres above sea level, between the villages of Peñalba de Castro and Coruña del Conde, 2 km away from the latter, in the province of Burgos in Spain.

Castle of Coruña del Conde

Castle

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Castle of Coruña del Conde is situated 3½ km southwest of Peñalba de Castro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quintanarraya and Coruña del Conde.

Quintanarraya

Hamlet

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Quintanarraya is a town in the province of Burgos in the autonomous community of Castilla y León, Spain. Located in the region of the Sierra de la Demanda, since 1979 the municipality of Huerta de Rey, whose head is 7 kilometres away.

Coruña del Conde

Village

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Coruña del Conde is a village and municipality in the province of Burgos, Castile and León Spain. The Arandilla River runs through it. It contains the ruins of an ancient Muslim castle, later converted for use by Castilian counts, which sits atop a hill that looks over the town. Coruña del Conde is situated 3 km southwest of Peñalba de Castro.

Arauzo de Torre

Village

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Arauzo de Torre is a municipality and town located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2005 census, the municipality had a population of 116 inhabitants. Arauzo de Torre is situated 4½ km west of Peñalba de Castro.

Peñalba de Castro

Type: Hamlet with 64 residents
Description: human settlement in Huerta de Rey, Burgos Province, Castile and León, Spain
Categories: single entity of population and locality
Location: Huerta de Rey, Province of Burgos, Castile and León, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

41.78858° or 41° 47′ 19″ north

Longitude

-3.36691° or 3° 22′ 1″ west

Population

Elevation

961 metres (3,153 feet)

Open location code

8CHRQJQM+C6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 492409104

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

Wikidata ID

Q6073959

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Peñalba de Castro” goes by many names.

Basque: “Peñalba de Castro”
Galician: “Peñalba de Castro”
Spanish: “Peñalba de Castro”
“Peñalba de Castro”

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