Vega de Valcarce explained

Type:municipality
Official Name:Vega de Valcarce
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3: El Bierzo
Subdivision Name4:Vega de Valcarce
Leader Name:María Luisa González Santín
Area Total Km2:69
Elevation M:631
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Website:http://www.vegadevalcarce.net/index.php

Vega de Valcarce (A Veiga de Valcarce in Galician language) is a village and municipality located in the region of El Bierzo (province of León, Castile and León, Spain) . According to a census (INE), the municipality has a population of 865 inhabitants. The mayoress is María Luisa González Santín. The village is at an altitude of 631 m (2070.21 ft), and the average rainfall is around 622.05 mm (24.49 in). The village is along the route of the Camino de Santiago, which brings tourists in the spring and summer months. There are several accommodations for these tourists. The Valcarce River runs through the village, and there are various tourist attractions throughout the village and surrounding the village as well.[1]

It is one of Galician speaking councils of Castilla y León[2] The village recognizes many of the religious holidays celebrated by the average Spaniard.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ayuntamiento Vega de Valcarce - Inicio. Valcarce. Ayuntamiento Vega de. www.vegadevalcarce.net. 2017-04-07.
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=li0Fmtfxd6kC&dq=Galician-speakin,+Bierzo&pg=PA113 Multilingualism in Spain. Teresa Turell. page 113