Adrada de Pirón

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Adrada de Pirón
Adrada de Pirón is located in Castile and León
Adrada de Pirón
Adrada de Pirón
Location in Spain.
Adrada de Pirón is located in Spain
Adrada de Pirón
Adrada de Pirón
Adrada de Pirón (Spain)
Coordinates: 41°3′7″N 4°3′3″W / 41.05194°N 4.05083°W / 41.05194; -4.05083
Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile and León
Province Segovia
MunicipalityAdrada de Pirón
Area
 • Total10.72 km2 (4.14 sq mi)
Elevation
1,019 m (3,343 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total44
 • Density4.1/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Adrada de Pirón is a municipality located in the province of Segovia, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 47 inhabitants.

Legends[edit]

  • Legend of the Tuerto de Pirón. El Tuerto de Pirón was a bandit born in the neighboring town of Santo Domingo de Pirón. Fernando Delgado Sanz, nicknamed El Tuerto de Pirón, robbed the rich, raided churches and roads, Adrada de Pirón was one of the places where he performed the most.[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ Calleja Guijarro, Tomás (2005). Segovia Sur (ed.). ROMANCES DE EL TUERTO DE PIRÓN. Taller Imagen S.l.
  3. ^ Segovia, El Adelantado de. "Adrada de Pirón, historia y tradiciones en las tierras del "Tuerto" | El Adelantado de Segovia". www.eladelantado.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-06-05.