Country Spain Comarca El Bierzo Time zone CET (UTC+1) Elevation 456 m Local time Saturday 9:56 PM Province Province of León | Autonomous community Castile and León Municipality Carracedelo Postal Code 24549 Area 32.32 km² Population 3,630 (2014) Area code 987 | |
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Carracedelo ([karaθeˈðelo]) 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 3,658 inhabitants. The semirestored ruins of the Monastery of Saint Mary of Carracedo are nearby.
Map of 24549 Carracedelo, Le%C3%B3n, Spain
The populated places of this municipality include Carracedo proper, Carracedo del Monasterio, Posada del Bierzo, Villadepalos, Villamartín de la Abadía and Villaverde de la Abadía.
It's one of the towns of El Bierzo where the population also speaks Galician, but this language is extinguishing because the Junta of Castilla y León doesn't preserve the Galician culture in this zone, for these reason they don't teach Galician in the schools, it's just an optional subject.