Area 18 km² Population 187 (2014) | Local time Wednesday 3:10 AM Province Province of Ávila | |
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Weather 6°C, Wind SE at 5 km/h, 92% Humidity | ||
El Oso is a municipality (pop. 229) in the Spanish province of Ávila, in the autonomous community of Castile-Leon.
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Map of 05164 El Oso, %C3%81vila, Spain
Megalith
The village takes its name (which means "the bear") from a megalithic monument outside the church. The monument in question may not have been intended to represent a bear. It is classed as a Verraco, a type of prehistoric monument found in central Spain, which shares its name with the Spanish word for a boar. Local legend identifies this example as a bear.
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