Country Spain Municipality Puente del Congosto Elevation 944 m Local time Wednesday 11:23 PM Province Province of Salamanca | Autonomous community Castile and León Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 33 km² Population 246 (2014) | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind SW at 5 km/h, 69% Humidity | ||
Puente del Congosto is a municipality located in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 283 inhabitants.
Map of 37748 Puente del Congosto, Salamanca, Spain
The name Puente del Congosto (Bridge of the Congosto) is apocopic from Puente del Arco Angosto (Bridge of the Narrow Arch). It references the bridge over the river Tormes on the road between Ávila and Ciudad Rodrigo. The bridge had a memorable narrow arch, from which only a side wall exists in the present days.
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