Country Spain Municipality Torre del Bierzo Climate Csb Area 119 km² Population 2,352 (2014) | Autonomous community Castile and León Time zone CET (UTC+1) Elevation 727 m Local time Monday 2:03 PM Province Province of León | |
Weather 16°C, Wind W at 8 km/h, 46% Humidity | ||
Torre del Bierzo (Galician: Torre do Bierzo) is a village and municipality in the region of El Bierzo (province of León, Castile and León, Spain). According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 2,736 inhabitants.
Map of 24370 Torre del Bierzo, Le%C3%B3n, Spain
In 1944 it was the site of a train disaster in which it is believed over 500 people died when three trains collided in a tunnel.
The main historical landmark of the village is a Roman Bridge over Tremor river built by the romans in the first century. It was part of the Via Nova or Via XVII, one of the main routes connecting the actual cities of Braga (Portugal) and Astorga (Spain)
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