Priaranza del Bierzo
Priaranza del Bierzo | |
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| Municipality | Priaranza del Bierzo |
| Area | |
• Total | 33 km2 (13 sq mi) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 672 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Climate | Csb |
Priaranza del Bierzo (Priaranza del Bierzu in Leonese language) is a village and municipality located in the region of El Bierzo (province of León, Castile and León, Spain) . According to the 2025 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 672 inhabitants[2].
In 2000, the exhumation of the mass grave at the entrance to the village, containing the remains of victims of the Spanish Civil War, was completed. This initiative led to the subsequent creation of the Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory.[3]
Towns

- Priaranza del Bierzo
- Villalibre de la Jurisdicción
- Santalla del Bierzo
- Paradela de Muces
- Villavieja
- Cornatel
Cornatel Castle (Ulver)
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The Cornatel Castle in Priaranza del Bierzo, built in the 9th century.
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Cornatel Castle as seen from the Hanging House.
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View of the southern side.
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View of the Cornatel Castle at night.
Festivities
The own festivities are[4]:
- Priaranza: Las Candelas and El Salvador.
- Villalibre: San Antonio Abad, San Juan Bautista, Nuestra Señora and San Roque.
- Santalla: Santa Marina.
- Paradela: San Miguel.
- Villavieja: Santiago.
- Ferradillo: San Bartolomé.
References
- ^ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
- ^ "León: Población por municipios y sexo. (2877)". INE (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-02-11.
- ^ Mera, Pilar (2025-10-27). "Abuelos compartidos". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-11-22.
- ^ "Inicio - Priaranza del Bierzo". Priaranza del Bierzo (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
42°31′N 6°40′W / 42.517°N 6.667°W
