
La Cabrera (Cabreira in
Leonese language
Leonese ( ast-leo, Llionés, ast, Lleonés) is a set of vernacular Romance language varieties currently spoken in northern and western portions of the historical region of León in Spain (the modern provinces of León, Zamora, and Sal ...
) is a
comarca
A ''comarca'' (, or , or ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a " ...
(shire) in the province of
León, Spain. Its surface is 115.87 km² and the population was 4,227 inhabitants in 2007. The
Sierra de la Cabrera
The Sierra de la Cabrera is a mountain range in northern Spain. The landscape shows evidence of past glaciation.
Ecological importance
The Sierra de la Cabrera gives its name to a Site of Community Importance (ES4190110), where species of inter ...
range dominates the landscape of this mountainous comarca.
Municipalities
* Benuza (''
Benuza'')
* Castriellu de Cabreira (''
Castrillo de Cabrera
Castrillo de Cabrera (), ''Castriellu de Cabreira'' in Leonese language, is a municipality located in the province of León, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2010 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 152 inhabitants sprea ...
'')
* Encinéu (''
Encinedo'')
* A Ponte de Domingos Flórez (''
Puente de Domingo Flórez'')
* Trueitas (''
Truchas'')
Language
Leonese language
Leonese ( ast-leo, Llionés, ast, Lleonés) is a set of vernacular Romance language varieties currently spoken in northern and western portions of the historical region of León in Spain (the modern provinces of León, Zamora, and Sal ...
is widely spoken in this shire, while
Galician language is common in the western area.
See also
*
León Province
Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to:
Places
Europe
* León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León
* Province of León, Spain
* Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again fro ...
*
Leonese language
Leonese ( ast-leo, Llionés, ast, Lleonés) is a set of vernacular Romance language varieties currently spoken in northern and western portions of the historical region of León in Spain (the modern provinces of León, Zamora, and Sal ...
External links
Diario de León - La Cabrera, tal como era
Comarcas of the Province of León
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