Place:Ponferrada, León, Castilla y León, Spain

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NamePonferrada
Alt namesSan Pedrosource: Shaver-Crandell and Gerson, Pilgrim's Guide to Santiago de Compostela (1995) p 283
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates42.55°N 6.583°W
Located inLeón, Castilla y León, Spain
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Ponferrada is a city of Spain, located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Ponferrada, the second most populated municipality of the Province of León, is also the capital city of El Bierzo, the only comarca recognized as an administrative entity by law in the region.

Surrounded by mountains, the city straddles the course of the Sil River. It is the last major town on the French route of the Camino de Santiago before it reaches Santiago de Compostela. In 2021, it had a population of 63,747.

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