Fuenteheridos Fuenteheridos is a town and municipality located in the province of Huelva, Spain. According to the Nation Institute of Statistics ( INE 2023), there were 806 inhabitants in 2023. Situated near the N-433 road, it is rarely busy except on warm ev ...

is a town and

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

located in the province of

Huelva Huelva (, ) is a city in southwestern Spain, the capital of the province of Huelva in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is between two short rias though has an outlying spur including nature reserve on the Gulf of Cádiz coast. The rias ...

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

. According to the Nation Institute of Statistics (

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2023), there were 806 inhabitants in 2023. Situated near the N-433 road, it is rarely busy except on warm evenings, and the square is surrounded with a few bars and the Fuente de Doce Caños (Fountain of 12 jets). An 18th-century stone cross, sourced from a nearby quarry, adds to its historical interest. A number of the houses in the village square feature original wooden balconies and colorful summer flowers. The church Iglesia del Espíritu Santo, dating back to the 18th century, is a local visible landmark. The old village threshing circle offers panoramic valley views. A stroll from the nearby car park along a water channel featuring plaques dedicated to Fuenteheridos, leads to the source of the Murtigas River. The village serves as a gateway to various countryside walks, including routes to neighboring villages and towns like

Alájar Alájar is a town and municipality located in the province of Huelva, Spain. According to the 2005 census, the city has a population of 771 inhabitants. The song " Señorita" of the Bollywood movie ''Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'' was shot in this to ...

Galaroza Galaroza is a town and municipality located in the Parque Natural de la Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche, which is in the province of Huelva, Spain. According to the 2005 census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording ...

, Castaño,

Los Marines Los Marines is a town and municipality located in the province of Huelva, Spain. According to the 2008 census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. T ...

, and

Aracena Aracena () is a town and municipality located in the province of Huelva, south-western Spain. , the city has a population of 7,814 inhabitants. The town derived its name from the Sierra de Aracena, which is part of the Sierra Morena system. Arac ...

, and provide many opportunities for exploration.

José Bergamín José Bergamín Gutiérrez (Madrid, 1895 – Hondarribia, 28 August 1983) was a Spanish writer, essayist, poet, and playwright. His father served as president of the canton of Málaga; his mother was a Catholic. Bergamín was influenced by bot ...

, a prominent writer, bohemian and intellectual, sought refuge in Fuenteheridos in his twilight years. His experiences, exile and disillusionment, particularly over the Spanish civil war, lead to seminal works like "Waiting for the Hand of Snow".

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Municipalities in the Province of Huelva {{andalusia-geo-stub