Navaleno, which means "Meadow of Hay", is a municipality located to the northwest of the

province of Soria Soria is a Province (Spain), province of central Spain, in the eastern part of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castile-Leon, Castile and León. Most of the province is in the mountainous Sistema Ibérico area. Demogr ...

, in the autonomous community of

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, in

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Geography

* Altitude: 1,105 meters. Latitude: 41° 49 ' 59 " N. Longitude: 003° 00 ' 00 ". * Located in the zone of Low Pine Groves (Pinares Bajos) between the mountain ranges of Urbión and Resomo by the north, the mountain ranges of Nafria to the south and Cabrejas to the east. * It belongs to the jurisdiction district of

Soria Soria () is a municipality and a Spanish city, located on the Douro river in the east of the autonomous community of Castile and León and capital of the province of Soria. Its population is 38,881 (INE, 2017), 43.7% of the provincial population. ...

, and is crossed by the road

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(Burgos-Soria), main communication way of the zone. * Population: 974 inhabitants according to the National Institute of Statistic (2005). It considerably increases the population in summer for being site of leisure, ideal for hikers.

History

It belongs to the "Hermandad de la Cabaña Real de Carreteros, Burgos-Soria", (Brotherhood of the Royal Route of Cartwrights

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), created in the 15th century during the reign of

Catholic Monarchs The Catholic Monarchs were Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon, whose marriage and joint rule marked the ''de facto'' unification of Spain. They were both from the House of Trastámara and were second cousins, being bot ...

. The Parish Church is dedicated to "San Esteban Protomártir".

Economy

The economy comes mainly from the forest industry for the creation of furniture, plank, board etc. Formerly great part of the population was dedicated to the transport of

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, like the neighbour villages. Navaleno and the zone are well known by the abundance and

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quality that is in its

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groves.

Curiosities

A scene from the film ''

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'' by David Lean was filmed in the local railway station. Artificial snow had to be used that year because it didn't snow as expected when they wanted to film.

Celebrations

* The Celebrations of the Jesus Child - (Second Sunday of the year) with a theatre contest. * The "pingada" May 1 - (pine of a big size, you have to climb like one greasy pole). * The celebrations of San Roque - (from August 14 to 18). * San Esteban (December 26 ).

Gallery

File:Navaleno - Vista parcial desde la carretera.jpg, View File:Navaleno .iglesia.jpg, Parish Church

References

External links

City Council of Navaleno
Spanish & English.

* ttp://zac2601.en.eresmas.com Asociación cultural "LA BOMBONERA"(por Jesús Rodrigo del Caz)
Government of Navaleno

Workshop of the Theatre Cervantes Navaleno
Province of Soria Municipalities in the Province of Soria {{Soria-geo-stub