Sanabria (, ''A Seabra'' in the
Galician language, ''Senabria'' 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 Sala ...
) 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 "march, ...
'' in the northwest of the
province of Zamora
Zamora () is a province of western Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is bordered by the provinces of Ourense, León, Valladolid, and Salamanca, and by Portugal.
The present-day province of Zamora w ...
, western Spain. It borders
Portugal
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to the south,
Orense to the west and
León to the north. It belongs to the Autonomous Region of
Castilla y León
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Places Spain
*Castile (historical region), a vaguely defined historical region of Spain covering most of Castile and León, all of the Community of Madrid and most of Castilla–La Mancha
*Kingdom of ...
.
Overview
The
Sierra de la Cabrera Baja forms a natural boundary with Leon Province in the north,
Sierra Segundera
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Places Mountains and mountain ranges
* Sierra de Juárez, a mountain range in Baja California, Mexico
* Sierra de las Nieves, a mountain range i ...
with Galicia in the west, and
Sierra de la Culebra
The Sierra de la Culebra, or Serra da Coroa (in Portuguese), is a mountain range in Castile and León, northwest Spain, and northeastern Portugal. It lies 7 km south of Puebla de Sanabria in the comarcas of Aliste, Sanabria and La Carballe ...
and
Sierra de la Gamoneda with the
Bragança District
Bragança District ( pt, Distrito de Bragança ; mwl, Çtrito de Bergáncia) is a traditional political division of Portugal, in the northeast corner bordering on Spain (Castile and Leon and Galicia), covering 7.4% of the nation's continental l ...
of
Portugal
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in the south and southwest. The comarcas of
La Carballeda
La Carballeda () is a ''comarca'' located in the northwest of the province of Zamora, Castilla y León, western Spain. Its area is 1,216.54 km².
Despite of the strong identity of its inhabitants, this historical region has not been able to ...
and
Tierra del Pan
Tierra del Pan (Land of Bread) is a '' comarca'' located in the center of the province of Zamora, western Spain. It belongs to the Autonomous Community of Castile and León. The city of Zamora, capital of the province, is included in this com ...
are to the east. The most famous place in the comarca is the
Sanabria Lake
Sanabria Lake ( es, Lago de Sanabria, ; ) is a lake located 8 km to the northwest of Puebla de Sanabria in the province of Zamora, Spain. It is one of the very few sizable natural lakes in Spain.
With a surface of 368 hectares it is also ...
(''Lago de Sanabria''), the biggest
glacial lake
A glacial lake is a body of water with origins from glacier activity. They are formed when a glacier erodes the land and then melts, filling the depression created by the glacier.
Formation
Near the end of the last glacial period, roughly 10,0 ...
in the Iberian Peninsula, with a surface of which is now within the limits of the
Sanabria Lake Natural Park
The Sanabria Lake Natural Park (Spanish: ''Parque Natural del Lago de Sanabria'') is a natural park in Spain located around Sanabria Lake in the Sanabria comarca, northwest part of the Zamora Province, in the mountainous area of Sierra Segundera ...
. The lake was declared a Natural Park in 1978. The capital of the comarca is
Puebla de Sanabria
Puebla de Sanabria (; ) is a small town located in the north-western part of the province of Zamora in Spain, between the rivers Tera and Castro.
It is the economic and political centre of the ''comarca'' of Sanabria.
History
Well known as ...
.
The Sanabria comarca is one of the few areas of Western Europe with a sizeable population of wild
wolves
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, which live in the
Sierra de la Culebra
The Sierra de la Culebra, or Serra da Coroa (in Portuguese), is a mountain range in Castile and León, northwest Spain, and northeastern Portugal. It lies 7 km south of Puebla de Sanabria in the comarcas of Aliste, Sanabria and La Carballe ...
mountain range.
Municipalities
Sanabria is divided in 15 municipalities, which in turn include several districts or towns, of which some belong to the nearby region of
La Carballeda
La Carballeda () is a ''comarca'' located in the northwest of the province of Zamora, Castilla y León, western Spain. Its area is 1,216.54 km².
Despite of the strong identity of its inhabitants, this historical region has not been able to ...
. In the next table municipalities are listed, showing the area of each municipality in square kilometers, population according to the last
INE
INE, Ine or ine may refer to:
Institutions
* Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center
* Instituto Nacional de Estadística (disambiguation)
* Instituto Nacional de Estatística (disambiguation)
* Instituto Nacional Elec ...
census and the towns which are included on every municipality:
See also
*
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 ...
*
Peña Trevinca
*
Moncalvo
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*
Galende
Galende is a municipality located in the province of Zamora, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2009 census (INE
INE, Ine or ine may refer to:
Institutions
* Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center
* Inst ...
References
External links
Sanabria and CarballedaSanabria Tourist GuideSanabria website
{{Authority control
Comarcas of the Province of Zamora